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Asia Confronts the Credibility Dilemma of U.S. Security Guarantees

RIAC and SVI Policy Brief #65 / 2026

The Rise of Regional Orders

Escalation would trigger regressive inflation, mass job losses, and a deepening political fracture. Who bears the cost?

The Gulf monarchies are not choosing Ukraine over Russia. They are adding Ukraine to a widening portfolio of security, technology and diplomatic options

The evolution of Middle Eastern security dynamics has proven that traditional economic and military measures of power are no longer sufficient to guarantee strategic dominance

On May 19, 2026, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the UAE Embassy in Moscow held a roundtable titled “Russia–UAE Political Cooperation in the Context of Evolving Regional Dynamics”

Dmitriy Trenin’s Interview with LIMES

On May 22, 2026, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) staff held a meeting with the teachers and students of the International Relations Department of the Ural Federal University (UrFU) named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin.

The ongoing negotiations with Iran are taking place amidst political and institutional fragmentation, making it difficult to reach a final decision and complicating smooth communication with influential figures within the Iranian political landscape

The more the United States strikes at the “tar-baby” of its global hegemony, the more this drives it into costly enterprises, both financially and reputationally