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Now this organisation is not a body of the international community, but a relatively open platform for communication between representatives of different countries

Policy Brief #47 / 2023

New rules to restrict the importation of personal belongings by Russian citizens into the EU

The US and its allies are beating a drum that isn’t finding receptive ears. Most states have other priorities

The geopolitical situation is hampering the promotion of Russian initiatives – so far confrontational rhetoric, rather than dialogue, has prevailed. Yet, the OEWG keeps on working in the UN venues, which inspires certain optimism

The regime of Western sanctions against Russia is likely to continue for decades. Therefore, investing in diversification is in many ways a non-alternative strategy

The South-South cooperation model together with BRICS enlargement could lead to significant improvements in the sphere of sustainability

Multipolarity is usually understood in Paris not as the existence of several roughly equal centers of power but as a joint solution to global problems under the unconditional priority of Western interests

During the meeting with Council leadership, participants discussed the prospects for cooperation between CESC and RIAC and other Russian think-tanks and academic institutions, as well as Russia-China relations in the global context

A key area of focus in the coming years should also be the expansion in the mandate of the BRICS New Development Bank as well as the BRICS Contingency Reserve Arrangement (CRA)

If the practice becomes widespread, another nail will be driven into the coffin of human ties between Russia and the EU

Contemporary geopolitics is fueling terrorism’s further rise