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No. 2

2025 April/June

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Fyodor A. Lukyanov

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2025-23-2-5-8

BETTER A LEAN COMPROMISE

Trump—More Like Gorbachev Than Deng?

Rein Müllerson

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2025-23-2-10-22

Will the Arctic Cooperation System Accommodate Global Geopolitical Changes?

Irina A. Strelnikova, Matvei N. Chistikov, Anna A. Chistikova

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2025-23-2-23-37

Do Not Invite Disaster

Konstantin V. Bogdanov

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2025-23-2-38-42

The UN Charter Should Become the Legal Foundation of a Multipolar World

Sergei V. Lavrov

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2025-23-2-43-49

The U.S. and Russia Are Friends More Than Enemies

Alexey P. Portansky

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2025-23-2-50-56

SI VIS PACEM, PARA BELLUM

Artificial Intelligence Ethics as a Realm of International Discursive Competition

Natalia B. Pomozova, Nikolay V. Litvak

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2025-23-2-58-70

The World Majority’s Social Media versus Data Colonialism

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2025-23-2-71-74

Crowdfunding the Army: Implementation and Implications

Ivan D. Kotliarov

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2025-23-2-75-86

WALKING ONE’S OWN PATH

“Alternative for Germany” and Russia: The Limits of the Possible

Filipp M. Fomichev

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2025-23-2-88-107

Human Rights Foreign Policy: A Skeptical Perspective

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2025-23-2-108-128

Between Patriotism and Internationalism: The Difficulties of Chinese Foreign Policy Ideology

Vladimir A. Skosyrev

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2025-23-2-129-144

THE ORIENT EXPRESS

China’s Activity in Central Asia in Light of Russian Interests

Ivan Yu. Zuenko

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2025-23-2-146-164

India’s Approach to Sanctions: The Origins, Current State and Significance for the Global South

Maksim Yu. Fomin, Anna A. Kryuchkova

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2025-23-2-165-179

The Crisis of South Korean Conservatism and Implications for Russia

Georgy D. Toloraya

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2025-23-2-180-203

Security on Land and at Sea: Ten Rules for Operating Transport Corridors

Mohammad Reza Dehshiri

DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2025-23-2-204-208

Articles

The U.S. and Russia clearly value the opportunity that has opened up before them, and do not want to miss it, in which case we would likely see a return to the previous level of confrontation, or even worse.

Fyodor A. Lukyanov

Trump—More Like Gorbachev Than Deng?

With any luck, Donald Trump’s second round in power may contribute to cooling down the British and other European leaders’ missionary zeal, although it is not so much the personality of the U.S. 47th President that matters as the revolutionary situation in the United States and the changing geopolitical and geo-economic configuration of the world.

Rein Müllerson

Will the Arctic Cooperation System Accommodate Global Geopolitical Changes?

In the Arctic, Russia benefitted from the previous world order, which endowed it with special status as an Arctic power. Now Russia may face challenges from new actors, which in choosing better Arctic strategies for themselves may not necessarily align with Russia.

Irina A. Strelnikova, Matvei N. Chistikov, Anna A. Chistikova

Do Not Invite Disaster

Incidentally, strategic stability between Russia and the United States is unshakable. Despite everything, the Ukraine crisis has illustrated the effectiveness of nuclear deterrence.

Konstantin V. Bogdanov

The UN Charter Should Become the Legal Foundation of a Multipolar World

Brazen attempts to reorder the world in one’s own interest, violating UN principles, may beget instability, confrontation, and even catastrophe. Given the current level of international strife, recklessly rejecting the Yalta-Potsdam system, with the UN and UN Charter at its core, will inevitably lead to chaos.

Sergei V. Lavrov

The U.S. and Russia Are Friends More Than Enemies

170 positive years versus approximately 60 negative ones. Friendship and cooperation between the U.S. and Russia is their more natural state, and in the long run their relations are likely to return to this historical norm.

Alexey P. Portansky

Artificial Intelligence Ethics as a Realm of International Discursive Competition

Although the U.S. and China are leading in key AI development indicators, Russia has good chances to occupy its niche in the ethical and discursive dimension of AI competition, thus uniting states with similar dominant values.

Natalia B. Pomozova, Nikolay V. Litvak

The World Majority’s Social Media versus Data Colonialism

The World Majority’s social platforms should be viewed not only as local alternatives, but also as hubs around which a community can determine its future development.

Crowdfunding the Army: Implementation and Implications

Crowdfunding is more than a tool for resource collection. It also serves as the basis for alternative supply chains for the army. Military command should encourage the official system to cooperate with them, coordinating the entire ecosystem.

Ivan D. Kotliarov

“Alternative for Germany” and Russia: The Limits of the Possible

Can the Alternative for Germany be a desirable alternative for Russia? The AfD’s positions are mostly favorable to Moscow. Its emphasis on pragmatic economic cooperation could breathe life into old projects and new energy infrastructure initiatives. The AfD has voiced a desire for an early solution to the Ukrainian conflict.

Filipp M. Fomichev

Human Rights Foreign Policy: A Skeptical Perspective

The effort to shift Czech HRFP from neoconservatism to diplomacy was naïve and doomed from the very start.

Between Patriotism and Internationalism: The Difficulties of Chinese Foreign Policy Ideology

The acceptance and spread of China’s foreign policy concepts will be limited for the foreseeable future by Beijing’s lack of an internationalist agenda, an agenda that is contradicted by the CCP’s national-patriotic domestic ideology.

Vladimir A. Skosyrev

China’s Activity in Central Asia in Light of Russian Interests

For Russia, currently locked in confrontation with the West, China’s presence in Central Asia promises not only challenges, but also benefits, such as enhanced security and economic interconnectedness, providing Russia with necessary goods and filling vacuums that might otherwise be occupied by unfriendly countries.

Ivan Yu. Zuenko

India’s Approach to Sanctions: The Origins, Current State and Significance for the Global South

Establishing a more stable and clear Indian position on sanctions might not only reinforce India’s foreign policy independence, but also enhance its leadership role in the Global South.

Maksim Yu. Fomin, Anna A. Kryuchkova

The Crisis of South Korean Conservatism and Implications for Russia

The current volatile period gives Russia a chance to decisively move towards its policy of maintaining the closest possible relations with each of the two Koreas, separately.

Georgy D. Toloraya

Security on Land and at Sea: Ten Rules for Operating Transport Corridors

Several major transportation projects can significantly reshape the economic map of the world. In this regard, the three C’s (confidence-building measures, cooperation, and complementarity) are the key factors in attaining sustainable security for the transport corridors’ operation in the Middle East.

Mohammad Reza Dehshiri