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New legal mechanisms on both sides cement the economic barriers that, most likely, will last for years and decades

China attempts to delay, to the greatest extent possible, the process of direct conflict with the United States and its allies

Fyodor Lukyanov: Understanding the Chinese view is the key to being able to look differently at one’s place in the world and what kind of the world is preferable to us

On May 23, 2024, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) held a special session “Illegitimate Restrictions and Impact on International Situation: Opportunities for BRICS” as part of the BRICS Academic Forum “BRICS: New Figures at the Global Chessboard.”

Now as the world is passing through the stage of dismantling the former West-centered architecture of international security, the SCO may well emerge as a platform for consolidation of non-Western forces

On May 15, 2024, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) jointly held a roundtable discussion “Information and Cultural Sovereignty of Sahel Countries Amid Global Transformation Processes. Threats and Opportunities for the System of Russia-Africa Relations”

On May 20, 2024, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted a roundtable discussion “Peacekeeping in a Multipolar World

Historians will most likely conclude the ambitious U.S.-led attempt to expand a militarized NATO on the border with Russia was an ill-conceived strategic failure resulting in lives lost and misplaced, and the catapult vital to compel a significant bi-polar alliance between BRICS to counter the once dominant NATO Alliance

Edging closer to catastrophe...

Can Moscow make a meaningful contribution to an improvement in China-India relations?

Beijing is rather reluctant to get deeply involved in intra-regional politics in the Middle East, as this could provoke new tensions with the U.S.

On May 14, 2024, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the European Studies Institute (ESI) at MGIMO University held a conference themed “One Decade Since Signing the EAEU Treaty: Preliminary Results of Creating Common Markets and Paths to Deeper Integration.”