On October 20, 2015, the Russian International Affairs Council hosted roundtable "
Russian and Western Views on Conflict Resolution and Security Challenges
" attended by pundits from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik, the Brookings Institution, Johns Hopkins University, Centre for European Policy Studies, RAS Institute for Oriental Studies, IMEMO, Lomonosov Moscow State University and other institutions, who focused on the Ukraine and Syria crises.
The Ukraine discussion...
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The Asia-Pacific balance of power is in fact much more stable than anyone thinks because it is not a balance of power at all. It is a one-sided, overwhelming preponderance of force - and not in China's favor.
The Asia-Pacific region is riddled with conflicts, cold, warm, and hot. It doesn't help that the countries of the region are armed to the teeth. Five of the world's top 10 military powers are concentrated in Northeast Asia, according to a 2015
online ranking
– though not a scientific ...
Conflicts and universities
The events that we are, regrettably, witnessing pose a serious challenge to the current approach to international interaction, be it in the global financial and lending system, and in education and research systems – ...
Ability of the two countries to reach an amicable solution to the border dispute
The installation of a new government in New Delhi in May 2014 inevitably set off speculations about how this event would impact India-China relations. The meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BRICS summit at Fortaleza in July 2014 was marked by a positive atmosphere and raised expectations of a breakthrough in bilateral ties.
However, there are...
... Fears
” based on Tom Clancy’s 2002 novel come off as highly unlikely and fantastic, but at the height of the bipolar confrontation, these scenarios did not appear impossible and were firmly entrenched in the current day agenda. However, no conflicts ensued.
Today
Finding an adequate answer to the ‘Chinese Question’ is bound to remain among the least trivial objectives for Washington’s foreign policy.
Historical examples can usually help us to better understand the current ...
Upgraded Confrontation
Another failed attempt at rapprochement between Russia and the United States in summer 2013 revived the talk about the future of the bilateral relationship. Although most pundits are
guardedly optimistic
arguing that this is "not the first time and not the last," the recent breakdown of the Kremlin-White House dialogue seems worrisome. In fact, Russian and American leaders seem stuck on the
issues
dating from the 1980s, i.e. winding down confrontational rhetoric...
... international cooperation.
Reforms are also a must for the decision-making mechanism. Currently, decisions are taken on a consensus basis, unanimously. But we need democratic and at the same time more effective tools for making decisions.
Interference and Conflicts
The Security Council’s function in interstate conflicts has become fundamentally different. Previously, UN forces were employed only after peace agreements governing interstate conflict had been signed. Now we are running into situations that ...
