... Research Department at IEERCAS; Yury Kulintsev, IFES RAS Research Fellow; and Xu Poling, Head of the Department of the Russian economy at IEERCAS CASS.
Russian and Chinese experts discussed the effect of the new type of coronavirus epidemic (COVID-2019) on international relations, as well as the priorities in the development of Russia-China relations in the new environment.
During the discussion, experts pointed out that the pandemic revealed a number of global systemic challenges. As the potential for conflict and instability will only increase, mutual trust, constructive interaction,...
... participants, including current and former diplomats, government and international officials, experts and businessmen, journalists and representatives of public organizations. The lecture was followed by a discussion on the possibilities of interaction between Russia and the European Union in the new global geopolitical, economic, and epidemiological situation.
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2019 was a good year for Russia.
2019 was a good year for Russia. The country rejoined the Council of Europe, the first case of sanctions being lightened since 2014. It confirmed the country’s commitment to the Paris climate agreement. It welcomed close to fifty African leaders ...
... each other, but rather complement each other — in political, economic, humanitarian and other areas. This is why this partnership does not imply relations between a “senior partner” and a “junior partner”, as it has often been the case in international relations. There may be asymmetries in the Russian-Chinese relations, but these asymmetries do not make the relations hierarchical with the leading power imposing its will on the satellite power. Instead, in each particular case both sides are looking for a fair balance of interests and are ready ...
... country.
Within the «Time for Expert» format, Andrey Kortunov, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council, Ph.D. in History, spoke at the meeting of the Federation Council.
His speech focused on the prospects for the development of international relations.
Andrey Kortunov outlined possible scenarios of new global crises in politics and economics, as well as steps to protect Russia's interests in terms of minimizing damage to our country.
The expert drew attention to the specifics of the struggle for technological leadership between the United States and China, major armed conflicts in the Middle East, the weakening of the ...
... from there.
For instance, the latest advancements in the fight against ISIS have come after the western air strikes were allegedly intensified. The reason for said intensification, though, was essentially as a reaction after the involvement of the Russians, who started their own air campaign on Syrian territories. There is no denying, indeed, that air attacks from western forces in the period preceding the Russian intervention were either scarce, or often directed in Syria against Syrian elements ...
October 1st began what could be one of the more interesting Chairships of the United Nations Security Council, with Russia taking over and being charged with a rather delicate balancing act: between conducting the numerous affairs expected to be covered by any standard Chair of the UNSC and deftly handling the ‘special’ relationship with the United States ...
... campaign, the reality beyond America seems to show his candidacy is being taken quite seriously by other countries. Some may even be taking it not just seriously but favorably when compared to the anticipated presidency of another Clinton. At the moment, Russia seems to be one of those countries. However, deeper analysis shows this ‘support’ might be more of an indictment against past Hillary positions and statements rather than based on real evidence that accurately predicts what a Trump ...
... between Kiev and Moscow; they had existed long before, albeit not so acutely.
They have, however, triggered the fiercest confrontation between the two biggest countries in the post-Soviet space, which has raised numerous questions regarding the future of Russian-Ukrainian relations, along with exposing a whole range of serious problems within the entire international security system.
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... escalating so rapidly, that a revival of the Cuban Crisis in a European setting is not at all far-fetched. Not only that, but this scenario may become reality in the near future, especially given the latest developments in the relations between the West and Russia.
While the spark that lit the fire in Cuba had been shot by the USSR’s attempt to install nuclear missiles right in front of the coast of the USA, this time around the roles are reversed. Indeed, although in international relations there are hardly ever any instances where both parties involved don't share at least a small portion of the responsibility for a crisis – and arguably that also applies to the case at hand – the United States ...
