If Ukraine fails to find a way out of the conflict, even after enduring significant damage and losses, it risks further erosion of its sovereignty
The failure of negotiations between Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump has been perceived by many as a pivotal moment that “broke the mould.” Indeed, over the past three years, Washington’s unconditional ...
... essence, manifestations and consequences for Russia." During the event, experts discussed the place of the European Union in the transformation of the world order, the correlation of the terms "strategic autonomy" and "strategic sovereignty", the practical manifestation of "strategic sovereignty" in the EU foreign policy discourse. The EU policy on regional connectivity was considered separately. During the seminar, the RIACs’ publications such as “"Strategic ...
The overarching goal must be to balance technological sovereignty with economic liberalism
The global economy, including capitalism itself, is currently being transformed by a new industrial revolution, as the digital and technological world start to merge with the physical one. Russia’s ability to remain ...
The mounting propensity towards conflict in the digital realm makes national states willing to strengthen their digital borders and to protect their sovereignty
The mounting propensity towards conflict in the digital realm makes national states willing to strengthen their digital borders and to protect their sovereignty. China is the leader and pioneer in this area, while Russia has also pursued ...
November 17, 2022, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion dedicated to the issues of technological sovereignty in the modern world
November 17, 2022, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion dedicated to the issues of technological sovereignty in the modern world. Ivan Timofeev, Programme Director of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC),...
... collapsing, the EU has resolved to master key core technologies in microelectronics, quantum computing, artificial intelligence and blockchain, and to find reliable supply chains [
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]. In other words, the EU is seeking ways to resolve the technological sovereignty issue.
Defining concepts
The term “technological sovereignty” is often used to describe various forms of independence, autonomy, or control over digital technologies and content. However, this concept lends itself to different interpretations ...
It is hard to imagine a situation where Vladimir Putin, or even one of his likely successors, would willingly sacrifice the country’s sovereignty and independence, even for the sake of promoting cooperation with China
Whenever I read another Western report on the prospects of Russian-Chinese relations, the old children’s fairy tale
Little Red Riding Hood
involuntary springs to ...
... wishing to waste a good crisis," China (as well as others) is promoting an intelligent and data-driven campaign against its global adversaries.
Cyber Warfare: A Tool of International Security
Since
Westphalia
, states longed to preserve their sovereignty. States, especially great powers, usually prefer to avoid conventional conflict and to avoid
MAD
(Mutual Assured Destruction), as was experienced during the Cold War. Whenever states do intervene in the affairs of others,
they do so
to acquire ...
... legal side, there are a number of important political implications in this case. They are related to the legitimacy of the decisions made, the strategies used by Russian citizens and organisations affected by the sanctions, as well as the use of the sovereignty concept in the modern globalised world. This lawsuit is extremely important in terms of making a systematic case for a Russian national affected by the US sanctions from the Ukraine-related package (the US President’s Executive Orders 13661 ...
The pandemic will likely be a way to test the boundaries and limits of "extraordinary power"
“Sovereignty is the refusal to accept limits …
I have refused to submit, therefore, I am.”
Georges Bataille, The Accursed Share [
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Over the past 20 years, the world and the system of international relations have been steadily moving towards a ...