... disintegration of the current world order is still at its initial stage. So far, it has mostly affected a relatively narrow range of bilateral and multilateral institutions and regimes, where Russia plays a significant role—from the UN Security Council and the US-Russian strategic arms control regime to the Arctic Council and OSCE to global energy and food markets. However, what we see today might be only a tip of the iceberg since disintegration is increasingly affecting many other areas of global politics and ...
... always been in favor of making the Security Council more representative while maintaining its compact composition to ensure an adequate and rapid response to the contemporary challenges and threats. The optimal numerical composition of the renewed Council, in Russia’s opinion, is “
slightly more than twenty
” members (“low twenties”), which runs counter to the proposals to enlarge this body to 25-26 members. As for modifying the methods of operation for the Security Council, the cornerstone of Russia’s ...
... worse, including for Israel itself.
While this perspective has become widespread, especially in the Arab world, the realization of Palestinian rights in “realpolitik” is questionable. The main hurdles on this path are seen in four ways.
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The first is Israel’s resolute rejection in the absence of tools to pressure its leadership, whatever reshuffling the latter may undergo. Netanyahu
believes
a Palestinian state would be an “existential ...
... their national strategy, that is now causing the greatest concern.
However, we have no reason to think that the changes taking place in the world will be rapid and dramatic - revisionism by its nature does not imply sudden movements. We see how cautious Russia and the United States are about the likelihood of an escalation of their differences in Eastern Europe. China and the United States are also showing serious restraint and skilfully resolve their differences without bringing them into direct conflict. The fact ...
... popular support it enjoys at home look much stronger than what the current US administration can muster.
With regard to Palestine, the US took conflict settlement into its own hands, sidelining the other three members of the defunct Middle East Quartet: Russia, the European Union, and the United Nations. As a result, the two-state solution to the Israeli-Arab conflict was de facto put on ice. In its place, Washington focused on economic handouts to the Palestinian Arabs who in return were expected to keep quiet and forget ...
... even when their positions are humiliating. Moreover, in a number of cases, as it happens, for example, with Kazakhstan, a weak political system and total dependence on the West leave no options other than ritual adaptation to the requirements of the United States and Europe. For Russia, such an imitation model of participation in international life was suitable only at separate, very isolated stages of modern history.
In other words, the decades since the end of the Cold War have given us a wealth of examples confirming that ...
... Interactions and Membership in SCO
Sustained high-level interactions have played a pivotal role in elevating the bilateral relations. Pakistan’s accession to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as a full member injected new energy into the country’s ties with Russia. Pakistan deeply appreciates the support extended by the Russian Federation during this process.
Trade Cooperation: A Growing Partnership
Trade has been steadily expanding, with Pakistan exporting cotton, textiles, leather, synthetic fabrics, rice,...
... In a situation where the entire international system has begun to unwind, a purely protective position of defending the status quo at all costs is unpromising. It will most likely end up with the situation changing spontaneously, or even collapsing.
Russia has never opposed reform of the Security Council, but until recently its proposals were rather ritualistic. Now they are taking on a more concrete form: for example, remarks to the effect that Western countries are already over-represented on the Security Council, so any expansion should not increase ...
... particular, it was stated that the member states will block radical and terrorist materials on the Internet [
24
]. Consultations of foreign policy departments on the IIS take place within the CIS. The recent one was held on June 22 this year in Moscow under Russia’s chairmanship [
25
].
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In the meantime, the BRICS, SCO and CIS attach great importance to strengthening cooperation within the UN venues, as the latter are recognized as a key ...
... has much to offer. Moscow’s strategy explicitly prioritises using Russia’s specialisms to provide for food and energy security in Africa.[18] Leveraging its comparative advantages in energy, nuclear tech, agriculture, and extractive industries, Russia can work with African countries to create an efficient base for generating the building blocks of advanced economies.
The deal between Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear company, and Rwanda to build a nuclear science centre is case in point.[19] Nodes that attract global talent ...
