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On October 24, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) held a closed academic workshop on “The 80th Anniversary of the United Nations: Achievements and the Future. The Role of the UN in Contemporary Global Governance.”

Ukraine will have to pay the price for the hawks’ triumph

The international community cannot simply allow events to unfold according to the “law of the jungle”

Substantively, the notion of a “global majority” could be reinterpreted through the lens of a “partnership of sustainable diversity”—an idea that underscores not numerical predominance, but the intrinsic value of diversity and equal mutual interaction

On October 20, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted a delegation from the National School of Public Policy (NSPP) under the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Even if Israel completely abandons the former foundation of its statehood – the “island” of the West in the Middle East – its place in regional affairs will remain unchanged

On October 16, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted a meeting between RIAC experts and Kanwal Sibal, President of Jawaharlal Nehru University, former First Deputy Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India (2002–2003), and former Ambassador of India to the Russian Federation (2004–2007)

From empires to alliances: the continent’s long road to mutual respect

On October 13, 2025 Observer Research Foundation (ORF, India) held a series of events, dedicated to the new development agenda of the Global South in the United Arab Emirates

Key Factors Influencing the Future of Kurdistan's Oil Deal

The path from declarations of intent to real peace remains difficult

China is narrowing the gap and adding complexity to Russian–US strategic nuclear deterrence relations