... of whether Russia survives the turning point—will it keep the economy from collapsing against the backdrop of unprecedented sanctions, will it conduct large-scale military operations that are incapable of gaining the support of both the elites and society at large? Last year ended with unanswered answers to these questions; 2023 added certainty. The turning point is behind us, Russia is living with its new conditions of confrontation and is coping with them. Russian politics has moved from crisis ...
... the sanctions or substitute for the absence of Western products and technologies, but is beginning to transform itself away from being the world’s gas station that Russia has come to be known for in the wake of the Soviet Union’s demise. Russian society, which had become increasingly atomized as few made instant fortunes, is now relearning solidarity and finding a common cause through volunteer work. In terms of values, patriotism—reviled and scorned in the immediate post-Soviet period—now ...
... countries to throw off their colonial masters, to the irritation of the likes of Metternich. And in 1905, a French law separated Church and State. Despite the obvious continuous acceptance of the family and religious freedom as mainstays of Western society, at least after the Thirty Years’ War, whether Anglo-Saxon- or French-influenced, politics and propaganda began to rear their ugly heads, as ‘national interests’ and values were becoming increasingly intertwined, and as splits were developing ...
On July 25, 2022, RIAC and The Harvard Negotiation Project held another expert discussion on the current state and dynamics of Russia-Ukraine conflict, possible scenarios for its settlement, and the impact of the conflict on the system of international relations
On July 25, 2022, RIAC and The Harvard Negotiation Project held another expert discussion on the current state and dynamics of Russia-Ukraine conflict, possible scenarios for its settlement, and the impact of the conflict on the system...
... right now is the experience of facilitating development under harsh Western sanctions.
Carried by the momentum
Ivan Timofeev:
Ukrainian Crisis, Turkey and Eurasia: Who Wins?
In 2022, the Russia–Iran interactions were marked by two important visits. The ... ... Russia–Iran relations, particularly at the governmental level, could be met with a negative response from part of Iran’s society. For Iran, it is largely natural: for instance, there had been rallies
against a rapprochement with China
, even though ...
... borrowed and creatively developed the organization of the army and state control, while we never took the risk with the autonomy of society, its freedom and subjectivity. We made industrial and scientific advances, but we avoided letting the economy, if partially ... ... could go either way, but this combination of threats puts Russia in an unprecedentedly dangerous situation.
Ivan Timofeev:
Ukrainian Crisis. Who Has the Upper Hand?
The Ukrainian conflict has significantly exacerbated the external threats for Russia,...
