Immanuel Kant: “Out of wood so crooked as that of which man is made, nothing absolutely straight can be wrought”
 

Queen Louise Bridge over the Russian-Lithuanian border, Summer 2023
 
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Challenging times await. Lithuania is reinforcing its border to Kaliningrad Oblast, formerly Königsberg. New barriers known as…

     The expansion of Chinese transnational corporations influence globally does not deviate from the context of the strategic plans adopted by the Chinese state to secure its vital economic and political sphere. It is clear that the investment strategies of Chinese companies are based on making China a global economic, political and…

Aircraft carriers are physical manifestations of naval power projection. The prestige associated with carrier vessels symbolizes the status of any maritime nation as major naval power. The incorporation of air power at sea significantly augments the combat potential of any naval force. By nature, aircraft carriers are frontline combatants and are…

Author: Ulrike Reisner, PICREADI expert, political analyst at the Brennus Institute Paris-Vienna. Original publication on picreadi.com

Recently, public calls have been heard in Germany that caused a stir due to their belligerent language. Even if these speeches are reminiscent of Cato the Elder*, it must be noted that they do not…

We are living through a century of unprecedented challenges, opportunities, and changes. The global order has been fractured, and international institutions are losing their value and influence. Hegemonic aspirations and the “my interest is prime” mentality have accelerated the process of global disorder. This is happening at a time when absolute…

On the sidelines of the economic forum in Vlapostok on September 4, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin made it clear to Russian President Vladimir Putin that Belgrade is a strategic partner and "ally of Russia".
Putin greeted his Serbian colleague Aleksandar Vučić, whom he invited to attend the upcoming BRICS summit in Kazan.


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The Strategy for BRICS Economic Partnership 2025, or BRICS Strategy states, “We express our commitment to sustainable development in three dimensions - economic, social and environmental - in a balanced and integrative manner. All our citizens, in all parts of respective territories, including remote areas, deserve to fully enjoy the benefits of…

     Perhaps it does not require much effort to demonstrate the extent of Israel's involvement and active participation in the global war launched against Syria since 2011, which represented a real opportunity to settle scores with the resistance axis, which has become a real deterrent to their influence[1]. Consequently, Israel has…

Dear friends, we are glad to represent our 8th issue of the Public Diplomacy Journal under the brand of the Meeting Russia program.

Topic: "Impossible to Forget: Why the Memory of the Great Patriotic War is Important for Russians".

In this issue, we have gathered articles that contribute to explaining to foreign readers the significance of…

In December 2015, I posted in my blog about the huge potential of the BRICS in developing cooperation for the development of inclusive economies and societies devoid of the neocolonialist new world order dictate that seems to be still imposed on most developing nations. In that article, I stated, “we have hope – the development of the BRICS…

“Privet Moskva! Kak dela?” asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as he took the stage to address the large Indian diaspora that had gathered to see him in Moscow. A couple of months have passed, yet the takeaways of Modi’s trip to Moscow remain evident. Over the last few years, more and more Indians have come to Russia to open new businesses, seek…

In geopolitics, the actors of international relations are classified as sea power and land power according to their main power trajectory during military operations. Land power operates its army in terrestrial areas more successfully while sea power projects its forces along the maritime routes more operatively. For example, Russia and China are…