... funded by British private industry and the Russian government. International rivalry can evolve and grow into cooperation when the incentive is there. In the last year there has been a new ‘space race’ between scientists keen to develop the first Covid-19 vaccine, with Russia even naming its vaccine after
Sputnik
, the first satellite, which translates as ‘fellow traveller’. The message has never been more relevant.
If the world is to succeed in combatting the coronavirus pandemic and similar ...
... and security was held. This workshop opened the fifth cycle of the long-term Russia-UK project “A New Agenda for Russia–UK Relations" (Dialog on Security Issues). RIAC project partner is the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the ease of coronavirus transmission have underscored the need to cooperate and to share best practices in the fight against coronavirus finding ways to stop its spread. Russia-UK expert workshop focuses on the study of healthcare ...
... achieve a collaborative relationship with China's President Xi Jinping, it is useful to review the strategy outlined by former United Kingdom Ambassador to Washington, Sir Kim Darroch, to manipulate him to adopt British policy initiatives. The {Daily Mail} ... ... Trump as President, given the importance of "defense and intelligence cooperation."
Yuan Jiang:
The Sino-American COVID-19 Narrative Confrontation
In his cables, Darroch gave credibility to the discredited report by former MI6 operative Christopher ...
... war that is taking place between Washington and Beijing.
According to the American side, any Security Council resolution on COVID-19 should be worded in such a way that the main blame for the outbreak is placed squarely on the shoulders of China and ... ... systems!
Andrey Kortunov:
Coronavirus: A New Bug or Feature of World Politics?
In this sense, the recent standoff between the United Kingdom and the European Union about how to tackle the pandemic is intriguing. Having left the European Union and fully ...
... Czech Republic would effectively shut down public life. These cracks in unity are really showing now during a global pandemic, but, truthfully, they have been there from the start and have been widening since then.
A History of Discord
Ivan Timofeev:
COVID-19: Toward New Forms of Social Organisation?
A more historic example of discrepancy in unity was the preferential treatment of the United Kingdom in terms of their financial contributions to the EU budget. The so-called “UK Rebate,” active from 1985 to 2020, ensured that the UK retained the majority of its financial contributions. Many EU member states have repeatedly sought ...
