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25 march 2012
A Greater Middle East Spring? Or War?
The tight knot of contradictions surrounding the Iranian nuclear program and Tehran’s policy in general has affected so profound international policies that any attempt to cut it may blow up peace already in the short term, and not only in the Greater Middle East.
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24 september 2011
Moving From the Bottom Up and Back Down Again
Many analysts believe the dramatic changes that the global international system is undergoing now are a continuation of a long-term reconfiguration of the world that started back in the 1980s.
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7 july 2011
Out of the confusion, conspiracy theories emerge
The past year in global politics offered plenty of fodder for conspiracy theorists.
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22 june 2011
When Dreams “Come True”
The culture of tolerance and respect for the rights of minorities is much more important than a democratic form of government and the related procedures, such as free multiparty elections. However, such a liberal political culture is absent from the Arab-Muslim world – and the introduction of a new, formally democratic form of government will not lead to the triumph of liberal values.
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22 june 2011
When the Dust Settles
The fallout from the turbulent events of the winter and spring of 2011 is gradually subsiding.
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23 april 2011
Arab spring - after the euphoria has faded
The unrest in the Middle East and North Africa has not stopped, but the feeling of sensational novelty it created in winter is fading.
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31 march 2011
Those peace-loving Germans
(1)The vote in the UN Security Council that sanctioned military intervention in Libya may have serious consequences for European politics.
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27 march 2011
Revolutions and Democracy in the Islamic World
With growing presence of China, India and Iran the composition of players and the alignment of forces in the Middle East in the 21st century will look more like that in the 17th century than the 20th. This fits in perfectly with the theory of historical cycles, although it may appear disappointing, if looked at from the positions of Paris, London, Brussels or Washington.
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27 march 2011
Putin, Medvedev split over Libya
The bombing of Libya has already had unexpected consequences: an unprecedented split between Russia’s ruling tandem.
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18 march 2011
In pursuit of common sense
(1)Global politics seems to have been going slightly mad for quite a while now, but the past few months have seen this outbreak rise to critical levels.
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25 february 2011
Learning from Libya and Singapore
The revolutionary fervor that has gripped the Middle East has not yet spread to the relatively stable former Soviet republics of Central Asia.
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"Russia in Global Affairs" is now available at Facebook
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The analytical report "The U.S. - Russa Relations after the "Reset": Building a New Agenda. A View from Russia" - free download
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"Towards an Аlliance of Europe" - Analytical Report by the Russian Group of the Valdai International Discussion Club is avaliable online
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New version of Russia in Global Affairs website is now avaliable
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Convergence the Other Way Round
Everything in the world is changing. The fantastically fast – by historical standards – redistribution of forces is especially evident.
Russia Lays Siege to Ukraine
The presidents of Russia and Ukraine have met for the first time since Vladimir Putin’s re-election.
A Greater Middle East Spring? Or War?
The tight knot of contradictions surrounding the Iranian nuclear program and Tehran’s policy in general has affected so profound international policies that any attempt to cut it may blow up peace already in the short term, and not only in the Greater Middle East.
Moving From the Bottom Up and Back Down Again
Many analysts believe the dramatic changes that the global international system is undergoing now are a continuation of a long-term reconfiguration of the world that started back in the 1980s.
Out of the confusion, conspiracy theories emerge
The past year in global politics offered plenty of fodder for conspiracy theorists.
When Dreams “Come True”
The culture of tolerance and respect for the rights of minorities is much more important than a democratic form of government and the related procedures, such as free multiparty elections. However, such a liberal political culture is absent from the Arab-Muslim world – and the introduction of a new, formally democratic form of government will not lead to the triumph of liberal values.
When the Dust Settles
The fallout from the turbulent events of the winter and spring of 2011 is gradually subsiding.
Arab spring - after the euphoria has faded
The unrest in the Middle East and North Africa has not stopped, but the feeling of sensational novelty it created in winter is fading.
Those peace-loving Germans (1)
The vote in the UN Security Council that sanctioned military intervention in Libya may have serious consequences for European politics.
Revolutions and Democracy in the Islamic World
With growing presence of China, India and Iran the composition of players and the alignment of forces in the Middle East in the 21st century will look more like that in the 17th century than the 20th. This fits in perfectly with the theory of historical cycles, although it may appear disappointing, if looked at from the positions of Paris, London, Brussels or Washington.
Putin, Medvedev split over Libya
The bombing of Libya has already had unexpected consequences: an unprecedented split between Russia’s ruling tandem.
In pursuit of common sense (1)
Global politics seems to have been going slightly mad for quite a while now, but the past few months have seen this outbreak rise to critical levels.
Learning from Libya and Singapore
The revolutionary fervor that has gripped the Middle East has not yet spread to the relatively stable former Soviet republics of Central Asia.
Russia Is Not Prepared to Restore the Empire
When the Baltic countries entered NATO and the European Union a couple of years ago, many thought it was the end of the centuries-old "red line." Euro-Atlantic organizations had crossed into the former Russian and Soviet empires.
Russia at the Turn of the Century: Hopes and Reality
In September 2004, the Russian city of Novgorod hosted an international conference entitled Russia at the Turn of the Century: Hopes and Reality. Its organizers were the RIA Novosti news agency, the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, Russia in Global Affairs, and The Moscow Times.
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