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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.

“We Are Shaking off the Western Yoke…”

Sergei Karaganov, Academic Supervisor of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs at the Higher School of Economics, told BUSINESS Online, whether nuclear war is possible, whether we will become a satellite of China, and why some in the Russian government are against designing a new ideology.

Editor’s Column

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UN Feedback Shows That While the West Is Hostile to Russia, the World Isn’t

The US and its allies are beating a drum that isn’t finding receptive ears. Most states have other priorities.

Why the ‘World Majority’ Sees the Ukraine Conflict as an Example of Declining European and North American Power

Most believe ethnic Europeans are colonialists and hope to end their stranglehold on power. When the current conflict comes to an end, it will be the majority countries of the world that will have strengthened their positions the most.

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The West Knows Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Is Failing. So What’s Plan B?

The failure of their proxy war bet is now motivating Western figures to consider negotiating a ceasefire in Ukraine with Russia, on the line of the current status quo and without firm political commitments. Will the US-led bloc try to turn Ukraine into a Cold War-style ‘frontier’ state or is there something else in the works?

The Role and Significance of Geo-Socialisation in the 21st Century Global Transformations

Despite possible cultural and religious identity differences, cooperation and collaboration is possible on pragmatic matters through emotional cognitive and psychological connections and similarities in worldview that are informed by values, norms and ideas. The concept of geo-socialization therefore has distinct connections to geopolitics.

Interviews

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“Karabakh Has Become a Symbol of the Beginning and the End of the Post-Soviet Period“

In fact, the post-Soviet period started with the Karabakh conflict. And the fact that it is somehow coming to an end, even if in this way, is in some sense a symbol of the end of the post-Soviet period. Things will be different from now on.

Russia – Africa Relations and the Emerging New World Order

In this insightful interview conducted by Modern Diplomacy executive Kester Kenn Klomegah with Fyodor Lukyanov, Chairman of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, Research Director at the Valdai Discussion Club, and Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs magazine, focused largely on Russia and Africa relations, and a few aspects of the emerging new world order.

Reports

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A World Without Superpowers

World politics has begun to rapidly return to a state of anarchy built on force. “The end of history” culminated in the restoration of its usual course – the destruction of the international order resulting from large- scale conflicts between centres of power.

The Age of Pandemic: Year Two. The Future Is Back

The main objective of the next stage of international politics is to prevent any savage behaviour as rules and institutions crumble and it becomes every country for itself. This is hardly a very uplifting mission, but it is what the past thirty years amounted to.

Reviews

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Russia-South Korea Relations: On Bumpy Parallel Roads

The monograph by Anatoly Torkunov and Kim Hak-chun is undoubtedly unique; its release has become not only an outstanding event in the history of Korean studies in Russia and Russian studies in Korea, but also a milestone in the history of scientific and cultural cooperation between the two countries.

Inversion of U.S. Strategy

In 2020, about a year before the “escape from Kabul” drama began to unfold, the academic collection of essays entitled On Strategy: A Primer hit the shelves in the United States. Chief editor of this book Nathan Finney well represents the modern cohort of U.S. staff officers boasting a remarkable combination of professional military training and fundamental university education.

Valdai Papers

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Strategic Priorities of India and The Changing International Landscape

Challenges notwithstanding, the mantra for India’s transition from balancing to leading power entails developing comprehensive national power: economic development, diplomacy and deterrence are its three pillars.

The Future of the Dollar and India’s Perspectives on the Future of Global Reserve Currencies

The use of multiple national currencies in trade, of energy and food imports, are steps towards diversification and risk reduction. This gives countries outside the collective West options and choices that have become available as multipolarity consolidates. As dollar transactions decline, the value of US based strategic reserves will also decline – since the two are linked.