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EU – USA: allies or rivals in “green” energy transition?

18:19 17.11.2021

EU – USA: allies or rivals in “green” energy transition?

In the course of the 26thUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Conference of the Parties, COP26), the United States and the European Union demonstrated a seemingly shared view on the “green” transition policy. Nevertheless, the two members of the Atlantic community have substantial differences over measures to overcome the …

Dispute or discussion? Putin-Biden summit in Geneva to determine the future of Russia-US relations

15:12 10.06.2021

Dispute or discussion? Putin-Biden summit in Geneva to determine the future of Russia-US relations

The first face to face summit between Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Josef Biden will take place in Geneva on June 6.Experts’ comments on the forthcoming meeting vary in tone and mood. Let’s look at the situation in more detial.Judging by the statements by officials in Moscow and …

EU wants less dependence on US dollar

11:23 29.01.2021

EU wants less dependence on US dollar

On January 19 the European Commission released a preliminary plan which is designed to reduce the European Union’s dependence on the US dollar. In addition, the plan signals an intention to protect European companies from Washington-imposed extraterritorial sanctions. As a long-term strategy, it states an intention to “considerably” increase the …

Vaccine vs geopolitics? Political ambitions may slow down battle against global pandemic

11:55 04.12.2020

Vaccine vs geopolitics? Political ambitions may slow down battle against global pandemic

Foreign pharmaceutical companies have been vying with one another in being the first to announce the launch of an anti-coronavirus vaccine and having it registered by healthcare authorities. Meanwhile, the Russian vaccine “Sputnik V”, which was the first to be presented to the world, has demonstrated 95 percent efficiency in …

Stability of disagreements: Biden’s election may usher in a period of volatility in US-India relations

11:26 01.12.2020

Stability of disagreements: Biden’s election may usher in a period of volatility in US-India relations

Fifteen countries across the Asia-Pacific region recently inked an agreement on the Comprehensive Regional Economic Partnership (RCEP), which is seen as the largest regional free trade accord signed to date. The signatories are Australia, China, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan and the ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian …

NATO, coronacrisis and obsolete ideas

12:53 05.11.2020

NATO, coronacrisis and obsolete ideas

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that "NATO countries have invested additional funds in the purchase of air defense systems and fighters to contain Russia," RBC reported. Meanwhile, almost all members of the Western defense alliance are facing a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Against the background of new …

The price of slavery. Descendants of former US slaves eligible to compensation?

10:53 19.10.2020

The price of slavery. Descendants of former US slaves eligible to compensation?

According to USA Today, the state of California has enacted a law which “provides for setting up a focus group to look into the possibility of paying reparations to slave descendants”. In the estimates of the edition, California will become the first US state to examine the issue on the …

Each pole to have a “digital”. National digital currencies may become another sphere of competition

12:49 02.10.2020

Each pole to have a “digital”. National digital currencies may become another sphere of competition

According to China Finance, an edition of People’s Bank of China, China should become the first country to launch into circulation a digital national currency. Reports by Reuters say a move of this kind will facilitate China’s efforts to expand the international status of yuan and reduce the country’s dependence …

Climatic refugees: natural calamities and migration flows

11:22 21.09.2020

Climatic refugees: natural calamities and migration flows

The London-based Institute of Economics and Peace has presented a Report with a profound insight into environmental dangers that threaten countries and territories and could jeopardize socio-economic stability worldwide. According to the Report, “in 2050 the living space of more than one billion people may turn out under threat”. This …

Following the unknown route: the world in searching of dollar substitute

9:23 02.09.2020

Following the unknown route: the world in searching of dollar substitute

The ongoing escalation of trade wars and competition among the world’s top economies makes it imperative to consider institutionalizing several currency zones to form a sort of currency “multipolarity”.The forthcoming “currency multipolarity” became the subject of disputes in the 1990s, after the launch of a project to create a EU …

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