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12/03/2022

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02/03/2022

🎭 Russia, in this world view, is obviously the “bad guy” and therefore cannot be allowed to utilize the same strategic security largesse. Not surprisingly, Russia has always rejected this rather weak “good guy/bad guy” theory of international relations, writes Matthew Crosston.

As America behaves, so Russia feels justified in pursuing like-minded behavior aligned to its own security interests, that the West has routinely rejected or simply…

01/03/2022

🇷🇺 The Russian operation is a mirror image of what the US and its allies have done more than once in recent decades in different parts of the world, writes Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs magazine.

Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine has spelled the end of an epoch in the state of global affairs after President Vladimir Putin launched the action…

22/02/2022

📢 The news covering the Ukraine conflict causes many to pause and wonder if the world is on the verge of a new world war.

More likely, it is on the precipice of a false WWIII, provoked by a disingenuous Cold War, with most media organizations in the West serving to intensify panic, rather than dissecting information to make citizens more aware and nuanced with the increasingly hostile rhetoric being thrown at each other.

❓ Why is this so and, most importantly, what is to be done?

📝 Writes Matthew Crosston, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of National Security Studies, Tel Aviv, Israel.

The news covering the Ukraine conflict causes many to pause and wonder if the world is on the verge of a new world war. Why…

21/02/2022

📷 Russia in Global Affairs Editor-in-Chief Fyodor Lukyanov became a moderator of the third session of the Valdai Discussion Club 11th Middle East Conference, titled “Collective Security Systems: New Principles for a New Stage”.

18/02/2022

🗽 Having spent the “dividends” of the Cold War, the United States ended up in a difficult situation due to its own political decline.

💬 Zhang Shuhua, Director of the Institute of Political Science of the Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) of the PRC, shared his thoughts on balance of power after the Soviet Union collapse for the latest issue of Russia in Global Affairs magazine.

https://eng.globalaffairs.ru/articles/no-end-to-history/

17/02/2022

🌎⚡️🌏 Backing up from this multi-car crash of coercive diplomacy and military maneuvers will not be easy, but the alternatives are worse, writes Stephen Cimbala, Professor of Political Science at Penn State University.

The gathering storm over Ukraine is potentially the most dangerous crisis in Europe since the end of the Cold War. A large scale Russian military…

15/02/2022

🌎⚡️🌏 The West doesn’t see why it should replace the existing system with something else in order to make Russia happy, writes Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs magazine.

Russia’s advantage comes from the fact that its military capabilities in the potential zone of conflict are far beyond those of the US and NATO,…

14/02/2022

📃 An article by Barry Buzan, Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics, titled "Russia in the post-Cold War international order", was added to to LSE Research Online recently: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/113735/

The article was published originally in No. 4 2021 October/December of Russia in Global Affairs magazine: https://eng.globalaffairs.ru/articles/post-cold-war-international-order

The prospect for Russia is to be progressively and rapidly overshadowed by its partner/ally. As China gets relatively stronger, and the West gets relatively weaker,…

14/02/2022

🇰🇷 Presidential elections will be held in South Korea in early March.

Given that there will be about a dozen candidates, as one might expect, everyone understands that the real struggle for the presidency will be led by representatives of the country’s two main political camps: Yoon Seok-youl, representing the right-wing conservative camp, which is now in opposition, and Lee Jae-myung, representing the moderate left-wing nationalists, who have been in power since 2017.

Nobody can predict the outcome of the elections: as often happens in Korea, polls show that both main candidates have almost equal support, so that everything will be decided in the last days or even hours, writes Andrei Lankov, Professor at the Kookmin University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Presidential elections will be held in South Korea in early March. Given that there will be about a dozen candidates, as one might expect, everyone…

10/02/2022

⚖️🌐 The mainstream media describes the current clash between the collective West and Russia as a battle of good against evil; however, as it often happens in real life, good can effortlessly transform into evil and vice versa under the right circumstances, writes Vlad Ivanenko, PhD in Economics, Ottawa, Canada.

The mainstream media describes the current clash between the collective West and Russia as a battle of good against evil; however, as it often happens…

09/02/2022

📷 Russia in Global Affairs Editor-in-Chief Fyodor Lukyanov became a moderator of the first session of the Collective Security Conference today, titled “CSTO Challenges in the Face of Growing International Tensions: A View from Capitals”, organised by the Valdai Discussion Club with the support of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

08/02/2022

🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺 “This game based on intensions escalation, stepping up pressure and tension has been in play during the Cold War and even before: we can find a lot of examples of that in history of international relations. Why we react so cautious? Just because we forgot how it happens,” Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs magazine, said during American-Russian online conversation, titled “Can War In Ukraine Be Avoided?”. Follow the link to watch the video ⤵️

On January 27, 2022, Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs magazine, took part in an American-Russian online conversation, titled “Can War In Ukraine…

07/02/2022

🇺🇸🇷🇺 The U. S. counter proposals about talks on confidence-building measures and arms control sound pleasant, but they are largely senseless. We had them before. Confidence could start to be restored only when basic Russian interests are met, writes Professor Sergei Karaganov.

This is the article ordered by Financial Times to Professor S. Karaganov. But is was not published for the lack of space. But we still…

04/02/2022

🎥 The Russian president is a «calculated player» and «very much aware about all dangers,» says Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs magazine. On February 3, 2022, he became a guest at “Conflict Zone” TV program by DW.com.

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The Russian president is a "calculated player" and "very much aware about all dangers," says Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs magazine. On…

03/02/2022

🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺 The movement of troops is combined with the threat of economic sanctions, and the appeal to international law and institutions are combined with clear examples of disregard for weak states.

Indeed, it was worthwhile for international politics to accumulate such experience and tools over several centuries in order for us to wait for a crisis where all these measures would become available to an interested observer, writes Timofei Bordachev.

The movement of troops is combined with the threat of economic sanctions, and the appeal to international law and institutions are combined with clear examples…

02/02/2022

🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺 Why Putin won’t go to war over Ukraine?

Our Editor-in-Chief Fyodor Lukyanov took part in UnInterrupted with Jyoti Malhotra episode by ThePrint, dedicated to the recent tensions escalation between Russia and the West.



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Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of Russia In Global Affairs magazine, took part in “UnInterrupted with Jyoti Malhotra” episode, dedicated to the recent tensions escalation between Russia…

01/02/2022

🌎 NATO has expanded to the point where its members have fallen out of sync on the subject of threats, writes Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs magazine.

The rapid descent of Russia’s relations with the West seems to have only just started, but has already shown something of a silver lining. The…

01/02/2022

🎉 Happy Birthday to our Editor-in-Chief Fyodor Lukyanov! 🎉

You have always been so inspiring to us and it is our pleasure and pride to be able to work with you. Wishing you more success than ever in the upcoming years!

Truly yours,
Russia in Global Affairs Editorial Team

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31/01/2022

🛡 Can there be arms control that would take into account both the need for a clear verifiable limitation of destabilizing systems and the obvious institutional “loosening” of the system of international relations?

👉 Writes Konstantin Bogdanov, Senior Research Fellow at the Center for International Security of the Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Moscow, Russia.

All this brings us to one of the potentially important infrastructural functions of arms control during the transitional period: it can be called the “monastery…

28/01/2022

🪆 Putin a politician and leader, not an academician. His conservatism should be judged accordingly.

It is a work in progress and is part but by no means the whole of the mental apparatus he brings to his role, writes Timothy Colton, Professor of Government and Russian Studies at Harvard University.

Putin a politician and leader, not an academician. His conservatism should be judged accordingly. It is a work in progress and is part but by no means the whole of the mental apparatus he brings to his role.

26/01/2022

🌎 Western economic sanctions mean that there is less to lose economically, and the risk of these relatively low-level confrontations escalating to all-out war has been low, writes Barry Buzan in his article for Russia in Global Affairs magazine.

The prospect for Russia is to be progressively and rapidly overshadowed by its partner/ally. As China gets relatively stronger, and the West gets relatively weaker,…

25/01/2022

🌐 At a time of deep crisis between the United States, NATO, and Russia, it is vitally important to identify real American and Russian interests and goals.

📆 On January 27, 2022, at 9:00 p.m. Moscow time (GMT+3) Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs magazine, Chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy and Research director of the Valdai Discussion Club, will take part in an American-Russian online conversation, titled “Can War In Ukraine Be Avoided?”. The webinar is organized by the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.

On January 27, 2022, at 9:00 p.m. Moscow time (GMT+3) Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs magazine, will take part in an American-Russian online…

24/01/2022

🌎 By imposing the concept of a rules-based order, the West seeks to shift the discussion on key issues to the platforms of its liking, where no dissident voices are allowed, writes Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister.

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By imposing the concept of a rules-based order, the West seeks to shift the discussion on key issues to the platforms of its liking, where…

21/01/2022

🌏 The divided Europe today is clearly a result of the reckless policies of NATO in the post-Soviet era.

💬 Kishore Mahbubani, Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Research Institute, Singapore, shared his thoughts on balance of power after the Soviet Union collapse for the latest issue of Russia in Global Affairs magazine.

Thirty years after the breakup of the Soviet Union, we have moved towards a world in which all countries are becoming protective of their economies…

20/01/2022

🌎⚡️🌍 On January 19, 2022, the Valdai Discussion Club hosted an expert discussion dedicated to the consultations between representatives of Russia and the West on security guarantees in Geneva, Brussels and Vienna, titled «A three-move game: will it be possible to avoid zugzwang?»

The discussion was moderated by Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs magazine, Research Director of the Valdai Club.

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On January 19, 2022, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion dedicated to the consultations between representatives of Russia and the West on security guarantees…

19/01/2022

🛡 As for strategic stability, the United States and Russia need to take the lead in developing a new concept that takes into account the multipolar character of the nuclear world and impact of advanced and emerging technologies on the strategic environment, writes Thomas Graham.

Without some accommodation, which will entail compromises on what major countries consider core values and principles, the world will face growing disorder. Europe found a…

18/01/2022

🗽 Since the creation of the US-led unipolar global order the US has enjoyed the benefits of hegemony. However, the rise of non-Western powers within a still forming multipolar global order has sparked attempts by the US to limit the strengths and opportunities of those rising powers and thereby retain a relative power and influence advantage, writes Greg Simons.

Since the creation of the US-led unipolar global order the US has enjoyed the benefits of hegemony. However, the rise of non-Western powers within a…

17/01/2022

🌎🌏 “What has been discussed in Geneva is not about civilizations, it's all about very practical things in the European security.

It's not about the long term world order, it's rather about tactical maneuvering and understanding how we can survive in this in this more and more turbulent period.”

🎙 Russia in Global Affairs Editor-in-Chief Fyodor Lukyanov took part in Meduza podcast The Naked Pravda on Russia’s peacekeeping mission in Kazakhstan and security demands in Europe.

Russia in Global Affairs Editor-in-Chief Fyodor Lukyanov took part in Meduza's podcast The Naked Pravda on Russia's peacekeeping mission in Kazakhstan and security demands in…

14/01/2022

🌐 It is not yet clear what will replace the post-Cold War order in Europe. The major political and security institutions of this order – NATO, the EU, and the OSCE – remain, but their future roles and direction are unclear, William Hill writes.

It is not yet clear what will replace the post-Cold War order in Europe. The major political and security institutions of this order – NATO,…

13/01/2022

🎭 Liberalism fails when it functions too well as the atomized individual is liberated from all authority and group influence, which causes narcissism, nihilism and the breakdown of the social capital required for the functioning of civic society, writes Гленн Диэсен.

📝 His article for Russia in Global Affairs magazine argues that restraining the excesses of liberalism is a positive factor and a necessary correction.

Liberalism fails when it functions too well as the atomized individual is liberated from all authority and group influence, which causes narcissism, nihilism and the…

12/01/2022

📆 On Tuesday, January 11, 2022, Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs magazine, took part in discussion, titled “Unrest in Kazakhstan: A Watershed Moment for Russia’s Regional Role?”.

The Discussion was organized by the Center for the National Interest in Washington, DC.

On Tuesday, January 11, 2022, Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs magazine, took part in discussion, titled “Unrest in Kazakhstan: A Watershed Moment…

11/01/2022

🌐 The effectiveness of any international institution depends on the participation of the founding states in its work, write Larisa Deriglazova and Olga Smolenchuk.

📝 Their article on Russia’s official position regarding the prosecution for violations of international humanitarian law for Russia in Global Affairs magazine studies the reasons for its change by reviewing works of Russian experts.

Russia’s participation in the development of international criminal justice is possible and necessary at several levels: official, academic, and professional law enforcement. It is important…

10/01/2022

🔔 Dear Friends! We are happy to announce that a new Russian issue of “Russia in Global Affairs” magazine is available online ⬇️

https://globalaffairs.ru/issues/2022/1/

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07/01/2022

🌏 Perestroika and the subsequent 1990s were accompanied by such massive enthusiasm and a sense of liberation that it would be unfair to discard them as illusions from the point of view of some “objective” progress.

💬 Artemy Magun, Director of the «Stasis» Center for Practical Philosophy of the European University in St. Petersburg, Russia, shares his thoughts on the Soviet Union collapse 30 years ago for the latest issue of Russia in Global Affairs magazine.

Perestroika and the subsequent 1990s were accompanied by such massive enthusiasm and a sense of liberation that it would be unfair to discard them as…

07/01/2022

🇰🇿 The sudden outbreak of violence in Kazakhstan has taken analysts and international observers by surprise. Now, the decision to deploy a regional peacekeeping force has become the latest major milestone for the post-Soviet space, writes Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs magazine.

The sudden outbreak of violence in Kazakhstan has taken analysts and international observers by surprise. Now, the decision to deploy a regional peacekeeping force has…

06/01/2022

🇰🇵 North Korean alterations to the general narrative on the Second World War are quite limited.

The most significant was perhaps the vilification of Western Allies—the United States and Great Britain.

📝 This article by Fyodor Tertitskiy for Russia in Global Affairs magazine traces the evolution of the North Korean false narrative and concludes that each of its pages was farther away from historical truth than the previous one.

The North Korean narrative on the Second World War originated from the Soviet narrative on the immediate post-War period, which was implanted into the DPRK…

05/01/2022

🤝 Although great powers may forge ad hoc coalitions to attain their short-term goals, this does not diminish the role of long-term strategic alliances, write Nikita Eriashev and Anna Makarycheva.

Their article for the latest issue of Russia in Global Affairs magazine examines the cases of postwar Italy and Yugoslavia. The conclusions drawn from the analysis help formulate recommendations that can be used by Russia in its current strategic environment.

For Russia, alliances can serve as an effective tool of ensuring national security. Moreover, alliances along the perimeter of the Russian border serve as a…

04/01/2022

🎲 Ethically neutral technologies can be an object of competition and colossal income, but the state as an institution is activated precisely at the stage of mobile ethics. The most obvious advance is weapons of mass destruction, writes Анастасия Лихачева (Anastasia Likhacheva), Dean and Associate Professor at the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of the Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia.

The Internet did not create a “wow” effect for world politics as such (for political technologies, yes), although it did for the world of advertising,…

03/01/2022

🌏 The Soviet Union’s end forced us to reconsider the mysterious connection between decay and breakdown.

💬 Ivan Krastev, Chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies, Sofia, Bulgaria, shares his thoughts on the Soviet Union collapse 30 years ago for the latest issue of Russia in Global Affairs magazine.

Thirty years after the breakup of the Soviet Union, we have moved towards a world in which all countries are becoming protective of their economies…