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Transition or Turning Point?
The elites tended to overestimate the potential and prospects of the protests; the opposition leaders underestimated the possible effects of their actions. This was the background against which political developments unfolded in 2012. And there is no reason to expect that anything will change fundamentally in the upcoming months.
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And Still It Turns – Around Money
It is the common wealth, or the accumulated and permanently growing public wealth that has real significance. A growing national economy as such is a factor of attraction. Broadening markets promise lucrative contracts to any economic partner.
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The U.S. in a Time of Change: Internal Transformations and Relations with Russia
The U.S. is going through a painful process of shifting from unilateral global domination towards creating a balance of power in various regions of the world in order to preserve its presence and influence. This means that, as before, we can expect ups and downs in U.S.-Russian relations.
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A Hazy Outlook
The time must come for the Middle East to witness the dawn of a new era – that of common sense, when all of us finally understand that this long-suffering region can and must be turned from a place of hostility and rivalry into a site for building a new, fairer, and lasting peace. A conflict of civilizations would be the sole alternative to that scenario.
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A Prototype Model of Post-Capitalism
Accessing the top tier would be possible apparently on the condition the BRICS countries try to create their own spaces of global importance. These are to include a portfolio of global law ideas and a region of neo-capitalism, protected from the effects of the crisis of the current practices.
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Diversity of Power and Balance
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“Don’t Rock the Boat!”
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Real and Imaginary Threats (1)
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After the Reset
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Cold War 2.0?
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Updating Form and Content
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Syria As a Mirror of the Changing World Order (1)
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The Arab Spring and the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict: international implications
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The Sum Total of All Fears
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The Least of All Evils
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“Look Not a Gift Tank in the Muzzle”
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Perception of Russia in the World
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"Russia’s Economy: after Transformation, before Modernization" analytical report by the Valdai Discussion Club is published
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U.S. - Russia working group releases joint study on oil and gas
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Talking point: the logic of Russian foreign policy. Мarie Mendras and Fyodor Lukyanov join oDRussia editor Oliver Carroll for a debate in Paris.
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Analytical report "Toward the Great Ocean or the New Globalization of Russia"
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"Russia in Global Affairs" is now available at Facebook
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The Sum Total of All Fears
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Cyprus crisis: Europe plays hardball
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Russian Diplomats Move in to the Real World
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What Russia Learned From the Iraq War
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The Map of the World: Geopolitics Stages a Comeback
The growing outright rivalry between the United States and China gives Russia more foreign policy weight, enabling it to assume the role of a balancer.
Endgame Draws Near in Syria
After a relative lull, a recent flurry of news suggests that the endgame in Syria is approaching.
Cuban Crisis: 50 years later
The Cuban Missile Crisis marked a turning point in the debate in the U.S. policy-making community over whether the nuclear war was winnable.
What they mean when they talk about Russia (2)
The U.S. faces an increasingly complex international environment, and the candidates do voters a disservice by failing to articulate their foreign policy visions.
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