... of the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian ... ... for further development, coming from life. The SCO, BRICS and EAEU are vivid embodiments of this trend. They oppose the cumbersome ... ... created to wage wars: this is the main reason for the crisis of NATO, which has become on the path of aggressive promotion to the ... ... EWS in Ukraine shows that the use of force is induced by the refusal to fulfill obligations under signed international agreements,...
Russia lacks sufficient power to create a viable unifying project ... ... military budget, and 1/15 of the total military expenditure of the NATO countries. While the expenditure figures do not reflect military ... ... to consolidate Russia as a center of power alternative to the USA and the EU, but were designed as temporary organizations for ... ... geopolitical terms. He hoped that the development and enlargement of the EAEU would gradually convert it in a pole of economic influence....
... international security problems that overshadow Caucasus challenges, the region retains its independent significance
In late 2016, the Russian International Affairs Council published
The Evolution of the Post-Soviet Space: Past, Present and Future
, a major anthology ... ... saw the precedent of changed borders between the former Soviet republics.
It was in the Caucasus that Georgia, in its bid for NATO membership, held a referendum on acceding to the alliance and over two-thirds of Georgians voted for accession. Consequently,...
