The restoration of diplomatic ties is a clear signal that the world is moving towards greater realism in international relations
The recent agreement between the United States and Russia to restore full diplomatic relations marks a significant milestone in global geopolitics. The talks held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, facilitated by senior officials from both nations, signal the end of years of diplomatic estrangement. This development not only represents a shift in U.S. foreign policy under President...
Russia faces a tough choice in Africa: either to focus on low-risk and highly competitive markets, where projects will depend on a changeable political climate and eventualities or to explore high-risk and low-competition markets where Moscow has inherent non-market advantages and where dialogue with local authorities is mostly pragmatic
The year 2024 was quite eventful for Russia–Africa relations. A Russian contingent was deployed to Burkina Faso and Mali, at least four countries on the continent...
On January 30, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addressed a RIAC General Assembly meeting held at the Foreign Ministry Mansion
On January 30, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov chaired a meeting of RIAC Board of Trustees. RIAC senior officials reported on the performance in 2024 and plans for 2025. The participants approved a decision to renew Sergey Lavrov’s mandate as Chair of RIAC Board of Trustees for another four years.
On the same day, Sergey Lavrov addressed a RIAC General Assembly meeting held...
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...
Russia’s leading experts on the new Russia’s nuclear doctrine
On November 19, 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin
signed
Executive Order Approving the Basic Principles of State Policy of the Russian Federation on Nuclear Deterrence. The new nuclear doctrine incorporates the changes announced by Mr. Putin at a meeting on nuclear deterrence on September 25, 2024. What is the main difference between the new doctrine and the previous version? How can the new doctrine affect strategic security?...
The Gateway House Podcast
On-ground realities and political dynamics have shifted in the Russia-Ukraine war, with the latter’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, even as there is a push for peace from multiple quarters. Ivan Timofeev, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council discusses Russia’s perception of the conflict and peace efforts, its expectations from the BRICS Presidency and means of boosting commercial cooperation between India and Russia.
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Has the situation on the Korean Peninsula become more dangerous, and how should Russia proceed given these circumstances?
Throughout 2024, the two Korean states have fundamentally changed their positions on Korean unification and their relations with each other. A new situation has emerged on the Korean Peninsula that affects the interests of major geopolitical players, including Russia. Formulating relevant approaches is also critical in view of Moscow’s unprecedented reinvigoration of its Korean...
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 as a manifestation of accumulated contradictions within the world system
Rationality...
Policy Brief #51 / 2024
Policy Brief #51 / 2024
The Russian-Chinese “comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction of the new era” represent a key element of the emerging multipolar world order. Moscow and Beijing’s mutual support in the international arena, growing trade turnover in the face of sanctions, strengthening humanitarian ties, and people-to-people cooperation represent a unique example of the constructive dialogue taking place between these two truly sovereign states. Further...
Russia’s relations with the world of Islam mean a time-tested, trust-based cooperation, with the Islamic dimension always present in the national foreign policy
The year of 2023 may well have been a year of further consolidation of Russia’s pivot to the East, especially in the Middle East and across the South, as well as to the Islamic world. Amid the pressure of Western sanctions, Moscow managed not only to retain its positions in the Islamic world but also to boost its bilateral ties with Muslim...
