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Washington’s diesel waiver sidelines Ukraine. Will Trump now curb intelligence assistance to pressure Kiev?

Military AI and the Limits of International Regulation

Washington’s position on Ukraine remains ambivalent while losses mount and an energy crisis

The example shows the room for manoeuvre enjoyed by the US executive branch and its ability, where the political will exists, to ease restrictions even when they are unprecedentedly harsh

Washington’s persistent aggressiveness against Iran amid the stalemate of Trump’s diplomatic mediation on Ukraine have already brought Moscow and Tehran substantially closer to each other

Politicizing science costs more than a pragmatic division of labor between rival sides

The rapid retreat of the Caspian Sea and the resulting advance of the shoreline have now become a serious threat to ports and marine facilities in all five littoral states—Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, and Russia

How can legitimate medical or biodefence research be distinguished from activities that already lay the groundwork for developing a dangerous agent but still exist only in digital form?

The role of the third summit will have more of a ceremonial character, since the success of the summit is slowly being evaluated less on the number of attendees, and more on assessing the steps implemented to deepen cooperation

On 30 September 2026, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), together with the Center for Knowledge Diplomacy and the journal Diálogos do Sul Global, held a roundtable titled "Brazil's Choice — 2026: Scenarios of Impact on Russia-Brazil Relations"

India uses multilateralism to engage with competing power centers without having an alliance with them

The West must be made to understand that the Soviet collapse was a tragic but isolated and unique episode