Dr. Andrey KORTUNOV

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Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council.

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Iran: The Middle East’s Joker

Last Sunday, February 11, Iran celebrated the 45th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Celebratory rallies were held in over 1,400 towns and 35,000...

Space development: Star Wars or Star Trek?

During a recent regular press briefing in Washington, John Kirby, White House National Security Communications Advisor, expressed concerns about Russia allegedly working on new...

Assisting Africa’s Security and Development Needs Does Not Have to Be a Football Match

Just over a year ago, at the US-Africa leaders' summit in Washington in December 2022, President Joe Biden made a public commitment to pay...

More Advanced Collaboration Expected in 2024 China-Russia Ties

In his New Year greeting message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that in the face of changes unseen in...

The International System between Crisis and Revolution

“The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety...

Decoding China: GSI and Beijing’s International Role

The Global Security Initiative (GSI) was announced by Chinese President Xi Jinping in April of 2022. Predictably, the initiative was brushed off by the...

US- Japan- South Korea Military Cooperation Pushes More Rigid Bipolar Security Arrangement in Northeast Asia

The Russian-North Korean negotiations this month have provoked a lot of hype, particularly in the West. It is assumed by the West that North...

While GOP Wants Change, the Democratic Donkey in Power Dig in Their Heels

“All the world’s a stage,” proclaimed the hero of a Shakespearean comedy. If we follow this metaphor, presidential elections in America are always a...

US-China: Creeping Escalation

The deterioration of US-China relations has long been a generally recognised trend. Contradictions on specific issues, such as human rights, have been accumulating since...

Designs of ‘Windmills’ amid Blowing Winds of History Actively Debated at World Peace Forum

I've finally got back to Beijing after a four-year break caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Four-year is not a lot of time in the...

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From Goma to Bujumbura: The M23 and the Fragmentation of the Great Lakes

The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo...

Achilles’ Spear and Heel: The Strongest and Weakest Aspects of China’s National Power

In ancient Greek mythology, Achilles wielded a sharp spear...

The U.S. Withdrawal from International Organisations: What it means for Global Order?

The United States’ withdrawal from major international organizations and...

Trump’s Sphere-of-Influence Tariffs: Bad Economics, Bad Geopolitics

On February 1, President Trump imposed 25% tariffs and...
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