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On July 20, 2022, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, had a meeting with Brian McElduff, Irish Ambassador to Russia

A global trust deficit will likely push India and Russia to construct a mutually beneficial and reliable path forward

For Russia this conflict is about preservation not only of its elites, but the country itself. It could not afford to lose

On July 19, 2022, at the Residence of the Japanese Ambassador to Russia, Feodor Voitolovsky, RIAC Member, Director of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), and Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, had a meeting with Yoshiyuki Yamada, Director of Russia Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

The main question now is how much Russia will be considered a security provider after February 24

Diverging views of Russia and Iran on Syria are unlikely to cause a true breakdown of their tactical partnership

Escalation Scenarios

Judging by the dynamics of the inter-state relations, the Treaty of 2001 stands all chances to become one of the most solid bilateral international treaties of our age, which is particularly valuable at a time when the entire architecture of international relations is on the brink of collapse

An extension of the CBM is seen by Moscow as a bargaining chip but neither Russia nor its opponents will realistically benefit from vetoing an extension of UNSC res. 2585.

On July 14, 2022, Oxford Process, a British expert think tank, held the eleventh high-level international expert meeting on the challenges of resolving the Russian-Ukrainian crisis and the future of European security

All countries need to remain diplomatic in promoting their priorities, and seek a delicate balance

Given that over the past decade China's technology sector has evolved practically regulation-free, it is now clear that the same development dynamics will no longer be