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No clear-cut global order is in sight in the near term, but India-Russia ties are suited for any kind of world order that eventually develops As the India–Russia Strategic Partnership marks its 25 th year, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited India for the 23 rd Annual Summit—his 10 th visit to New Delhi....
Valdai Discussion Club Report The idea of new security architecture in Eurasia is becoming a key concept in Russia’s foreign policy. It was first outlined in the Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly in February 2024. [ 1 ] Later that year, it was included in the agenda of the Russian President’s summits with the leaders of China and India, discussed ...
... begun to play a significant role in international relations Autumn is usually a busy season in the nuclear sphere, and 2025 was no exception. In October, NATO held its Steadfast Noon nuclear exercises, followed by the U.S. Global Thunder drills and Russia’s strategic nuclear forces exercises. Developments did not end there: against the backdrop of these exercises, Russia announced tests of the Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile and the Poseidon nuclear-powered torpedo, as well as the ...
... Architecture: Five Questions and Five Answers Regardless of what future visions for international security may hold, their starting point must be ending the ongoing wars. Multiple security hotspots exist worldwide today, but the most pressing threats to overall international security is the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the situation in the Middle East. Both crises, in terms of scale and impact, affect not only regional security but also global stability. They have caused divisions and confrontations among nations in international politics,...
Now restraint is giving way to deterrence In early August, an official statement from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs put an end to yet another potentially useful arms control instrument: the unilateral moratorium on the deployment of ground-based intermediate- and shorter-range missiles has been lifted. Why did this happen, and what ...
The possibility of a return to extreme-era dynamics cannot be dismissed The Ukraine conflict may well pave the way for a larger scale Russia-NATO confrontation. While hard to fathom and with everything suggesting that the scenario remains quite unlikely, it relies on nuclear deterrence as its main pillar. But just how effective can it be in averting a conflict? US President Donald ...
The 2025 summit is a marker of the end of the period of unconditional unification of the Euro-Atlantic community around the “Russian threat”" and very soon the allies will again face the existential question: “Why us?” The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s summit is traditionally one of the last events of the spring political season in Europe. In late June—early ...
It is a calculated diplomatic maneuver grounded in national and regional interests On July 3, 2025, a pivotal moment unfolded in the evolving geopolitics of South and Central Asia. The Russian Federation officially recognized the Taliban government of Afghanistan, becoming the first country in the world to do so. This diplomatic breakthrough not only marks a bold shift in Moscow’s foreign policy posture but also opens the door to ...
On July 2, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), together with St. Petersburg State University (SPbU), held a roundtable discussion on “Increasing Tensions in the Baltic Sea Region: Management Mechanisms.” On July 2, 2025, the Russian International ...
Strategically, Russia has little to gain and a lot to lose in case the crisis goes deeper In the early morning of June 24 US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran after twelve days of intense airstrikes. The United States itself actively ...
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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