... Socialist Party, had served as Prime Minister of Portugal, and had experience within the UN system—having held the post of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for ten years (2005–2015).
In the current electoral cycle, the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Group are asserting their priority right to nominate a candidate. Taking the gender factor into account, the expectation is that a woman will head the UN. However, there is no formal rule governing the rotation of the Secretary-General’s ...
On March 26, 2026, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), in partnership with the Russia–Latin America Observatory (RUSLAT) at the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (PUC Minas), held a roundtable titled "Triangle of Russia, Brazil and China in Latin America. Cooperation or competition?"
On March 26, 2026, the Russian ...
... Igor Ivanov and COMEXI Advisor, Member of the Board of Directors and Coordinator of the Russia Study Group, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mexico, Rubén Beltrán.
The speakers included:
Dmitry Rozental, Director of the Institute of Latin American Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences;
Rainer Matos, Member of the COMEXI Russia Study Group, Scholar in Russian Studies;
Victor Heifetz, Editor-in-Chief of the journal “Latinskaya Amerika’’, Professor at St. Petersburg State ...
The event was timed to coincide with the release of the RIAC working paper, "Russia's Trade with Latin America and the Caribbean: Current State and Prospects."
On June 17, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), in partnership with the Center for Integration and Cooperation between Russia and Latin America (CICRAL), held a ...
On April 3, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the software developers association RUSSOFT held an expert discussion titled "The Digitalization of Latin America: Opportunities for Russia", timed to coincide with the release of the RIAC report "Exporting Russian Technology Solutions to Latin America"
On April 3, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the software ...
Interaction between Latin America and BRICS promises to be mutually enriching
The BRICS Summit held in Kazan from October 22–24, 2024, brought attention to several defining factors regarding Latin American countries that will be important for the continent’s political ...
On June 24, 2024, RIAC Director General Ivan Timofeev held a meeting with senior diplomats from Latin American countries at the initiative and through the mediation of the Embassy of the Plurinational State of Bolivia in Russia
On June 24, 2024, RIAC Director General Ivan Timofeev held a meeting with senior diplomats from Latin American countries ...
In July 2023, two notable international summits took place: the European Union-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (EU-CELAC) Summit and the Africa-Russia Summit. Below are some impressions to assess to compare the implications of both events. A comparative analysis of the final declarations of both summits yields the following ...
On June 1, 2023, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) together with the Institute of Latin American Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ILA RAS) held a workshop on cooperation between Russia and Latin American countries in the new conditions and on the points of economic growth, dedicated to the current challenges and prospects ...
... emerging economies:
East Asia:
Indonesia
as a G20 member and the largest economy in ASEAN
South Asia:
Pakistan
as the second most significant economic power in South Asia after India
Africa:
Egypt
as one of the leading economic powers in Africa
Latin America:
Argentina
as one of the heavyweights in Latin America
Eurasia:
Kazakhstan
as the second largest economy in the CIS space
Middle East:
Saudi Arabia
as the leading economy in the Middle East
The resulting grouping may be referred to ...
