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Given the serious difficulties Iraq faces, certain faction recognition of the "state" notion is a step in a positive direction, albeit a small one and possibly reversible

Feigned loyalty to the United States and its leadership can prove more dangerous than open resistance

Moscow has sufficient restraint not to slam the door and walk out of negotiations. Such a scenario would play into the hands of its adversaries

The profound transformation of modern international relations is reflected in the policy documents of many states seeking to rethink their place in the world

Defeat in the Russo-Japanese War thwarted Russia's plans to dominate Manchuria and Korea and gain access to the “warm seas”. However, it did not drive it out of the region

Article by Sergey Lavrov for African media dedicated to the Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia–Africa Partnership Forum, December 18, 2025

On November 16, 2025, the RUDN University hosted a workshop titled “The Role of Non-State Actors in Middle Eastern Politics: 2025 Outcomes”

Interview with Thiago Rüdiger Rangel, CEO of the Tanssi Foundation

On December 11, 2025, RIAC in cooperation with RANEPA held the XI International Conference “Educational Migration to Russia in the Context of Global Trends”

Global banks and their affiliated business-support institutions are predicting a rapid increase in the capitalization of digital financial assets.

The opening of a sizable U.S. consulate in Erbil represents a strategic shift in Trump's approach to Iraq, one that places a higher priority on long-term diplomatic influence concentrated in more stable geographic regions than on direct military engagement

On December, 9 2025 RIAC hosted an expert meeting titled “Regional Dynamics in the Middle East: Drivers and Implications”