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Fyodor A. Lukyanov

Russia in Global Affairs
Editor-in-Chief;
National Research University–Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia
Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs
Research Professor;
Valdai Discussion Club
Research Director

AUTHOR IDs

SPIN RSCI: 4139-3941
ORCID: 0000-0003-1364-4094
ResearcherID: N-3527-2016
Scopus AuthorID: 24481505000

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Tel.: (+7) 495 980 7353
Address: Office 112, 29 Malaya Ordynka Str., Moscow 115184, Russia

Interview to the Weltwoche magazine

Upon returning from Sochi, where the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club had just concluded, our Editor-in-Chief, Fyodor Lukyanov, was interviewed by the Die Weltwoche daily (Switzerland). In this interview, he reflects on the transformation of the global system, Russia’s role in international politics, the end of the liberal world order and the path Europe is currently taking. He also shares his impressions from a nearly four-hour conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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The interview is available via this link.

This Universalistic Liberal World Order Has Ended
Fyodor A. Lukyanov
This liberal world order, which in its essence was universalistic, that is, based on the idea that there is some common normative base for everyone, and its source is the West, has ended. It is being replaced by some other system, which we do not yet know exactly what to call. There will be no universal norms in it, at least for a long time.
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