Russia in Global Affairs

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No. 4

2022 October/December

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Not to Burn Up in the Dense International Atmosphere

Fyodor A. Lukyanov

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2022-20-4-5-8

Confrontation: Conceptual Solutions

Civilizational Indifference

Boris V. Mezhuev

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2022-20-4-10-27

A Reverse Cuban Missile Crisis: Fading Red Lines

Ivan A. Safranchuk

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2022-20-4-28-36

Conceptualizing the Crisis: The Debate between Rationalists and Skeptics

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

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2022-20-4-37-42

Evolution of China’s Global Foreign Policy Conception in the 21st Century

Nikolay V. Litvak, Natalia B. Pomozova

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2022-20-4-43-63

The “Silver Thread” Torn Apart: Will Nuclear Superpowers Reestablish Dialogue?

Adlan R. Margoev

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2022-20-4-64-68

Confrontation: Economic Levers

The Moment before a Perfect Storm

Ruslan Z. Nickolov

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2022-20-4-70-81

Russia’s Financial System under Sanctions: Logic of Confrontation

Sergey K. Dubinin

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2022-20-4-82-102

Sanctions on Russia: A New Chapter

Ivan N. Timofeev

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2022-20-4-103-119

Iran’s Economy under Sanctions: Two Levels of Impact

Nikolay A. Kozhanov

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2022-20-4-120-140

Confrontation: Historical Triggers

Mnemonic Security Dilemma. Memory as Casus Belli

Dmitry V. Yefremenko

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2022-20-4-142-164

Symbolic Re-Sovietization and Grassroots Patriotism

Sergey M. Solovyov

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2022-20-4-165-180

Actualized History of Old Russian Cities: International and Transnational Perspectives

Konstantin A. Pakhalyuk

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2022-20-4-181-209

Articles

Not to Burn Up in the Dense International Atmosphere

Russia’s main task in the near future is to focus on itself and increase its own resilience to any challenges. All the more so now that the world is becoming a source of risks, rather than opportunities, for years to come.

Fyodor A. Lukyanov

Civilizational Indifference

The events of 2022—the beginning of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine and the subsequent economic war of the “collective West” against Russia—have aroused speculations that the St. Petersburg period of Russian history is over. Russia is secluding itself on an “island” and turning towards Asia. The period of rapprochement between Russia and the West is closing up. The country has chosen its own civilizational path, diverging from that of Europe.

Boris V. Mezhuev

A Reverse Cuban Missile Crisis: Fading Red Lines

Relations between Russia and the U.S. have been degrading steadily, but even the Ukraine crisis has not yet become the equivalent of the Cuban missile crisis.

Ivan A. Safranchuk

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

Evolution of China’s Global Foreign Policy Conception in the 21st Century

China’s current international discourse, based on a scientific approach and the assessment of changes taking place in the country, has an objective nature. The endogenous factor of the country’s strengthening in the economic, military, technological, and other areas has caused Beijing’s discourse to intensify.

Nikolay V. Litvak, Natalia B. Pomozova

The “Silver Thread” Torn Apart: Will Nuclear Superpowers Reestablish Dialogue?

With the departure of the founding fathers of the nuclear non-proliferation regime, the need for dialogue between the nuclear superpowers is more acute than it was during the Cold War. Diplomats are expelled before they have time to agree on something, but non-governmental specialists are taking up diplomacy efforts on Track Two.

Adlan R. Margoev

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

Russia’s Financial System under Sanctions: Logic of Confrontation

The use of economic sanctions for political purposes has become a striking manifestation and an important tool of foreign policy voluntarism. At the same time, it is political tasks that have the highest priority.

Sergey K. Dubinin

Sanctions on Russia: A New Chapter

The sanctions proved ineffective in terms of the immediate impact of the restrictive measures used as a foreign policy instrument: they have not changed Russia’s political course. At the same time, the sanctions can be considered relatively effective regarding the damage they cause.

Ivan N. Timofeev

Iran’s Economy under Sanctions: Two Levels of Impact

Iran’s ability to withstand the immediate negative consequences of the current U.S. sanctions raises little doubts given the country’s previous experience to live under external pressure. However, sooner than later the Iranian leadership will be compelled to reconsider its economic strategy.

Nikolay A. Kozhanov

Mnemonic Security Dilemma. Memory as Casus Belli

The greatest danger of “memory wars” is that they are easy to unleash, but very difficult to end. The antagonistic nature of discussions about the past often becomes self-sustaining.

Dmitry V. Yefremenko

Symbolic Re-Sovietization and Grassroots Patriotism

The collapse of the USSR shows that its current idealization can only be the result of an ideological vacuum. Undoubtedly, the idealization and mythologization of the Soviet past, especially of the late Soviet period, is, above all, a consequence of the post-Soviet trauma. But this trauma was inflicted not on Russia alone, but almost on the entire post-Soviet space.

Sergey M. Solovyov

Actualized History of Old Russian Cities: International and Transnational Perspectives

Images of the enemy, historical and cultural ties, and symbols of external recognition—all this quite obviously contributes to the formation of a “positive image of oneself,” which is the main task of official historical policy.

Konstantin A. Pakhalyuk