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Challenges to International Stability in 2020–2025

... manipulate these players by states are likely to be counterproductive and dangerous. 4. Climate change and environmental degradation. It is hard to assess the geopolitical implications of the global climate change for the period of 2020–2025; most forecasts predict the real impact to come later. However, the first signs of uncontrolled and potentially disastrous environmental and climate changes, mounting challenges to biodiversity, environmental stability and resource sufficiency will manifest ...

09.01.2020

RIAC Launches a Series of “City Breakfasts” in Fyodor Dostoevsky Library

On February 16, 2017, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) held the first “city breakfast” in Fyodor Dostoevsky library. Ivan Timofeev, RIAC Director of Programs, and Timur Makhmutov, RIAC Deputy Director of Programs, gave a lecture “the World in 100 years. International affairs forecasting: what is waiting for us in the 22 nd century?” The experts discussed the main trends influencing world politics, and suggested possible development options for international...

20.02.2017

A New “Age of Politics”

... powers turned out to be stronger than international institutions. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov Andrey Kortunov: Foreign policy 2016: Ten New Year wishes (In russian) On the whole, 2015 marked the triumphant return of the “Age of Politics” to international relations. Even in the former bipolar world, not to mention the 25 years that came after the end of the Cold War, international politics were dominated by economic concerns. Globalization is a product of the economy, not of politics. Last ...

12.01.2016

Poll conducted

  1. 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%)
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