Here’s how Russia is making its biggest geopolitical shift since the time of Peter the Great
Last week’s Russia-Africa summit in St. Petersburg was a landmark event in Moscow’s foreign policy concept and practice. Not so much because it brought...
The US and its allies are playing ‘Russian Roulette’. You’d almost think they want a nuclear war
Professor Sergey Karaganov's recent article brought into public focus the thorny issue of the use of nuclear weapons in the Ukraine conflict. Many reactions...
One year on, here’s how the Ukraine conflict is changing the world order
In his recent landmark address to Russia’s parliament, President Vladimir Putin cited the war in Ukraine and US/NATO involvement in the conflict as the main...
Putin has proclaimed a new national idea for Russia as it abandons the dream of a Greater Europe
During his four terms at the helm of the Russian state, Vladimir Putin has made many landmark speeches. Several of them stand out as...
Six months into the conflict, what exactly does Russia hope to achieve in Ukraine?
Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin referred to Ukraine as an “anti-Russian enclave” which has to be removed. He also said that the Russian...
How Russia Must Reinvent Itself to Defeat the West’s ‘Hybrid War’
The stand-off between Russia and the Western nations, which has been developing since 2014, escalated into an active confrontation with the start of the...
Russia has made a decisive break with the West and is ready to help shape a new world order
Just before the G7 leaders met at Elmau Castle in Bavaria last week, their counterparts from the five BRICS countries held an online summit...
What a Week of Talks Between Russia and the West Revealed
Moscow’s demands of the United States and NATO are in fact the strategic goals of Russian policy in Europe. If Russia cannot achieve them...
Russia-India: From Rethink to Adjust to Upgrade
Russian-Indian relations are traditionally good. The chemistry between the leaders is excellent, and members of the public are well disposed toward each other. Economic...
After COP26: Russia’s Path to the Global Green Future
Russia is certainly now taking climate-related issues seriously, but even though a latecomer in embracing the climate change agenda, it will not simply accept...