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The beginning of summer 2025 was not the calmest for Eurasia and Russian policy in this vast region

Trump is trying to curb the new rise of the alternative BRICS globalization approach

The possibility of a return to extreme-era dynamics cannot be dismissed

The Berlin-London ‘deal’ is a farce, but one that aligns with the region’s decline

We live in the realities of 2025, when increased efforts do not result in proportional damage

If Tehran persists in its accusations and Baku clings to its alliances, the tension between the two will likely remain within the bounds of a "cold war" dynamic

The Islamic Republic appears to be deliberately seeking to strengthen Iranian-Islamic identity by combining Islamic revolutionary values with elements of nationalism

The issue of the proliferation of nuclear weapons, as well as delivery systems, has long since moved into the practical plane

In the West’s eyes, Russia must be destroyed. That leaves us no choice

Rio showed that the bloc isn’t in crisis – it’s in transition

Working Paper No. 92 / 2025

The 2025 summit is a marker of the end of the period of unconditional unification of the Euro-Atlantic community around the “Russian threat”" and very soon the allies will again face the existential question: “Why us?”