It seems that European allies will be hoping for a change of US administration in the near future
A noticeable and, for many, unexpected outcome of 2025 was the difficulties that emerged in US-EU relations. Washington has made a sharp turn in its foreign policy across a number of areas. This shift has impacted cooperation with European allies. These changes stand in particular contrast to the Biden presidency, when the US and EU achieved unprecedented solidarity, including on the issue of containing...
... enjoyed by only a small group of countries, but they define the core of global politics.
Mikhail Luchina:
Debates on Dynamite
Responding to force with force is perhaps the oldest strategy. It defines the essence of war, as well as the anarchic nature of international relations. Everybody is out for himself. The weak should be beaten. If you want to survive, use force or threaten to do so, in response or pre-emptively. Peace is temporary, as is one’s choice of allies. The best means of ensuring security ...
The nuclear factor has once again begun to play a significant role in international relations
Autumn is usually a busy season in the nuclear sphere, and 2025 was no exception. In October, NATO held its Steadfast Noon nuclear exercises, followed by the U.S. Global Thunder drills and Russia’s strategic nuclear forces ...
... that relations are transitioning to a new framework, and the prospect of entering the next stage, already represent a break in the pattern, given what has transpired over the last three and a half years. What will characterise the next transition in international relations, and what trump cards do its key participants hold?
Ivan Timofeev:
Russia and China in the Era of Trade Wars and Sanctions
The Putin-Trump summit drew a line under the reality that emerged after the start of Russia’s special ...
... consensus might well outlive the Trump Administration and thrive under a new leadership in the White House. At the same time, Russia's admiration for America should not be over exaggerated either. In 2019, the last year before the pandemic, when about 57 thousand Russians entered foreign universities, the share of the United States was only slightly more than 10% of this number, significantly inferior to Germany, Italy and even South Korea. Approximately the same picture manifested itself in the cultural ...
The restoration of diplomatic ties is a clear signal that the world is moving towards greater realism in international relations
The recent agreement between the United States and Russia to restore full diplomatic relations marks ... ... Kortunov:
Unpacking Trump’s Proposals for Ukraine
The diplomatic rupture between Washington and Moscow began in 2016 with U.S. accusations of Russian interference in the presidential elections. Tensions escalated further in 2018 when the U.S. expelled Russian ...
... victorious, and make use of the results of victory.
Ivan Timofeev:
Trump or Harris: Does it Matter for China?
The current state of international relations demonstrates a steady tendency towards the multiplication of deterrence tasks among the three key global ... ... contradictions. Apparently, we are only at the beginning of an exacerbation. After all, the real fight between the two key rivals—the USA and China—is yet to come. One can argue for a long time about what is the root cause of the increase in deterrence—mistakes ...
The new theory of success proposed by the US Space Force is an attempt to justify the force component in space exploration. Obviously, these plans have to be judged not only as a new Manhattan project, but also as a military-economic support for the establishment of a new world order
In February 2023, the United States presented a roadmap for the practical re-assessement of modern deterrence vis-a-vis geostrategic adversaries. Official statements and decisions coming from Washington at the turn...
In the modern world, only two countries can be distinguished which combine both significant material potential and their own political philosophy: the US and China
In the modern science of international relations, defining the essential features of modern superpowers has remained a bone of contention. What makes a true superpower stand above the rest? Is there a universal set of traits that distinguishes a few leaders from many outsiders?...
Over fifty leading experts, former statesmen and diplomats from many countries of the world took part in the event
On November 27–28, 2020, the Canadian Institute for 21st Century Questions (21CQ) together with Global Brief Magazine held a two-day virtual global conference on "The State and Future of the World: Post-Pandemic and Post-U.S. Election".
Over fifty leading experts, former statesmen and diplomats from many countries of the world took part in the event. Andrey Kortunov, RIAC...
