... everything, all their belongings. About 2 million died in transit, and Germany lost a quarter of its territory.
As Simone Weil (1909–1943) once put it: “Rootedness is probably the human soul’s most important and most misunderstood need.”
Crises, conflicts and silver lining
If you look at today’s world, you see crises everywhere, wars and deep divisions in our societies. Fears are being fueled and images of “the enemy” that were actually long forgotten are being revived. The war that has ...
... in 2014–2022, as well as international guarantees for the implementation of the agreements reached by the parties.
Other discussion points included existing precedents of ceasefire agreements not followed by a comprehensive political settlement of conflicts (Cyprus, Korea, etc.). As usual, the event was attended by experts from the United States, Great Britain, Ukraine, and Russia. Russian side was represented at the meeting by Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General.
... 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 ...
Both New Delhi and Moscow have to sort out problems with their archrivals in order to approach conflicts in their neighbourhoods with more confidence and to enhance the efficacy of multilateral security arrangements
India and Russia are two great powers located in the South and the North of the vast Eurasian continent, and it is for a good reason ...
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
Newsweek
Senior Foreign Policy Writer Tom O'Connor about the state of the conflict and its implications for Moscow's relationships with the international community, including other...
On July 1, 2022, Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS), in partnership with The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University, held the seventh online international high-level expert round table, dedicated to the trends in the development of world politics in the context of acute recent crises
On July 1, 2022, Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS), in partnership with The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University...
On May 26, 2022, Oxford Process, a British expert think tank, held the ninth high-level international expert meeting on the challenges of resolving the Russian-Ukrainian crisis and the future of European security
On May 26, 2022, Oxford Process, a British expert think tank, held the ninth high-level international expert meeting on the challenges of resolving the Russian-Ukrainian crisis and the future of European security.
The meeting was devoted to the prospects for reaching interim agreements...
... constantly under
attack by Islamist fundamentalist groups, suffers from threats and violence, and the level of security in the region is very
low. Inefficient governance, incomplete and weak economic reforms, corruption at the state level lead to armed conflicts,
internal instability and, as a result, impoverishment of the population and forced migration.
The authors of the report analyze the causes of economic and political crises in the region, consider the main actors of
conflicts and suggest some ...
On May 6, 2022, Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS), in partnership with The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University, held the third online international high-level expert round table, dedicated to the trends in the development of world politics in the context of acute recent crises
On May 6, 2022, Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS), in partnership with The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University...
On April 29, 2022, Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS), in partnership with The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University, hosted the second international high-level expert round table, dedicated to the trends in the development of world politics in the context of acute recent crises
On April 29, 2022, Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS), in partnership with The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University...
