Competition between Multinational Corporations and States for the Rules of the AI Game
The emerging system of global artificial intelligence (AI) governance is being formed in the context of an asymmetric distribution of digital power. According to
UNCTAD’s Technology and Innovation Report 2025
, the dominance of a limited number of multinational corporations is acquiring an oligopolistic character: a situation has formed in which several major players concentrate in their hands the bulk of resources,...
The need is now ripe to develop an international, legally binding instrument aimed at jointly countering unilateral restrictions
Russia’s eleven-year experience in effectively countering Western unilateral coercive measures (UCMs)—unprecedented in their scale and scope—has attracted keen interest from friendly states, including those already ...
On October 24, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) held a closed academic workshop on “The 80th Anniversary of the United Nations: Achievements and the Future. The Role of the UN in Contemporary Global Governance.”
On October 24, 2025,...
The international community cannot simply allow events to unfold according to the “law of the jungle”
The world is entering a period marked by frequent wars and conflicts. Since the Napoleonic Wars, the international security domain system has undergone several transformations—from ...
... esteemeth iron as straw, And brass as rotten wood…
Upon earth there is not his like,
Who is made without fear.
He beholdeth all high things:
He is a king over all the children of pride.
Job 41:24-34 King James Version (KJV)
Timeline of Events
On June 13, 2025, Israel struck a number of targets in Iran (fuel enrichment facilities, military sites and plants, air defense systems, missile installations, as well as oil and gas infrastructure), and eliminated several high-ranking Iranian military officials ...
... one of the most destructive the Horn of Africa has seen in years. Despite scant media attention, the conflict’s toll is gut-wrenching: tens of thousands of lives
lost
, nearly 30% of the population
displaced
either internally or externally, and around half of the population in dire need of
humanitarian assistance
. In response to the ongoing human rights atrocities, the international community, both unilaterally and multilaterally, has resorted to a well-established and widely utilized tool: sanctions....
In a world of uncertainty, the defining theme of the summit may be the discussion of measures to change global governance to reflect the realities of a multipolar world, as well as the long overdue reform of the UN, IMF, and World Bank
The Evolution of BRICS and ...
The current discussion surrounding the potential occupation of Gaza raises concerns about a similarly protracted engagement, with significant repercussions for both regional and global stability
Introduction
The United States, under President Donald Trump, has consistently followed ...
The 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly has recently completed the general debate, where President of Russia Vladimir Putin tasked me to represent the Russian Federation
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s article for Russia in Global Affairs magazine, October ...
... like to wish everyone who have a sense of humour a happy New Year Old Style, which we celebrated yesterday and which certainly added a few positive notes to everyday routine, which is a fact of life and which we will be mostly talking about today.
The fundamental assessments of the international situation in the past few years, our actions, policy and goals on the international stage have been presented in detail during President Vladimir Putin’s annual news conference on December 19, 2024. Before ...
