... plans to return nuclear-capable sea-based cruise missiles to the arsenal, one cannot rule out “backward compatibility” and the emergence of U.S. land-based nuclear intermediate-range missiles. At the same time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
made it clear
that Russia is open to the possibility of deploying nuclear-capable missiles as a response to U.S. missiles in Germany thereby emphasizing the return of the nuclear dimension to the whole situation.
Second, disarmament,...
... rationale than economic
On July 11, 2024, on the margins of the NATO Summit in Washington, the US, Canada and Finland announced a new trilateral consortium—the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort, or ICE Pact—with an explicit intention to challenge Russia and China in icebreaker construction and deployment. It is expected that by the end of 2024 the three nations will turn ICE into a detailed business plan with financial projections, binding commitments and specific deadlines. The pact aims to produce ...
Russia’s emphasis on ensuring security to accelerate economic development will allow the main stakeholders to step back from differences, focus on a positive agenda and at least start a dialogue on building a Eurasian security system
Where do borders ...
... global primacy. Depending on which of the two will prevail, other threats will fall into its semantic and ultimately bureaucratic shadow.
Ivan Timofeev:
Eurasian Security Structure: From Idea to Practice
At the 9
th
International Conference of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) “
Russia and China: Cooperation in a New Era
,” the idea of indivisible security, which forms the conceptual and value core of both Russia’s flagship ...
... forces enter the territories under the PNA control from time to time, trying to detain someone and storming private homes. But this did not happen during our stay in the West Bank.
And what issues were discussed during the visit?
We had a meeting at the Russian Mission to the PNA with the Mission’s head, Gocha Levanovich Buachidze, who warmly received us. He briefed us on the activities of the Russian Mission in Ramallah and the difficulties they face in the current circumstances. In particular, when ...
GRANI Project Interview with RIAC Director General Ivan Timofeev
The GRANI Project’s Oleg Yankovsky interviews special guest Ivan Timofeev, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council, PhD in Political Science.
In the interview they discussed:
The role of states in international relations
The evolution of the world system following the end of the Cold War and its consequences
The conflict in Ukraine ...
Policy Brief #52/2024
Policy Brief #52/2024
The role of Central Asian countries in regional and global political processes has increased significantly recently. Russia and China have contributed to this growth more than any other extra-regional player, diversifying their trade and economic ties with Central Asian countries, demonstrating an interest in strengthening their “sustainable security.” At the same ...
... Hassakeh. These areas also have minorities from Chechnya, Circassia, Assyria and Turkmen, along with Kurds, and ancient Arab clans and tribes.
It is evident that achieving reconciliation among all conflicting factions in Syria is the desired outcome for Russia, which is entangled in conflicts with the West and the crisis in Ukraine. Moscow has taken numerous measures to facilitate normalization between Syria and Arab nations, as well as between Damascus and Ankara, ever since Russia's direct military ...
... Director General of the International Relations Institute of the Royal Academy of Cambodia
Kin Phea, Director General of the International Relations Institute of the Royal Academy of Cambodia, spoke in an interview for RIAC about the prospects for Russian-Cambodian relations and developing cooperation on international platforms. The interview was prepared on the margins of the Gorchakov Fund Conference “Asian Dialogue 2024”.
What successful economic, political and humanitarian bilateral projects ...
The most erroneous way for Russian policy to develop in Asia would be for Moscow to concentrate on interaction with regional institutions and platforms - “brotherly cemeteries”, where individual opportunities are drowned in the need for everyone to come to a common average ...
