A region which once ruled the world has now become a geopolitical black hole
There are two major fears for Western European elites when dealing with the new American administration. Surprisingly, the most serious challenge isn’t the potential decision by the Trump administration to pursue a military confrontation with Russia through Ukraine while cutting financial spending. The root of their anxiety lies elsewhere.
It is naïve to believe that the inauguration of a new American president signifies...
... delightful experiment in the field of practical geopolitics. It provides serious grounds for thinking about the practical consequences of such changes for Russia and Eurasia.
In fact, the idea of Greenland, Canada and another region nearby joining the USA does not seem so bad or illogical. First, because it reflects, in general, one of the principal geopolitical ideas of our time. Its essence is that formal statehood is not sufficient to have the right to it. The second half of the 20
th
century was ...
Even if the parties manage to reach agreements they will be viewed by all participants as a temporary respite and will not systematically resolve the contradictions that gave rise to the crisis
The new White House administration in the US has given rise to speculation about negotiations with Russia on the Ukrainian conflict. Newly elected US President Donald Trump has stated that the settlement of the conflict is
a high priority task for the new authorities.
Russia has voiced its openness to negotiations...
Here’s how the new year will test Russia’s resilience and the global order
Predicting the future has become increasingly difficult. The pace of global change is so rapid that events which once unfolded over decades now take place within a single year. While the equidistance of these shifts is hard to pinpoint, there are key people, trends, and events worth watching in 2025.
Trump and Musk: A Political Tandem Unlike Any Other
The emergence of US President-elect Donald Trump and South African-born...
... just as they did with the Nord Stream pipelines. The United States and its allies have placed sanctions policies at the core of what they do on the international stage, including regarding Russia, but also in other respects. This demonstrates their refusal to engage in fair economic competition and their commitment to using unfair, aggressive practices for suppressing their opponents. They imposed a plethora of sanctions on China, too. As I have already said, they do not hesitate sanctioning their ...
The process of lifting sanctions will be slow, and the legal mechanisms of unilateral US sanctions against Syria may remain in force for years and decades, despite political changes
The change of power in Syria raises the question of possible changes to the US sanctions regime against the country. Over the past two decades, Syria has been among the countries against which Washington has applied the most severe regime of restrictive measures. These included blocking financial sanctions, large-scale...
... current post-European and post-human values. But politically and socially, we are more Asian.
We are the proud heirs of two great civilisations: one was Mongol and the second was Byzantine. Byzantium was, as we know, destroyed by hungry and barbaric crusaders.
At that time, it was one of the most flourishing civilisations in the world. It is from there that we got our religion and our faith. The Mongols robbed our country, but also they brought the culture of "
vertical power.
" And also,...
... field of resolving security issues and responding to common challenges. UN, as the only universal international organisation, was the key institutional structure for multilateral diplomacy. The end of the bloc confrontation between the USSR and the USA gave hope that multilateral diplomacy would not be hampered by the contradictions of the leading centres of power. Thirty years later, multilateral diplomacy is in crisis, and has yielded to “classical” balance of power diplomacy.
Andrey Kortunov: ...
In the coming years, the Greater Eurasian space will most likely continue to balance between the natural desire for joint development of its states, on the one hand, and the consequences of the influence that disintegration processes on a global scale have on them, on the other
Any discussions about the future of Greater Eurasia should take into account the impossibility of building regional life around a single institution or informal association with clear and binding tasks, writes Valdai Club...
The countries of the World Majority look at Russia as a country that can show more restraint, even if it sacrifices its interests for the sake of the rest of humanity
The countries of the World Majority look at Russia as a country that can show more restraint, even if it sacrifices its interests for the sake of the rest of humanity. A broader understanding in the countries of the World Majority that this is impossible is an important task of our joint work in various expert platforms, writes Valdai...
