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Russian Federalism and the Rehabilitation of the Empire

Alexei I. Miller

The Behavior of Particularistic and Universalistic States

Dylan Payne Royce

The UN Must Again Become a Center for Harmonizing the Actions of Nations

Sergei V. Lavrov

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Alexei I. Miller

The concept of empire, without aggressively negative or nostalgically positive emotional connotations, can be useful for analyzing Russia’s national and regional policies in the 21st century.

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Dylan Payne Royce

Universalism virtually guarantees useless, exhausting, and counterproductive conflict with many other states, and the ultimate failure of a state’s foreign policy. Particularism, as the absence of universalism, provides the possibility that a state will thrive or at least muddle through on the international stage.

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Sergei V. Lavrov

We are confident that all states interested in achieving long-term military and political stability will eagerly join the effort to address security issues on the basis of coordinated approaches.

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The Behavior of Particularistic and Universalistic States

Dylan Payne Royce

Universalism virtually guarantees useless, exhausting, and counterproductive conflict with many other states, and the ultimate failure of a state’s foreign policy. Particularism, as the absence of universalism, provides the possibility that a state will thrive or at least muddle through on the international stage.

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These People Will Shape the Politics of 2025

Predicting the future has become increasingly difficult. The pace of global change is so rapid that events which once unfolded over decades now take place within a single year. While the equidistance of these shifts is hard to pinpoint, there are key people, trends, and events worth watching in 2025.

Fyodor A. Lukyanov

Ukrainian Refugees in Britain Face a Huge Problem in 2025

The UK has been kinder than most countries to Ukrainian refugees since 2022. They are allowed to work, and most do. They can claim pensions and other social security benefits from the state, and have access to free medical care. That may all come to an end this year.

James C. Pearce

The New Balance of Power: Israel’s Role in Shaping Post-Assad Syria

The military operations and territorial advancements signify not only an immediate strategic goal but also a broader ambition for Israel to redefine its borders and its role on both the regional and international stages—unless a well-considered proposal for a peace initiative with Israel emerges from the new state in Syria.

Navigating the Fog

As we transition from a dying world to a new one in its turbulent birth pangs – we find ourselves in a foggy interregnum that urgently needs more clarity for us to move on. Professor Sergei Karaganov discusses the developments in Russia and the world, especially with the nuclear threat growing evermore present, with Al Mayadeen.

Sergei A. Karaganov

The Time of Interventions: From Practice to Data

Despite the widely circulated post-Cold War thesis about the declining role of force in global politics, states still often resort to force, but do it in the form military interventions.

Ivan A. Safranchuk

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Borderless Manipulated Terrorism in Syria: A Common Threat and the Need for Collective Cooperation

The recent offensive by Syrian rebels which took control of several cities, particularly the strategic city of Aleppo, is a new development that, although surprising, was not strange. The Middle East region and Syria have many unresolved challenges that are capable of leading to a crisis and an uncertain future at any time under the influence of national, regional or international factors.

War on Gaza Crystalizes Israel’s Image

Modern Israel attracts much attention from analysts and the public but our ability to understand it is hindered by ideology, prejudice, and myth. However, the fundamental difficulty lies in the habitual association of the state in Western Asia with the Jews. Should we view those who inhabit and govern Israel as Jews or have they become something else - namely, Israelis?

Yakov M. Rabkin

Rise of Front and Proxy Media in 21st Century International Relations

Where the US intends to increase troop activity, they begin by increasing media activity to pave the way informationally and cognitively for the coming new physical ‘reality.’ In the current context, the Western policymakers and practitioners have taken a self-destructive and deeply delusional ideological path, lacking the professional capability and capacity of the past.

The White Man’s Burden: Chasing a Mirage

What is more important for the global leader — the soft power of wealth or the hard power of the sword? Upholding the dominant global position with the power of sword flatters the ego of American power brokers but, from the financial perspective, this game might not be worth a candle.

It’s Time for Russia to Give the West a Nuclear Reminder

Washington is waging a proxy war in a bid to inflict a ‘strategic defeat’ on Moscow and a tougher response to this is needed.

Dmitry V. Trenin

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