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Not Against, but Beyond the West

Fyodor A. Lukyanov

Nuclear Deterrence, Strategic Stability, Missile Defense

Alexander G. Savelyev

Global Encirclement and Prospects of Socialism in the 21st Century

Annamária Artner

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Fyodor A. Lukyanov

The World Majority becomes increasingly convinced that the influence of those who have long dictated the rules in the international arena is declining.

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Alexander G. Savelyev

Nuclear deterrence is primarily a psychological category, and its goal, as has already been mentioned above, is to prevent war, not win it.

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Annamária Artner

A new, promising wave of encirclement is unfolding. This time it is led by China and Russia and their growing connections with the Global South. The encirclement of the Global North, forcing imperialism back to build a multipolar world, becomes a tangible possibility.

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2023 October/December

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Global Encirclement and Prospects of Socialism in the 21st Century

Annamária Artner

A new, promising wave of encirclement is unfolding. This time it is led by China and Russia and their growing connections with the Global South. The encirclement of the Global North, forcing imperialism back to build a multipolar world, becomes a tangible possibility.

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The Rise of BRICS

The architects of the current global governance system have failed the world. Not only didn’t they redeem the sins of their ancestors, but we now have the leaders of the richest club in the world convening every year preaching to the rest of the planet about the rules-based order, while the rules are treated like tissues from a Kleenex box, usable at times but discarded when inconvenient.

The Continuous Political and Military Threats Against Fair Multipolarity: A View From Venezuela

As our world progresses into a new world order described by some as “fair multipolarity”, we must acknowledge that such a transformation will not be met without resistance by the forces wishing to maintain a unipolar world order that is no longer sustainable.

Here’s the Secret Behind Russia’s Stance on the Middle East Crisis

Moscow’s policy is shaped by its confrontation with the West in Ukraine, forcing it to establish closer ties with countries that empathize with Hamas.

Fyodor A. Lukyanov

Time for Taking a Critical Turn of Realism for Understanding Contemporary International Relations?

The bedrock of realism in international relations is founded on the notions of a state-centred approach to the study of rational logic of man in pursuing national self-interest. However, this is an increasingly difficult task of trying to derive meaningful assessments and interpretations of people, events and processes in the geopolitics of the 21st century as the role of emotions and seemingly illogical actions come increasingly to the fore of international relations.

How to Prevent a Third World War

In mid-June, I published an article titled “Nuclear weapons use can save humanity from global catastrophe” in Profil magazine. It was posted in Russian and in English almost simultaneously on the Russia in Global Affairs journal’s website. It was widely reprinted around the world, sparking a tsunami of responses, objections, and debates, tens of thousands of reactions. There was also no shortage of words of support, either.

Sergei A. Karaganov

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A World for All

One of the characteristics of the new order is the status of rising regional powers, which along with great powers have got an opportunity to play their own independent role, commensurate with their national power. Regional powers seek to adjust their own national interests according to the changing geopolitical environment. In this respect, we have entered the era of “A World for All.”

Kayhan Barzegar

China and Its Security Challenges in the Pacific Ocean

By selling and sending weapons to Taiwan and patting on the shoulders of the regime in Taipei, the White House continues to play with its “strategic ambiguity” when it still claims that the US “does not support Taiwan’s independence”. China seems to have exhausted its patience in continuing to play the game with the US by laying its cards clear on the table.

Maturity Certificate,  or The Order That Never Was

To be sure, hierarchy has ended. However, it did not end with its complete triumph and the dissolution of the international order therein, but with the exhaustion of the possibilities that it offered. The unification efforts have had the reverse effect, as different cultures and peoples seek to emphasise their identity and distinctiveness even more. The current stage is transitional.

Oleg N. Barabanov, Timofei V. Bordachev, Fyodor A. Lukyanov, Andrei A. Sushentsov, Ivan N. Timofeev

Conflict in Ukraine and Nuclear Weapons

The “nuclear bullet” must necessarily and demonstratively be put into the “revolver drum” the U.S. leadership is recklessly playing with. To paraphrase a now-deceased American statesman, we can say: Why do we need nuclear weapons if we refuse to use them in the face of an existential threat? There is no need to scare anyone verbally. It is necessary to prepare for a possible use practically.

Dmitry V. Trenin

To Nuke Europe or Not to Nuke It – How does the Rest of the World See It?

Russia, by now, should have adapted to Russophobia and become inured to it. It may find it much more beneficial to continue its global positive and peaceful policies and actions, rather than spook the world with nuclear saber-rattling - it would certainly be a lot safer.

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