... action is undermining their reputation as safe havens for economic activity. They are clearly interested in a swift end to the conflict. But their influence remains limited. To one degree or another, they have found themselves hostages of the situation.
China
China is unlikely to suffer any significant losses overall. Of course, rising oil and gas prices are not in the interests of Chinese buyers. Beijing opposes the destabilisation of international relations, as it harms its trade interests. Given the ...
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were reached with
Bluefors
for volumes of up to 10,000 liters per year in 2028–2037, and with
Maybell Quantum
for thousands of liters annually in 2029–2035. Together with the heavy equipment manufacturer
Vermeer
, the company has built a full-scale ... ... possible only with refueling and fuel production beyond Earth.
Andrey Kortunov:
Space development: Star Wars or Star Trek?
China and India are also actively participating in this race. As a key step in preparing for a future crewed landing at the Moon’s ...
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Has a Transatlantic Split Occurred?
A year ago, such a question would have rarely occurred to anyone. Brussels and Washington were closely aligned on the issue of containing Russia. There was also common ground on the issue of growing competition with China. The level of economic ties remained high. Military-political integration has been revived. NATO has welcomed two new EU members—Finland and Sweden. Surprises were expected from Donald Trump. But the experience of his first term still served as ...
... space, decisions taken on the basis of regional cooperation will always be well considered and reflect the interests of as many states as possible. Eurasia, unlike the West, cannot embrace the path of authoritarian global governance.
The SCO summit in China, held in early September 2025, showcased the high levels of political trust between participants and their readiness to continue developing the organization as an element that binds together all other frameworks of cooperation among Eurasia’s ...
... maintaining global peace and stability in continental Eurasia is exceptionally compelling, which prompts us to discuss possible ways to supplement these preconditions through the constructive efforts of the states located there. These currently include China, Russia, India, and other countries in South Asia, as well as the entire Central Asian region and Afghanistan. Iran is in the most vulnerable position, as it is engaged in a direct conflict with a state that is a close ally of a power for which ...
... heard precisely from Europe, as has been the case for centuries, and it is there that preparations for armed conflict are most demonstrative.
This rhetoric and practice are primarily aimed at Europe’s immediate neighbour, Russia, but it also affects China, with which Europe, at first glance, has no objective conflicts. This suggests that the source of our neighbours’ explosive behaviour in the West lies in processes occurring within their societies and government systems, as well as the confusion ...
... the UN Security Council, key decision-making body that could adopt legally binding resolutions. Five nations (France, Russia, China, the UK, and US) were granted permanent status and given veto power. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), separate ... ... intrigues and power struggles, with never-ending conflicts between monarchies, families, religions, states, and great powers. For thousands of years, wars have been occurring continuously and without interruption. The formation of a unified Europe has changed ...
... open-source assessments—such as those published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists—China possesses roughly six hundred nuclear warheads. Even taking into account its ongoing buildup and the Pentagon’s alarmist projections, which suggest that China could field around one thousand warheads by 2030, this figure still falls well short of the arsenals maintained by the United States and Russia. Claims that China is on the verge of achieving nuclear parity with these powers are therefore exaggerated and will remain so in the ...
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... effectively. The European Union offers the starkest example of this change, though even the United States – despite its power – is less confident than it was twenty years ago.
At the same time, other nations have grown relatively more independent. China has led the way, proving that economic success need not depend on direct control of other states. Its global political initiatives may still be taking shape, but they already offer a model based not on coercion, but coexistence.
Russia plays its ...
