Russia in Global Affairs

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Alexander M. Nadzharov

National Research University–Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia
Centre for Mediterranean Studies
Analyst

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ORCID: 0000-0003-4097-5606

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Tel.: +7495-772-95-90*28610 Address:
Office D317, 11 Pokrovsky Blvd., Moscow 109028, Russia 

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01.07.2023

Franco-Russian Great Power Rivalry in the Sahara-Sahel Region

The Franco-Russian great power rivalry has a direct impact on the region, creating a powerful security dynamic. This rivalry is a direct consequence of Russia’s efforts to capitalize on French weaknesses, which, in turn, makes Moscow the primary threat to French foreign policy in the region. The main examples of this development are Libya and Mali.

Alexander M. Nadzharov, Ekaterina G. Entina

Terry Nardin

Professor of Political Science and Director of the Common Curriculum at Yale-NUS College, Singapore

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13.12.2021

No End to History

The desire to replay the Cold War is an attempt to reverse the wheel of history.

Terry Nardin, Alexander F. Filippov, Pål Kolstø, Thomas Gomart, Asle Toje, Zhang Shuhua, Thomas E. Graham

Vitaly V. Naumkin

PhD in History
Full Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
State Academic University for the Humanities, Moscow, Russia Dean of the Faculty of Oriental Studies

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ORCID: 0000-0001-9644-9862
IstinaResearcherID (IRID): 591858
Scopus Author ID: 6506393597

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E-mail: [email protected]
Address: 12 Rozhdestvenka Str., Moscow 107031, Russia

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24.12.2020

Non-State Actors in the Middle East: Towards a New Typology

In the final analysis, the “crumbling” of the world order is related primarily to the profound re-balancing of the global system and the growing influence of new centers of power on global political processes, specifically BRICS member-states, Middle East actors and, to a certain extent, Southeast Asian countries.

Vitaly V. Naumkin, Vasily A. Kuznetsov

09.10.2018

Syrian Surprises

The Syrian crisis continues to bring new surprises. Analysts are becoming increasingly concerned with the “mutating” configuration of relations among the global and regional actors, driven primarily by the developments in Idlib Governorate.

Vitaly V. Naumkin

17.04.2018

New Tripartite Aggression in Syria Brings Mixed Results

By the strikes against Syria, the US and their allies achieved demonstrative effect only partially. It was achieved, because like in the previous illegal bombings of sovereign states (Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya, etc.), they exhibited their military power, unprecedented arrogance and readiness to completely ignore the international law.

Vitaly V. Naumkin

Alexander Naumov

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16.11.2002

Wilson – Truman’s Forerunner

It is commonly believed that the Cold War between the U.S. and the Soviet Union began in the mid-1940s. Professor of History at the University of Illinois Donald Davis and President of the University of Virginia Eugene Trani have arrived at a surprise conclusion – the Cold War started much earlier.

Alexander Naumov

16.11.2002

The Old Country Behind a New Faсade

Russia stands somewhere in the middle between a market democracy and various forms of authoritarian rule – from communist to fascist, writes Thomas Graham in his book. Graham is the chief Russian expert in the current U.S. Administration.

Alexander Naumov

Angel de la Vega Navarro

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09.08.2008

The Energy Exception

Despite the inherent contradictions between the WTO and OPEC, however, both organizations are indispensable. OPEC has a pivotal role in the regulation of petroleum supplies and prices and the WTO is an organization that remains the center of gravity of the multilateral trade regime. One possible means consists of establishing an interface between OPEC and the WTO.

Angel de la Vega Navarro

Maria A. Nebolsina

PhD in Political Science
Center for Euro-Atlantic Security, Institute of International Studies,
Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), Russia.
Research Fellow

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Researcher ID: E-4046-2012
Scopus Author ID: 24480923400

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E-mail: [email protected]
Address: 76 Vernadsky Prospect,119454 Moscow, Russia

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30.07.2019

Private Military and Security Companies

Military missions and peacekeeping operations in the world will continue, while private security services will take different forms to meet new challenges and needs. So, discussions on possible forms of regulation and legitimization of PMSCs’ activities will continue, thereby affecting the development of international law.

Maria A. Nebolsina

Nikita N. Neklyudov

MGIMO University, Moscow, Russia
School of International Relations,
Lecturer

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ORCID: 0000-0003-1240-4339
SCOPUS ID: 57217057784

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E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: +7-909-216-91-00
Address: 76 Vernadsky Prospect, Moscow 119454, Russia

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21.10.2022

Conceptualizing the Crisis: The Debate between Rationalists and Skeptics

In international crises the sides have to rely on unreliable communication channels and often interpret the other sides’ intentions based on the nature of the actions being taken. This guesswork expands the room for speculation and misinterpretation. The latter, in turn, makes the situation extremely difficult to calculate and, hence, even more dangerous.

Igor A. Istomin, Nikita N. Neklyudov, Andrei A. Sushentsov

Alexander D. Nesmashnyi

MGIMO University, Moscow, Russia
Institute for International Studies
Center for Eurasian Studies
Junior Research Fellow

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SPIN-RSCI: 5450-8946
ORCID: 0000-0003-4449-6602
Scopus AuthorID: 57223963057

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E-mail: [email protected]
Address: Office 4101, 76 Vernadsky Prospect, Moscow 119454, Russia

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01.07.2023

Africa and the Ukraine Crisis: Exploring Attitudes

Attempts to encourage changes in the positions of African states by carrot and stick have limits. The distancing of African countries from both Russia and the United States was not the result of policy reformulation by African countries, but primarily because Russia and the United States themselves had changed and radicalized their approaches.

Ivan A. Safranchuk, Alexander D. Nesmashnyi, Daniil N. Chernov

01.01.2023

European Security Crisis and U.S. Hegemony: Reversing the Decline?

We are witnessing the decline of the world order, at the origins of which was the United States, but no one can guarantee that the next world order will not be American again.

Alexander D. Nesmashnyi

10.08.2022

The Dilemma of Middlepowermanship in Central Asia: Prospects for Hegemony

Although the Central Asian states seek a more visible role in the international arena and are characterized as independent actors of world politics, they have to sacrifice their independence in order to become middle powers because they lack the power and resources to do so on their own.

Ivan A. Safranchuk, Vera M. Zhornist, Alexander D. Nesmashnyi, Daniil N. Chernov

Omar Nessar

Omar Nessar is Director of the Center for Contemporary Afghan Studies (CISA), Editor-in-Chief of afghanistan.ru.

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22.06.2011

Afghanistan: Trapped in Uncertainty

An early withdrawal of foreign troops can destabilize the situation in Afghanistan and radicalize the entire region. On the other hand, NATO’s continued presence will strain Washington’s relations with Moscow, Beijing and Tehran. Worse still, if the present situation of uncertainty persists, it will prevent all the players involved from working out an effective pattern of behavior.

Omar Nessar

Ruslan Z. Nickolov

Independent energy expert

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30.08.2022

The Moment before a Perfect Storm

Together with other dramatic events, above all, the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s special operation in Ukraine has opened a unique window of opportunity for resource-rich countries to influence the immediate future of the world economy that currently hangs in balance.

Ruslan Z. Nickolov

Yulia A. Nikitina

PhD in Political Science
MGIMO University, Moscow, Russia
Institute for International Studies
Center for Euro-Asian Studies
Leading Research Fellow

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SPIN-RSCI: 3253-3611
ORCID: 0000-0003-3475-8365
ResearcherID (WoS): P-5179-2016
Scopus AuthorID: 55213464600

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E-mail: [email protected]
Address: 76 Vernadsky Prospect, Moscow 119454, Russia

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01.04.2024

The Illusion of “Smart” Sanctions: The Russian Case

The case of anti-Russian sanctions provides several insights into targeted sanctions and their spillover effects, and into the very theory of sanctions.

Ivan N. Timofeev, Ekaterina Y. Arapova, Yulia A. Nikitina

Vyacheslav Nikonov

Doctor of History, President of the Polity Foundation, Deputy Chairman of the Editorial Board of the Russia in Global Affairs journal.

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19.03.2018

Back to the Concert

A concert of powers in which European nations performed throughout the 19th century provided for peace and tranquility on the continent for almost a hundred years. Today, in an era of overall domination by one country and collapse of the former international architecture, it is time to recall the principles of that Concert. But now the Concert will have to be played according to global scores of the new millennium.

Vyacheslav Nikonov

08.02.2005

The Putin Strategy

Putin’s strategy is built on the principles of the free market, a strong state and its security organizations; on an open, independent and active foreign policy; and on respect for traditions, continuity and patriotism. According to any of the classifications accepted in the world, such a set of principles is rather characteristic of right-wing politicians and conservatives.

Vyacheslav Nikonov

16.09.2003

Temptation of Uniqueness

In ten years, Russia will not become a genuinely Western country. But the temptation to “follow our own way,” which some members of Russia’s political elite have, will hardly be irresistible. Self-isolation of a country claiming to be unique in the contemporary globalized world is possible only if it falls very far behind the system and, ultimately, out of history.

Vyacheslav Nikonov

Julien Nocetti

Research Fellow at the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI).

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05.10.2017

A Cyber Revolt in the Making

The fact that the first wave of hacktivism died out does not mean that a second or third wave will not follow. Next time it would be even easier to bring people together, since they would have a clear vision of what they can achieve together.

Elena Chernenko, Julien Nocetti

10.07.2017

A Cyber Revolt in the Making

Regular news reports on cyberattacks, information leaks, hacking and their political consequences have been dominating the headlines. Cyberspace turned out to be an efficient means to bring people together and to exert their will, which governments have to reckon with.

Julien Nocetti, Elena Chernenko

Alireza Noori

Assistant professor, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Shahid Beheshti University.

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09.12.2024

Borderless Manipulated Terrorism in Syria: A Common Threat and the Need for Collective Cooperation

The recent offensive by Syrian rebels which took control of several cities, particularly the strategic city of Aleppo, is a new development that, although surprising, was not strange. The Middle East region and Syria have many unresolved challenges that are capable of leading to a crisis and an uncertain future at any time under the influence of national, regional or international factors.

Alireza Noori

Alexander A. Nosovich

Eurasia.Expert analytical portal
Editor-in-chief;
RuBaltic.Ru analytical portal, Kaliningrad, Russia
Editor-in-Chief

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AAX-6667-2021
ORCID: 0000-0003-2548-7778

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Address: 14 Alexander Nevsky Str., Kaliningrad 236041, Russia

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13.04.2022

Where Is Poland Heading?

As long as Poland acts as an internal critic of fundamental social and political processes in the West, it cannot be considered its plenipotentiary representative in the East.

Alexander A. Nosovich

Hanna Notte

Senior Non-Resident Scholar, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS).

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02.01.2022

Berlin Continues to Look to Moscow and Washington for Major Strides in Nuclear Arms Control

Scaremongers predicting abrupt departures in Berlin’s approach to nuclear arms control and deterrence got it wrong. The government’s coalition agreement emphasizes continuity over change.

Hanna Notte

Aleksandr Novak

Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation.

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25.09.2016

Old Goals, New Tasks

In view of the accelerated development of new technologies and potentially low energy prices, the struggle for energy markets will intensify. No matter in what areas energy cooperation may develop in the future, its main task will be attracting investment, technologies and human capital into the Russian fuel/energy sector.

Aleksandr Novak

Dmitriy Novikov

A research fellow, Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia.

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06.06.2017

Without Partnership

The anticipated transition of the U.S. Republican administration towards bilateral free trade area agreements may become an even more effective strategy for geoeconomic consolidation of Asian allies around Washington.

Dmitriy Novikov

13.02.2017

The Knight of Russian Realism

The current elites lack Primakov’s ability to find a balance between national and international interests, see a better future, and choose the best way to achieve it. It is this ability that has placed Primakov among the brilliant representatives of realist thought.

Dmitriy Novikov

19.04.2016

The Middle East: the main trends

The Valdai Discussion Club hosted the 5th meeting of the Valdai Middle East dialogue, «The Middle East: From Violence to Security.» The following is a summary of the discussions and conclusions reached by its participants.