Russia in Global Affairs

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No. 3

2023 July/September

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The World Is Not Just Diversified, It Is Atomized

Fyodor A. Lukyanov

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2023-21-3-5-8

Molding the Minds

Fairy Tales and Globalization

Yakov M. Rabkin

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2023-21-3-10-23

On “Conservative Balance” and “Traditional Values”

Alexander А. Girinsky

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2023-21-3-24-37

Conservative Values as a Bridge between Russia and the West

Dmitry S. Moiseev, Alexei N. Kharin, Maksim I. Sigachev, Sergey P. Arteev

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2023-21-3-38-60

Redesigning the World

The Idea of “Perpetual Peace” in the Foreign Policy Practice of European Monarchs

Denis A. Borisov, Tatiana A. Chernoverskaya

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2023-21-3-62-83

The Rise of Liberal Authoritarianism and Global Transition to Polycentrism

Ladislav Zemánek

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2023-21-3-84-102

Resetting the Rules

Genuine Multilateralism and Diplomacy vs the “Rules-Based Order”

Sergei V. Lavrov

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2023-21-3-104-113

Rules for a Game without Rules

Alexander E. Konkov

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2023-21-3-114-126

Does Russia Have “Black Knights”?

Ivan N. Timofeev

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2023-21-3-127-132

Contriving Strategies

The State of Strategic Hedging: Turkey’s Foreign Policy and Relations with Russia

Pavel V. Shlykov

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2023-21-3-134-158

Africa and the Ukraine Crisis: Exploring Attitudes

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

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2023-21-3-159-180

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

Alexander M. Nadzharov, Ekaterina G. Entina

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2023-21-3-181-204

Same Same, but Different: Strategic Relations in the Russia-India-China-U.S. Quadrangle

Gleb G. Makarevich

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2023-21-3-205-208

Articles

The World Is Not Just Diversified, It Is Atomized

The era of ethical and ideological assessments, normative for all, lasted several decades. Today’s approach is much more relativistic, with many different ethical systems fighting for their equal rights. The Global Majority will always strive for flexible forms of partnership, multidirectional policy, and hedging rather than universal subordination.

Fyodor A. Lukyanov

Fairy Tales and Globalization

Globalization, albeit no longer so global these days, affects children’s values, self-images and world outlook through targeted marketing of fairy tales, games and assorted media products. This article analyzes these effects and proposes to those concerned a number of measures to counteract them.

Yakov M. Rabkin

On “Conservative Balance” and “Traditional Values”

The struggle for “traditional values” should mean not the protection of some specific list of “values,” but the protection of the mindset that distinguishes between science and politics, public and private, rational and emotional, male and female, truth and lies, etc. All these values, in fact, make up the principles of classical liberal conservatism, which the West has rejected, opting for a “culture war” and a new version of radical modernity.

Alexander А. Girinsky

Conservative Values as a Bridge between Russia and the West

Russia undoubtedly belongs to the European cultural space. At the same time, modern Europe, which has come to a civilizational crisis of values as a result of the imposition of the left-liberal model across the globe, cannot serve as a worthy guide. The preservation and restoration of values characteristic of genuine Europe is an important civilizational task.

Dmitry S. Moiseev, Alexei N. Kharin, Maksim I. Sigachev, Sergey P. Arteev

The Idea of “Perpetual Peace” in the Foreign Policy Practice of European Monarchs

Today, the system of international relations is going back to a multipolar format, which in many ways resembles the 19th century situation. According to all forecasts, the process of splitting, dividing and reorganizing international space into various economic, political, and cultural segments will continue throughout the current century. Multiple decision-making centers will play an increasingly noticeable role in the modern world.

Denis A. Borisov, Tatiana A. Chernoverskaya

The Rise of Liberal Authoritarianism and Global Transition to Polycentrism

The Kremlin’s strategic decision on the special military operation in February 2022 is accelerating the processes of pluralization and democratization of international relations. Irrespective of the immediate results of a future settlement between Ukraine (and the West) and Russia, the conflict contributes significantly to the prospective establishment of the Global Majority’s rule within the polycentric international order.

Ladislav Zemánek

Genuine Multilateralism and Diplomacy vs the “Rules-Based Order”

Genuine multilateralism requires that the UN adapt to objective developments in the process of forming a multipolar architecture of international relations. It is imperative to expedite Security Council reform by expanding the representation of countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The inordinate over-representation of the West in the UN’s main body undermines the principle of multilateralism.

Sergei V. Lavrov

Rules for a Game without Rules

The purpose of the new Foreign Policy Concept or any other plan amidst permanent chaos is to collect and bring together elements of the previous order, scattered by the past global storms, identify friends and foes, and march towards new cataclysms fully prepared. The ability not only to survive, but also to turn the situation in one’s own favor is a skill that becomes a test for everyone, and the stated foreign policy priorities are intended to help pass this test.

Alexander E. Konkov

Does Russia Have “Black Knights”?

In 2022, Russia turned out to be the biggest-ever target of economic restrictions, both quantitatively and qualitatively. The World Majority abstained from them. However, calling them “black knights” is still premature.

Ivan N. Timofeev

The State of Strategic Hedging: Turkey’s Foreign Policy and Relations with Russia

Turkey is a unique example of a country that successfully combines strategic hedging, various forms of balancing, and a proactive foreign policy aimed at increasing its strategic autonomy on all possible tracks. Turkey’s assertive regional and macro-regional policies combined with reactivated beneficial foreign policy projects have yielded a strong synergistic effect owing to skillful foreign policy maneuvering and favorable circumstances.

Pavel V. Shlykov

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

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

Same Same, but Different: Strategic Relations in the Russia-India-China-U.S. Quadrangle

Russia must realize that the Indian political elites are expanding their contacts with the Americans not because of the “pressure from Washington,” but because, in their opinion, cooperation with the U.S. is in New Delhi’s national interests. At the same time, Moscow has the right to expect New Delhi to show a similar attitude towards the Russian-Chinese “relations of comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction of a new era.”

Gleb G. Makarevich