... cities, factories and ports, than about the land itself. These people were labelled ‘terrorists’ by the current Ukrainian regime, which came to power through an illegal anti-constitutional coup. And when they refused to accept it, that regime launched an all-out offensive against all things Russian, which provided a centuries-old framework for the region where people refused to obey the new Nazis.
Now we are witnessing the height of this battle. I am sure that there will be questions about it, so I will not go into detail right now. However,...
... eventually turned into their spoiler.
Elshad Mirbashir oglu:
The Time is Ripe for A New World Order: Multipolarity
Unlike the bipolar confrontation of the 20th century, the new one is more complex. At the forefront there is the confrontation between Russia and the collective West. But in the background there is the gradually increasing rivalry between China and the United States. In the new edition of the Cold War, there’s no clash of military alliances yet. However, the rivalry of the great powers slows down cooperation or makes it impossible ...
... Russia’s strategic partners or supporters, but not all of them are consistent and adamant Russia’s enemies either. Most of these groups are much more hostile to Iran, rather than to Russia, simply because Iranians have been much more visible on the ground than Russians.
This situation offers Russia some windows of opportunity. For instance, Moscow has supported Bashar al-Assad in his fight against Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)
[1]
—a group, which has roots in al-Qaeda and may have the most radical post-Assad ...
... Agenda for Digital Sovereignty
In the area of Internet governance and AI regulation, a number of important institutional decisions were made, which seem to be necessary steps in the sphere of global digital space governance, supported by the expert community of Russia. An important step was the GDC support of the Internet Governance Forum. The next forum will be held on December 15-19 in Riyadh. Issues such as human rights and inclusiveness in the digital age, the contribution of digital technologies to the ...
... preferred approach to this dialogue was outlined by Chairman Xi Jinping in his Global Civilization Initiative announced in March of 2023. The BRICS framework offers a whole variety of new opportunities to engage in such a dialogue. Out of more than two hundred events that Russia as the current BRICS chair-country for 2024 scheduled for this year, a large share belongs to gatherings of universities, media outlets, research centers, civil society institutions, professional associations, youth organizations and etc. This ...
... and Tunisia in the list of its major non-NATO allies, generally does not view the Maghreb as a specific region, building relations with each of the states located there separately and focusing on the fight against terrorism.
In this context, the opportunities for Russia to develop cooperation with Algeria on a pan-Maghreb agenda are probably very limited. Of course, the Algerian side could be interested in cooperating with Moscow on certain issues (for example, the fight against terrorism), as well as in adjusting ...
... galvanized by a common threat.
Third, there are prospects for cooperation in technology. Yet, so far, we’ve been talking not so much about transferring offensive military technologies to the North, but rather about North Korean satellites being launched on Russian carrier rockets, for example, or Russian computing power helping calculate the processes by which a nuclear test will be dictated only by political rather than technological necessity.
Fourth, there are prospects for cooperation in tourism, which ...
... disintegration of the current world order is still at its initial stage. So far, it has mostly affected a relatively narrow range of bilateral and multilateral institutions and regimes, where Russia plays a significant role—from the UN Security Council and the US-Russian strategic arms control regime to the Arctic Council and OSCE to global energy and food markets. However, what we see today might be only a tip of the iceberg since disintegration is increasingly affecting many other areas of global politics and ...
... always been in favor of making the Security Council more representative while maintaining its compact composition to ensure an adequate and rapid response to the contemporary challenges and threats. The optimal numerical composition of the renewed Council, in Russia’s opinion, is “
slightly more than twenty
” members (“low twenties”), which runs counter to the proposals to enlarge this body to 25-26 members. As for modifying the methods of operation for the Security Council, the cornerstone of Russia’s ...
... worse, including for Israel itself.
While this perspective has become widespread, especially in the Arab world, the realization of Palestinian rights in “realpolitik” is questionable. The main hurdles on this path are seen in four ways.
Andrey Kortunov:
Russia in the MENA Region amid the Ukrainian Crisis
The first is Israel’s resolute rejection in the absence of tools to pressure its leadership, whatever reshuffling the latter may undergo. Netanyahu
believes
a Palestinian state would be an “existential ...
