... between Russia and NATO was considered unlikely, and the corresponding ideas of using nuclear weapons during local or regional conflicts with the United States they were not detailed, at least not publicly. Today, as it seems to me, the situation offers ... ... strategists of the 1990s.
Elena Karnaukhova: Now there are so many discussions about the use of tactical nuclear weapons (TNW) in Ukraine again in the context of the concept
escalate to de-escalate
. Is this just rhetoric, evidence of speculative
intelligence ...
... things ended up. I firmly believe that this time, our people will still stand the test," Russian Ambassador to China Igor Morgulov told the Global Times in an exclusive interview when talking about some Western countries' plan to send tanks to aid Ukraine.
He said that if the weapons including tanks provided by Washington and NATO countries are used to seize Russia's "constitutional territory" or used a sub-caliber armor-piercing projectile with a uranium core, Russia will take "severe ...
... typically a painful process. The Middle East, being largely a litmus test of changes in the world, entered the transformation stage some 10 years ago, anticipating global changes in the overall international system. As a global leader in the number of conflicts and potential crises, nations of the Middle East know the price of the current changes and strive to use diplomacy, mediation, and pragmatism to mitigate crises, including in the conflict in Ukraine.
Mediators
Aleksandr Aksenenok:
U.S. Policy Case for Middle East under New Conditions
On September 21–22, Russia and Ukraine exchanged the largest number of POWs since the conflict’s escalation in February 2022, and the parties stroke a deal ...
... extremely difficult situations in two regions that differ so much from each other? Is it appropriate or even possible to explore common or parallel options for resolving the two issues? Can Moscow and New Delhi learn from each other in managing protracted conflicts with their neighbours?
Historical Context
Let us start with the obvious. Each pair (India–Pakistan and Russia–Ukraine) is made up of societies that share several common characteristics. At some point, each pair belonged to a common economic, social, cultural and administrative space. The partition of the British Raj into the Dominion of India and the Dominion ...
Washington is not interested in establishing peace and tranquility in Ukraine
Hours after Russian President
Vladimir Putin
ushered in a new phase to the ongoing special military operation in Ukraine with a partial nationwide military mobilization, his longtime top diplomat, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, spoke with ...
... seventh annual international conference on the assessment of political and economic risks associated with current international conflicts and crises. The conference was held online.
As in previous years, the conference participants included CEOs of large ... ... European countries. This year, the conference focused on analyzing various consequences of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine. Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, spoke at the session on geopolitical consequences of current events.
... Russia which resulted from the military campaigns were relatively insufficient. No foreign state has intervened openly in these conflicts. Foreign military aid does not radically alter the balance of power. Economic sanctions in their current form harm the ... ... military campaign.
The third circumstance is that Russia is not ready to bear with the existing status quo in relations with Ukraine. Kiev is almost openly talking about sabotaging the Minsk agreements, and is not ready to implement them. The US and the ...
... of international cooperation in combating coronavirus and preventing humanitarian emergencies in armed conflict zones.
The participants assessed the consequences of the pandemic for the people of Nagorno-Karabakh, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Eastern Ukraine, as well as the potential role of such organizations as WHO, OSCE, and ICRC in providing humanitarian assistance to the population in conflict zones. The meeting was attended by over a hundred experts, diplomats, journalists, and public figures....
... Russian Council of International Affairs had the pleasure to welcome Robert H. Serry for a lecture on the UN and international conflicts resolution.
The event was attended by several experts and students who got the opportunity to hear about the former ... ... diplomat in the sphere of conflict management on behalf of NATO, as UN Envoy on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and as mediator in Ukraine.
The event was the occasion for an extensive discussion on the evolution of the role of the United Nations in conflict ...
... level of institutional autonomy would lead, in the medium-to-long term perspective, to constructive and balanced power-sharing, stability and economic development. This achievement is particularly spectacular, given the long history of Austrian-Italian conflicts and even wars.
Andrey Kortunov:
“Ukraine-Gate” and Russia
What Would It Mean for Donbass?
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi had every reason to refer to the “South Tyrol model” at his meeting with President Vladimir Putin on March 5, 2015. The Russian leader welcomed it as a ...
