... system is increasingly reminiscent of a “game without rules”, blaming the West for the escalation of conflicts and growing global chaos
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. This development... ... precisely this that has caused the political crisis in Ukraine.
Crisis of Confidence or the Ukrainian Crisis: Which Came First?
The Ukrainian crisis has had serious repercussions... ... Occasional Paper Number 5 (April 1995) (
http://www.imtd.org/pdfs/OP5.pdf
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. Holsti O. Foreign Policy Formation Viewed Cognitively // Axelrod R. (ed.) Structure of Decision:...
... enigma.”
Winston Churchill
The Importance of Differences in Expert Community
The foreign policy of states in historical literature is often portrayed as a logical and... ... the Ukrainian conflict, the decision-makers and commentators in Washington and other Western capitals also to a large extent rely on prevailing narratives. More often than... ...
Russia’s policy with regard to the United States, the European Union and the Ukrainian crisis is attributed to the predominance in Moscow of an anti-Western authoritarian...
... thought that an acute international crisis is not the best time to reflect on long-term foreign policy objectives. A crisis demands that politicians and practicing experts... ... whether it ends in compromise or a long-term chronic conflict between Russia and the West, in a strengthening the Ukrainian statehood, or in its ultimate collapse. But whatever... ... once created diverse political and economic problems for Russia. But if before the Ukrainian crisis there was some possibility of finding compromise solutions and settling...
... sort address some very different tasks. And nearly all of them lack an independent foreign policy. There are only strict instructions from this or that high office that... ... natural, of course. A democratic world order does not fit in with the policies the Western world is pursuing these days in its bid to retain its centuries-old foothold... ... same days that Russia’s efforts brought about some chances of getting out of the Ukrainian crisis!
We have repeatedly asked our Western colleagues: is it necessary to...
... ceasefire to end the suffering of civilians. He also warns that trying to settle disputes by imposing unilateral sanctions threatens international peace and stability.
Russia Beyond the Headlines: There has been repeated speculation, particularly in the Western media, that Russian troops could be deployed in Ukraine and even that they have already crossed the border into Ukrainian territory. Is such an action possible in your view?
Sergei Lavrov:
Unfortunately, the mass media continue to spread rumours,...