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Time Machine: Going Back Thirty Years

Fyodor A. Lukyanov

Perestroika and New Thinking: A Retrospective

Mikhail S. Gorbachev

International Cooperation in Space Activities amid Great Power Competition

Ludmila V. Pankova, Olga V. Gusarova, Dmitry V. Stefanovich

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Fyodor A. Lukyanov

Thirty years after the beginning of the new era, Moscow seems to have come to the conclusion that maintaining the previous system of omissions and signals becomes unproductive and only deepens the crisis.

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Mikhail S. Gorbachev

Looking back, I think that agreeing to stay on as general secretary was a mistake. As subsequent events would make clear, the Party remained a conservative force, incapable of transforming itself and unwilling to participate in reforms.

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Ludmila V. Pankova, Olga V. Gusarova, Dmitry V. Stefanovich

The third decade of the 21st century will lay the foundations for future international cooperation in space.

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Perestroika and New Thinking: A Retrospective

Mikhail S. Gorbachev

Looking back, I think that agreeing to stay on as general secretary was a mistake. As subsequent events would make clear, the Party remained a conservative force, incapable of transforming itself and unwilling to participate in reforms.

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Stakes are High Over Ukraine Crisis, but Putin is “Not a Gambler”

The Russian president is a "calculated player" and "very much aware about all dangers," says Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs magazine. On February 3, 2022, he took part in “Conflict Zone” TV program by DW.com.

Fyodor A. Lukyanov

Russia Has Made a Breakthrough with NATO

The rapid descent of Russia’s relations with the West seems to have only just started, but has already shown something of a silver lining. The standoff over NATO expansion could arguably be a blessing in disguise, as it very swiftly removed the layer of hypocrisy with which these relations have been thickly coated.

Fyodor A. Lukyanov

Great Power Politics and the Ukrainian Issue

The movement of troops is combined with the threat of economic sanctions, and the appeal to international law and institutions are combined with clear examples of disregard for weak states. Indeed, it was worthwhile for international politics to accumulate such experience and tools over several centuries in order for us to wait for a crisis where all these measures would become available to an interested observer.

Timofei V. Bordachev

A Three-Move Game: Will It Be Possible to Avoid Zugzwang?

On January 19, 2022, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion dedicated to the consultations between representatives of Russia and the West on security guarantees in Geneva, Brussels and Vienna. The discussion was moderated by Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs magazine.

Fyodor A. Lukyanov

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What Does Putin’s Conservatism Seek to Conserve?

Putin a politician and leader, not an academician. His conservatism should be judged accordingly. It is a work in progress and is part but by no means the whole of the mental apparatus he brings to his role.

Timothy J. Colton

NATO’s Projectile Dysfunction: Deterring Russia and Ukrainian Bluffs

A simple Google news search will lead the curious to literally dozens of articles about the likelihood of invasion. But there is something odd with this overwhelming onslaught of news: the articles have seemingly skipped the set-up, the lead-up from the Russian side that ostensibly should be driving this conflict forward.

Matthew Crosston

A ‘New Cold War’ has already started, but Russia & China are winning against a ‘weakening’ West

The Soviet Union might have lost the first Cold War, but Russia is ahead in the rematch with the US and, this time, has every chance of coming out on top.

Sergei A. Karaganov

The Right to Insanity: A New Ideology of “Woke” Western Elites and Its Consequences

New ideological trends that have evolved among the American and European elites are gradually spreading to the rest of the world. They differ, but we can already talk about the emergence of an ideological system different from the one that prevailed in these countries just recently. It assumes the form of both new ethical concepts and rules, and pseudoscientific theories, and can be found in all spheres of life from scientific research to mass culture.

Alexander V. Lukin

The Post-Cold War European Security Order is Gone: What Will Replace It?

It is not yet clear what will replace the post-Cold War order in Europe. The major political and security institutions of this order – NATO, the EU, and the OSCE – remain, but their future roles and direction are unclear and in the process of redefinition, both from outside and from within.

William H. Hill

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