War Between Russia and Ukraine: A Basic Scenario?
Concern is growing in the Western media over Russian military activity in the southwestern theatre. There are opinions that Russia is preparing a military...
Decline of the West? Pros and Cons
For a long time, there’s been a consensus among Russian international experts regarding the idea that the collective West is nearing extinction. It can...
USA-Iran: Why Is the Deal Stalled?
The prospects for talks on an Iranian nuclear deal are becoming increasingly dim. After Democrat Joe Biden won the presidential election in the United...
Forget Kalashnikov? Russian Foreign Policy After Realism
The Russian community of international relations professionals and pundits is strongly influenced by political realism. Being a realist is a good rule of thumb...
Sanctions Against Belarus: A Hybrid Option
Another package of economic sanctions has been introduced against Belarus. US President Joe Biden signed a new executive order expanding both the number of...
Biden Revises US Sanctions Policy
In the United States, a revision of the sanctions policy is in full swing. Joe Biden’s administration strives to make sanctions instruments more effective in achieving his political goals and, at the...
Russia and the West: Are Values the Problem?
The National Security Strategy of the Russian Federation approved by the President of Russia will go down in history as a document that sharpened...
“I’ll Be Fire”: Who Will Throw a Boot on the Remote Control?
The incident in the Black Sea concerning the manoeuvres of the British destroyer HMS Defender led to an exchange of information and diplomatic jabs...
Ryanair Incident: Five Sanctions Risks for the Republic of Belarus
The detention in Belarus of a plane operated by the Irish company Ryanair has caused a sharp reaction in the US and the EU....
US Sanctions Against Russian Sovereign Debt: Possible Alternatives
The US and the EU have imposed new sanctions against Russia because of the so-called “Navalny case”. The European Union has activated the human...