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10 may 2013
Kerry Breaks the Ice in Moscow; Russia Sticks to 'Principle' on Syria
With respect to Russian-American relations, the positive atmosphere is due to the fact that the agenda has become very narrow.
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26 april 2013
Russia, The US and Syria After the Boston Bombing
Russia’s differences with Western countries and the US on the Syrian question, for example, are conceptual in nature.
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15 april 2013
Syria As a Mirror of the Changing World Order
(1)The Arab Spring and the crisis in Syria merely aggravated contradictions that had formed a gap between Realpolitik and the observance of the de jure intact norms of international law. Today’s question is this: Is the international community able to take concerted actions or will inflated ambitions of regional centers of power gain the upper hand?
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9 january 2013
Russia Still Key to Political Transition in Syria
Addressing the nation for the first time in over six months, Syrian President Bashar Assad thanked Russia for its efforts to help find a political solution to Syria's conflict.
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20 december 2012
To Govern, Not to Act
Political power was the focus of 2012. Three of the world’s most powerful countries underwent a change in government.
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18 december 2012
Russia Will Not Change Its Position on Syria
The world is tired of the never-ending Syrian deadlock, so any news promising change becomes a sensation.
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13 december 2012
Talking point: the logic of Russian foreign policy. Мarie Mendras and Fyodor Lukyanov join oDRussia editor Oliver Carroll for a debate in Paris.
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7 october 2012
Moscow and the Middle East: Repeat Performance?
Just as the Soviet invasion and occupation of Afghanistan vitiated many of the achievements made by Soviet foreign policy toward the Middle East from the 1950s through the 1970s, Moscow’s strong support for the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria threatens to negate the achievements of Putin’s foreign policy.
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13 september 2012
How the Arab Spring Muddied Post-9/11 Clarity
Last Tuesday, September 11, while the United States was commemorating the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, anti-American demonstrations erupted at U.S. consulates in Libya and Egypt.
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1 august 2012
Шанхайский ход Анкары
Отношение к Европе является фактором, из-за которого Анкара и Москва сейчас тяготеют друг к другу.
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28 june 2012
Is Democracy the Solution for the Middle East?
The main task for all Arab Spring countries is to create a stable and effective government.
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24 june 2012
Syria As a Systemic Failure of Security Mechanisms
(3)Many accuse Moscow of supporting a “force of the past” – the Assad regime which is increasingly losing ground. In return, Russia has accused a number of countries of siding with opposition leaders, while having a very vague idea as to where these people can bring their country. The question arises: What if all the parties to the conflict are not up to the mark?
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7 june 2012
Syria After Annan
To expand on the success it achieved in the Middle East in the first months of this year, Russia should offer an effective plan for change of power in Syria.
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5 april 2012
The Importance of Being Russia
(3)It has been a long time since I was as acutely aware of Russia’s importance as during the recent conference on the Syrian crisis in Ankara.
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23 february 2012
Why Does Russia’s Stance on Syria Baffle Everyone?
(4)“Why does Russia support dictators?” a French correspondent who has come to Moscow to find out about Russia’s stance on Syria asked me.
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A new world order: A view from Russia
Since around 2017–2018, the world has been living through a period of progressive erosion, or collapse, of international orders inherited from the past. With the election of Donald Trump and the rapid increase of US containment of Russia and China—which is both a consequence of this gradual erosion and also represents deep internal and international contradictions—this process entered its apogee.
Russia-Japan -- peace can wait
Putin has snubbed Abe as he boosts links with China amid growing US hostility to Beijing and Moscow.
Political Crisis in France: Locked by Elites
We entered a political crisis. The incidents of Saturday, November 1, the evolution of claims and slogans of the Yellow Vests prove it.
Crimea and Punishment
On 25 November, Russia seized 24 Ukrainian sailors in the Kerch Strait, which connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. It is the first open clash between the two countries since 2014.
Scaling Down Ambitions? G20 Agenda Evolves from Global Governance to Bilateral Consultations
The fate of the G20 is an example of how difficult it is in the modern world to establish any formalized forms of international or global governance. Despite the fact that problems are increasingly truly global in nature, their solution is becoming increasingly national. States do their due for their own citizens and, as a rule, do not take into account the interests of mankind as a whole.
Why We Must Prohibit Cyberattacks on Nuclear Systems: the Case for Pre-Emptive US–Russia Arms Control
Almost 35 years ago, US President Ronald Reagan settled down in the White House to watch the latest Hollywood blockbuster WarGames as part of his regular Sunday film night. The film, starring a young Matthew Broderick, depicted a teenage computer hacker accidentally breaking into top-secret Pentagon supercomputers that controlled US nuclear weapons.
Russia’s Response to Sanctions: How Western Sanctions Reshaped Political Economy in Russia
Since August 2017, legislation allowing the imposition of a range of new sanctions against Russia has been passed by US lawmakers. Although not all this legislation has thus far been implemented by the president, Donald Trump, the mere threat of more draconian economic sanctions from the US created considerable uncertainty in Russia.