Taiwan Straits Crisis Shows US’ Inability to Conduct Coherent Foreign Policy
The distance from Russia to Taiwan island amounts to more than 7,000 kilometers - not exactly what you would call a nearby neighborhood. Still,...
G20 Will Not Become an Enlarged G7
The G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting (FMM) is being held in Bali on Thursday and Friday. It is one of the most important events on...
Can BRICS Make a Contribution to International Security?
The 14th BRICS Summit is being held in virtual format in Beijing, China. Under turbulent international situations, the question of whether BRICS should indeed...
An Epitaph for Anniversary
On the eve of the NATO summit in Madrid, to be held on June 28-30, Julianne Smith, U.S. Permanent Representative to the alliance, announced...
Consolidation of the West: Opportunities and Limits
The rash decisions to join NATO recently adopted by Helsinki and Stockholm are probably the most vivid illustration of the emerging trend toward a...
NATO’s Cheek by Russia’s Jowl
Much has been said and written about the likely consequences of Finland and Sweden joining NATO. A legion of analysts have already assessed the...
Moscow’s Painful Adjustment to the Post-Soviet Space
Thirty years ago, when the Soviet Union ceased to exist, many observers expressed their surprise at the relatively peaceful nature of the Soviet disintegration....
The End of Diplomacy? Seven Glimpses of the New Normal
Moscow: Historians will probably label the eight-year period between 2014 and 2022 as a time of transition for the European politics in the 21st...
China-Russia Statement: A Quest for Diversity
On February 4, on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President...
Demystifying Fear
Once again, NATO’s possible advancement into the post-Soviet space has come to the fore in Russian expert discourse. The prospect of NATO expanding eastwards...