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After Coronavirus: “Nuda Vita” and the “Extraordinary Power” of the Modern State

... is the most important factor when it comes to building trust. However, even the strict information control, the endless references to the authority of specialists, the “war” discourse that is increasingly being used by politicians in reference to coronavirus and the tragic reports coming from Italy are not always convincing enough. “Sovereignty is the refusal to accept limits… I have refused to submit, therefore, I am,” wrote Georges Bataille in The Accursed Share . As the current situation has shown, ordinary citizens of European countries with liberal democracies are not ready ...

22.04.2020

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The UN Security Council Shirks the Test for Coronavirus

... some remote African territory, where conflicts between national sovereignty and international cooperation are always resolved through cooperation. The problem is that supranational regulation could end up encroaching on one of the main symbols of state sovereignty—the basic standards of national health systems! Andrey Kortunov: Coronavirus: A New Bug or Feature of World Politics? In this sense, the recent standoff between the United Kingdom and the European Union about how to tackle the pandemic is intriguing. Having left the European Union and fully restored British sovereignty,...

02.04.2020

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Poll conducted

In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)