... the region. Regardless of French and UAE efforts to convince Mali to bend its knee regarding the Panel, Mali opposed any resolution that had mention of them – a point that the Russian Federation had try to point out within the contents of its draft.
Realism Reflected in the UNSC
Though the United Nations is openly supportive of “democratic governments, economic interdependence” and “collective security alliances” “as means to overcome the security dilemma of the international system”,...
The realism of foreign policy remains relevant
The new concept of Russia's foreign policy, unexpectedly for many, introduced the concept of a state-civilisation in official use. Its appearance may be the beginning of a change in the conceptual framework ...
No matter how the modern world order “crumbles”, the dimensions of the modern world cannot be reduced to mere security issues
The Russian community of international relations professionals and pundits is strongly influenced by political realism. Being a realist is a good rule of thumb when it comes to mainstream approaches to international affairs. “Enemy” liberalism, “freaky” constructivism, “obsolete” Marxism—these are all marginal alternatives. It is more difficult to ...
Recent years have ushered in a historically protracted process of rectification, vodka and political realism in global politics
Cognac makes you a rebellious prankster—
Somewhat not practical, but very romantic.
Prodigiously hacks it away at anchors
of everything that is immobile and static.
Joseph Brodsky
The curious human mind has discovered ...
... international relations in the United States reject realist theory and, more importantly, see it as a problem of the current state in global politics. In addition, geopolitics and its methods are called obsolete. The consensus position believes that realism is refuted, as it fails to catch the zeitgeist of the much broader and more complex world. Consequently, the interpretations, practices, motives and arguments of the Russian side are not taken in at all. Their actions, in turn, are interpreted ...
... softens the most dangerous and destructive manifestations of egoism without encroaching on the fundamental features of human nature.
As applied to international relations, the theory of "rational egoism" could be interpreted as "enlightened realism." An analogue of Kant's "moral law" in this case would be the unity of fundamental values between Russia and the European Union. However, since the European and Russian elites are never going to agree on values, relations should ...
The project of post-Soviet Russian Realism needs a selective, critical reintegration of elements of Soviet thought, updating and upgrading them as befits the 21st century
What is “hybrid power”? In the days of the Vietnam war, the Vietnamese leadership described its strategy as “politico-military-diplomatic”,...
... clarification to explain the attitude of realist thinkers to the concept of the “liberal” world order. “One might think that NATO expansion, U.S. efforts to turn China into a liberal democracy, and the Bush Doctrine are all evidence of untethered realism that unipolarity made possible. This conclusion would be wrong, however. It is clear from the discourse in policymaking circles and within the foreign policy establishment that these policies were motivated by liberal theories and that the United ...
A response to “Unraveling the Enigma: Western Expert Community Seeks to Explain Russian Policy” by Dr. Igor Istomin
Climate change and environmental disasters are already challenging the traditional paradigms of constructivism, liberalism and realism. With respect to Dr. Istomin, Ukraine is the least of our worries. Climate action demands a new call for international cooperation and effective use of diplomacy to protect lives, global economies, environments, resources and peace.
At the heart ...
The Eternal Debate Between Liberalism and Realism
In a relatively short period over the past two or three decades, we have seen the triumph of liberalism in international life and its decline. This triumph manifested itself in strengthened international cooperation, an expanded policy of exporting ...
