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International Institutions and the Challenge of the “First Pandemic War”

Timofey V. Bordachev

International Life after the Pandemic

Maxim V. Bratersky

The Doors Exist

Fyodor A. Lukyanov

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Timofey V. Bordachev

There are some who claim that globalization existed already in the Bronze Age. This is hard to deny. Yet in the new age, as the balance of power became global, international politics and the possibility to regulate the behavior of states also acquired global character.

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Maxim V. Bratersky

But one thing is clear—we are entering an era of greater disunity, while unifying bonds between nations remain quite weak. Last time the world had a similar situation was during the interwar period. We will try to get out of this mess with minimal losses, but remember at the same time that not so long ago a similar situation ended in a world war.

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Fyodor A. Lukyanov

COVID-19 has made all of this either necessary (the only way to fight infection is isolation) or inevitable. And now the question is not what path humankind will take but where the limits are if it goes along this path.

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International Institutions and the Challenge of the “First Pandemic War”

Timofey V. Bordachev

There are some who claim that globalization existed already in the Bronze Age. This is hard to deny. Yet in the new age, as the balance of power became global, international politics and the possibility to regulate the behavior of states also acquired global character.

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International Life after the Pandemic

Maxim V. Bratersky

But one thing is clear—we are entering an era of greater disunity, while unifying bonds between nations remain quite weak. Last time the world had a similar situation was during the interwar period. We will try to get out of this mess with minimal losses, but remember at the same time that not so long ago a similar situation ended in a world war.

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A Year Without the INF Treaty: You Need an Umbrella During Rainy Season

The approximate design of an umbrella for the nuclear powers is not too complicated. It includes expanding the channels of communication between the military at all levels, exchanging information about their nuclear missile forces, strategic doctrines and modernisation plans, concurrent measures to reduce the level of a missile systems’ combat readiness, the beginning of meaningful consultations on the most dangerous military technologies, and joint actions against the threat of nuclear terrorism and nuclear proliferation.

Andrey Kortunov

The Theory of Universal Racism as a New Version of American Cultural Dominance

Since the U.S. has a significant global cultural influence, this system extends globally and, if adopted by the international community, can turn the world into a place where living and acting will become quite difficult. Essentially, a new all-embracing totalitarian theory is looming ahead, according to which all social and historical phenomena will have to be analyzed from a “racial” point of view, just as the Marxists analyzed them through the lens of “class struggle.”

Alexander V. Lukin

IAEA Verification Activities: A Tool of Building Trust or Building Up Pressure?

We do not live in an ideal world where everything is perfect, so questions about the Agency’s conduct of business do arise, and quite regularly. Specifically, the vulnerability of the IAEA’s activities in the safeguards field and its direct reporting to the UN Security Council in cases of safeguards non-compliance exposes the Vienna organization to political winds from all sides. Therefore, there is always a risk that someone might unchain the “watchdog” and set it on “inconvenient” countries. Let us have a look at how this may happen.

Gleb Maslov, Roman Ustinov

The Future of the Big Triangle

I do not think that there is a serious risk for Russia to end up in strategic dependence on China. No dependence on any external center is acceptable for Russia with its sacred striving for sovereignty. It cannot be anyone’s “younger brother.”

Sergei Karaganov

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Hereby Russia in Global Affairs journal announces a call for papers for the year 2020.

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Security Cooperation During the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic

We are living in an entirely different world. So, the answer to all the problems posed by the pandemic crisis must be universal, which implies a constant and full-fledged interaction between states, governments and companies.

Dmitry Medvedev

Staying Sane in a Crumbling World

Just like any pandemic, COVID-19 will not last forever. However, it will serve as a catalyst for disruptive changes in spheres with no immediate link to this virus. The world has accumulated a great number of problems, so a trigger was all it took to plunge the world into crisis.

Oleg N. Barabanov, Timofey V. Bordachev, Yaroslav Lissovolik, Fyodor A. Lukyanov, Andrei А. Sushentsov, Ivan N. Timofeev

BRICS: quest for a role in shaping future international order

The concept of BRICS has always provoked a lot of debates, and those will turn even more heated as previous international arrangements are being eroded. Will BRICS be able to increase its potential and make a pillar for the world order in the future? Read analysis by Igor Denisov, Andrei Kazantsev, Fyodor Lukyanov and Ivan Safranchuk, published recently by Strategic Affairs.

Igor Denisov, Andrey Kazantsev, Fyodor A. Lukyanov, Ivan А. Safranchuk

Post-COVID-19 Sanctions Policies: Are We in for Epidemics of Sanctions?

In other words, COVID-19 does little to change the way the sanctions are applied in practice. They remain an instrument of coercion and pressure which is used to attain foreign policy goals. As the epidemic subsides, the situation will get back to normal with fewer humanitarian declarations or exemptions.

Ivan N. Timofeev

Protecting Peace, Earth, and Freedom of Choice for All Countries. New Ideas for Russia’s Foreign Policy

The purpose of the report is to give a new impetus to the Russian foreign policy thought, propose ideas that can reinvigorate Russia’s foreign policy, strengthen its international position and internal stability, and prevent the country from sliding back to the stereotypes of recent decades, which proved outdated and even counterproductive.

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