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President Macron's plans and ambitions: realism or rhetoric?

19:11 04.09.2019

President Macron's plans and ambitions: realism or rhetoric?

In the run-up to the G7 Summit in Biarritz, French media reports focused on the global political and diplomatic plans of President Emmanuel Macron. Journalists say that for President Macron the G7 summit presented a unique opportunity “to return France its historical role of a “ mediator ”in global conflicts …

Geopolitical role of India: problems of multi-vector policy

12:02 23.08.2019

Geopolitical role of India: problems of multi-vector policy

In the wake of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s landslide victory in the recent parliamentary elections, observers are now discussing the prospects of a new phase in the role their country is playing in the world.Indian experts believe that "the world is moving in the direction of multi-polarity, albeit asymmetric, …

Presidential elections - 2020, or does Trump have “federal reserve”?

20:53 18.08.2019

Presidential elections - 2020, or does Trump have “federal reserve”?

On July 31, the US Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee cut interest rates – the first such move in 11 years. During the past 18 months, President Donald Trump has regularly criticized the country’s central bank for refusing to lower interest rates, calling the Fed’s policy the main reason for …

Battle for the Arctic: friends and foes

0:13 16.08.2019

Battle for the Arctic: friends and foes

According to Western media, the "struggle for the Arctic" is becoming ever more fierce. Moreover, this confrontation is unfolding much faster than expected.In its recent publication the Swedish Aftonbladet wrote that since “climate change” has made the Arctic “more accessible, countries taking advantage of it to produce more fossil fuels.” …

NATO’s “space strategy” – what is it all about?

13:30 02.08.2019

NATO’s “space strategy” – what is it all about?

In a Twitter post released in June 2019, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the North Atlantic Alliance planned to develop its own “space strategy.” According to Deutsche Welle, NATO experts are certain that future military conflicts will inevitably affect near-Earth space, “for example, through an attack on satellites …

US increasingly wary of Russia’s growing sway in the world

17:09 13.07.2019

US increasingly wary of Russia’s growing sway in the world

According to a newly unclassified expert report [i] released in May by the Strategic Multilayer Assessment (SMA) program, funded by the US Defense Department, “Russia is beating the US in the race for global influence.” Even though the study does not reflect the official position of either the Pentagon or …

Pentagon plan and dream to maintain supremacy in Indo-Pacific

12:02 19.06.2019

Pentagon plan and dream to maintain supremacy in Indo-Pacific

On June 1, the US Defense Department published a report [i] on military objectives in the Indo-Pacific Region (IPR). The report, delivered by acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, contained a number of key points which he also outlined at the 18th International Conference on Regional Security “Shangri-La Dialogue” in …

A new world without “old” rules? (Potential results of US exit from INF treaty)

11:41 10.06.2019

A new world without “old” rules? (Potential results of US exit from INF treaty)

On May 30, President Vladimir Putin submitted to parliament a bill on suspending the Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate and Shorter-Range Missiles (INF). With Washington having failed to respond to Moscow’s proposals to resolve existing differences concerning the treaty, Russia has been forced to respond to President Donald Trump’s …

Will the Schengen zone survive?

12:02 31.05.2019

Will the Schengen zone survive?

The problem of migration poses one of the major challenges to the future of the European Union. Residents in more than half of EU countries call for establishing a strict control of migration, in some cases, even suggesting a complete ban on migrant movements. Meanwhile, any productive solution to this …

European Parliament Elections – the moment of truth?

11:29 24.05.2019

European Parliament Elections – the moment of truth?

With voters from the 28 EU member states casting ballots on May 23-26 to elect their representatives for the European Parliament, political forces across the bloc have been pitching their programs to the public and trading mutual accusations. Voting begins on Thursday, starting with the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, …

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