... see that with its sheer size and its links to other economies, the policies of the US have a significant impact on the world.
However, suppose that the Biden administration or its Republican opponents do not really care about the future of the global economy. Suppose that the US leadership views international trade exclusively through a zero-sum lens, believing that it could and should make full use of its privileged position in the world in order to extract maximum concessions from partners without ...
On June 24, 2024, RIAC Director General Ivan Timofeev held a meeting with senior diplomats from Latin American countries at the initiative and through the mediation of the Embassy of the Plurinational State of Bolivia in Russia
On June 24, 2024, RIAC Director General Ivan Timofeev held a meeting with senior diplomats from Latin American countries at the initiative and through the mediation of the Embassy of the Plurinational State of Bolivia in Russia.
The gathering was attended by the ambassadors...
On June 21, 2024, Baku hosted the fifth meeting of the Russia–Azerbaijan Expert Council (RAEC) themed “Cooperation Between Russia and Azerbaijan in Regional Projects and Initiatives,” jointly organized by the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Center of Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center, Azerbaijan)
On June 21, 2024, Baku hosted the fifth meeting of the Russia–Azerbaijan Expert Council (RAEC) themed “Cooperation Between Russia and Azerbaijan in Regional Projects...
... countries and China have been notably warm, and mutual visits have always been accompanied by the signing of new investment and trade agreements. Any erosion, let alone a rupture, in relations with Europe would constitute a significant threat to the Chinese economy, which has been the foundation for the well-being of people — a crucial achievement of the Chinese government since the 1970s.
Beijing is not willing to take such a risk, as it would mean losing a major source of support for government policies ...
Can Moscow make a meaningful contribution to an improvement in China-India relations?
Obviously, the future of Eurasia largely depends on China and India. These two nations demonstrate remarkable resilience in their economic, technological, political, cultural and spiritual growth and maturation. Undoubtedly, their regional, continental and global roles will continue to evolve. Beijing-New Delhi relations have had, and will continue to have, a profound impact on the Eurasian and worldwide international...
... this general trend. And there is a clearly visible link to long-term economic interests here. In the midst of stiffening competition with the U.S. and growing global instability, Beijing has decided to act proactively in order to reduce risks to its economy and energy sector. The joint Arab-Israeli air defense and missile defense system being created by the United States on the basis of the Abraham Accords is
designed
to contain the Iranian threat. Thus, the U.S. project was based on a confrontational ...
... in Areas With Integration Potential” addressed possible avenues for the EAEU’s future development. The participants shared their views on the necessary steps to boost integration processes and included Igor Makarov, Head of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs and of the Laboratory for Economics of Climate Change, HSE University; Natalia Yurova, Head of the Department of International Economic Relations at Belarusian State University; Oleg Barabanov, Deputy Director of the ...
The trip is likely to be quite special and important
In mid-May Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will fly to China on an official state visit. A sceptic would say that this visit is not really a big deal: the Russian leader and his Chinese counterpart, Chairman Xi Jinping had bilateral meetings at least forty times since 2013, when Xi was first elected as Chairman of PRC. The Russian President was in Beijing last time no longer ago than in October of 2023, when he participated to the high level...
... Notably, although Syria’s active inclusion into BRI should have a favorable impact on the country’s reconstruction, building the infrastructure necessary for the project requires subsequent maintenance, i.e. additional costs in the future. Syria’s economy is far from being stable, and whether Damascus can afford this is an open question.
Lebanon: another point on the BRI map
Ruslan Mamedov:
Iraq in the World Dis(Order)
Zhai Jun, the Chinese government’s special envoy on the Middle East,
stated
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On scenarios and conditions for the development of relations between Moscow and Pyongyang
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to North Korea, or the DPRK, which has been under discussion since January 2024, could not only be perceived as a reciprocal visit after the North Korean leader’s visit to the Russian Far East in the fall of 2023 but also as an extremely important step in bolstering relations between Moscow and Pyongyang.
Vladimir Putin visited North Korea in 2020, and along with the...
