Russia in Global Affairs

In an electrifying debate hosted by Horizons, Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group, and Sergey Karaganov, a renowned Russian political strategist, confronted the pressing challenges facing the global order. Moderated by Vuk Jeremić, editor-in-chief of Horizons, the event explored the complexities of shifting power structures, the protracted conflict in Ukraine, and the role of nuclear deterrence in contemporary geopolitics.

On November 7, 2024, Sochi hosted the plenary session of the 21st Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club “Security for Each and Everyone. Together Into a New World” with the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The session was moderated by Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of the Russia in Global Affairs magazine, Research Director of the Foundation of the Valdai Club.

New rules emerge from shifts in the balance of power and, if we take the modern-day world, the fact that small groups of countries are no longer able to tell the rest of the international community what to do.

It is not too late to give the UN a new lease on life. But this should not be done through delusional summits and declarations but through the restoration of trust based on the Charter principle of the sovereign equality of all states. This is not happening so far.