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27 march 2019
Western Asia and North Africa in the Neo-Modernity Context
A variety of principles of international relations are manifest in the emerging world of neo-modernity. While the Middle East concept within Western Asia and North Africa is struggling with the challenges of postmodern relativism and some of its elements are waning, the premodern concept of the Islamic world is regaining relevancy.
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26 march 2019
From Global Order to Global Transition
A major factor in understanding the present and future global transition processes will be a global rethinking of (asymmetric) resources available to international actors, ideas and perceptions of the leaders of major powers and the nature of internal political processes.
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From Global Order to Global Transition
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Andrei Tsygankov -
Between Polycentrism and Bipolarity
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Andrey Kortunov -
“Long Peace” and Nuclear Weapons
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Alexey Fenenko -
From Mistrust to Solidarity or More Mistrust? Russia’s Migration Experience in the International Context
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Dmitry Poletaev -
Indian Approaches to Multilateral Cooperation and Institutions in Eurasia
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Nandan Unnikrishnan, Uma Purushothaman
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.
Will US pullout from Syria increase risk of conflict with Russia?
The announcement of the US pullout from Syria was received with caution in Moscow. Besides the security and political challenges it may bring about, the Trump decision could mean the end of a practical, relatively constructive US-Russian approach to conflict at flashpoints.
Escape from responsibility: the U.S. is looking for a way out of Afghanistan
In the context of ongoing negotiations between the Taliban and the United States, the vigilance of all parties involved in the Afghan conflict is growing.
Moscow cultivates neutral image as Libya quakes
Russia’s deputy foreign minister and Putin’s special envoy for the MENA region, Mikhail Bogdanov, received a phone call April 6 from Gen. Khalifa Hifter, the commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA).
Firewood and Coal: U.S.–Russia Relations without Mueller
The completion of the Mueller investigation ended with the deafening defeat of the opponents of the incumbent President of the United States.
Indian Approaches to Multilateral Cooperation and Institutions in Eurasia
Relations between the US and Russia are at their worst since the end of the Cold War, China and the US have tense relations, India and China are trying to stabilize relations after a period of acrimony. The major powers appear today to be like the unhappy families in Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina: ‘Each unhappy family (major power in this case) is unhappy in its own way.’
From Mistrust to Solidarity or More Mistrust? Russia’s Migration Experience in the International Context
Freedom of movement and freedom to choose a place of residence can be ranked among the category of freedoms which, as part of the Global Commons, have been restricted to varying degrees at the level of communities, states, and international associations.