Opportunities for Expanding Educational Mobility from India
Educational cooperation between Russia and India occupies a significant place within the broader framework of bilateral relations. At the highest political level, there is a consistently articulated view that this area holds substantial potential for further development. Russia assigns considerable importance to fostering the educational mobility of Indian students to its institutions. India ranks second—after China—as a country of origin...
... toward the Hungarian leader, one of which was
made
at the Munich Security Conference in February. TISZA remains an experiment: neither its program nor the speeches of its leaders yet reveal a clear vision for the party’s future course. Is Hungarian society ready for this? Perhaps the segment of potential voters who attend Peter Magyar’s rallies with signs reading “Now or Never!” is indeed willing to take the risk. The election results will ultimately show.
In a climate marked by kompromat,...
On February 18, 2026, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) held the Urban Breakfast titled “The Middle East in the Mirror of Myths” at the Dostoevsky Library
On February 18, 2026, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) held the Urban Breakfast titled “
The Middle East in the Mirror of Myths
” at the Dostoevsky Library. Experts discussed persistent narratives about the region and demonstrated how simplified explanations distort understanding of developments in the Middle East...
Given the serious difficulties Iraq faces, certain faction recognition of the "state" notion is a step in a positive direction, albeit a small one and possibly reversible
For the first time, several well-known armed groups in Iraq have released statements
supporting
the idea of “the state's monopoly on the use of force,” This idea calls for these groups to turn over their weapons to the government, dissolve their groups or merge with the military and security forces, and engage in political...
On December, 9 2025 RIAC hosted an expert meeting titled “Regional Dynamics in the Middle East: Drivers and Implications”
On December, 9 2025 RIAC hosted an expert meeting titled “Regional Dynamics in the Middle East: Drivers and Implications”.
Institute for National Security Studies (Israel) Research Program Director Raz Zimmt presented an expert report on the situation in the region. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia Alexander Maryasov, Vice-Rector for Human Resources of...
On December 8, 2025 the International Information Agency “Rossiya Segodnya” press center hosted the RIAC roundtable titled “Syria: New Government’s First Year Results”
On December 8, 2025 the International Information Agency “Rossiya Segodnya” press center hosted the RIAC roundtable titled “Syria: New Government’s First Year Results”. Experts discussed the situation in the country one year after the change of government and the evolving roles of Russia, US, Türkiye, and Israel. Special attention...
No matter how turbulent global politics becomes in the coming decades, New Delhi is convinced that Moscow will remain a reliable and valuable partner
President Vladimir Putin’s current visit to India is his first since the start of the Special Military Operation in 2022. This gives it a certain symbolic weight: over the past three years, Russia–India relations have not only withstood the impact of Western sanctions and political pressure but have also developed to a degree that would have seemed...
... of speech to alter meaning, selectively censoring facts, and engaging in contextual distortions.
Elena Zinovieva, Bai Yajie:
Digital Sovereignty in Russia and China
Behind the large-scale blockade mechanisms lies a conceptual
framework
that views society as a network of multidomain interactions among individuals, institutions, and symbols, in which informational influence is aimed at undermining society’s very ability to form coherent interpretations of reality. Information overload leads to ...
“Conquering the world on horseback is easy; it is dismounting and governing that is hard.”
Genghis Khan
The world is continuing to play with fire. Does that mean we will witness a global conflagration?
According to Chinese traditions, 2026 will be the Year of the Fire Horse, a constellation that only occurs once every sixty years. Such years are marked by power and dynamism; the Fire Horse symbolizes setting off and new beginnings. These are eventful years that can bring happiness and great promise...
... traditions of the North. The aggressive dissemination of a proselytizing form of radical Salafism through a network of religious institutes (
maahid ‘ilmiyya
), supervised by al-Islah, was perceived by communities as a state policy that alienated society from the state. Dissatisfaction with the socioeconomic and political situation in the country took the form of identity-based conflicts, unprecedented in the country’s history. These conflicts had nothing in common with Sunni–Shia antagonisms ...
