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China’s “two sessions”: outcome and new agenda

11:37 16.03.2021 Vladimir Petrovsky

China’s “two sessions”: outcome and new agenda

The 4thSession of the 13thNational People’s Congress, the highest organ of state power, and a session of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), an advisory body to the Chinese leadership, have come to a close in China. Traditionally, “the two sessions” take place every year, …

Revisionism and conservatism in world politics: who calls the shots?

11:16 10.03.2021 Andrey Torin

Revisionism and conservatism in world politics: who calls the shots?

The Valdai International Club recently hosted a “Whose Rules? Revisionists and Protectors in World Politics” online discussion, timed for the release of the Club's new report "Institutional revisionism in international politics: a product of an upswing, a child of decline, or something else?"During the event, prominent Russian and foreign experts …

Artificial intelligence 2021 – sacrificing security for freedom?

11:29 15.12.2020 Artyom Kureyev

Artificial intelligence 2021 – sacrificing security for freedom?

The current COVID-19 pandemic has spurred the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) into all spheres of human life. Faced with the urgent need for new algorithms, various government agencies and private companies have often introduced half-baked AI technologies, refining them as they go. The year 2021 will obviously increase the …

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

11:55 04.12.2020 Andrey Kadomtsev

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 …

ChinAmerica: the Inevitable Split

14:01 11.11.2020 Emanuel Pietrobon

ChinAmerica: the Inevitable Split

ChinAmerica: The Inevitable Split– Why the Modern-Day Sino-American Confrontation Has More to Do with Different Law & Society Worldviews than GeopoliticsEmanuel Pietrobon– University of Turin – ItalyAbstractThe Sino-American hegemonic confrontation may be the result of elements that go beyond geopolitics, touch a more intimate sphere and have a deeper origin, …

TOKYO QUAD MEETING

11:25 18.10.2020 Kanwal Sibal

TOKYO QUAD MEETING

Recently a meeting of the heads of the foreign ministries of four countries - the USA, Japan, Australia and India, called "QUAD MEETING", took place in Tokyo. That is the “Meeting of the Four” or, as it began to be called, the “Quadripartite Dialogue on Security”.At this event, initiated by …

China in Europe: Hit the (Belt and) Road Jack

9:58 16.09.2020 Maria Smotrytska

China in Europe: Hit the (Belt and) Road Jack

Today at a broader diplomatic and strategic level, the BRI has become a symbol of China's growing importance in international affairs, changing regional dynamics in geographical areas close to or even within Europe. At the most basic level, the strategic implications of expanding China's policy in the EU stem not …

2020 US presidential election: what can the world expect?

10:29 26.08.2020 Andrey Kadomtsev

2020 US presidential election: what can the world expect?

The presidential campaign in the United States is unfolding amid a weakening of America's position in the world and this is what many commentators both in and outside the US now focus on. How is this situation seen by the two main contenders for the White House? What do their …

The end of START – global consequences

12:19 21.07.2020 Andrey Kadomtsev

The end of START – global consequences

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has made it clear that «the future of START-3 Treaty is foregone». During an online session of the Primakov Readings the minister pointed out that «it looks like the United States has already taken a decision not to prolong the treaty»[i]. What is meant is, …

“Third way”: EU tries to avoid a hard choice between US and China

17:03 06.07.2020 Andrey Kadomtsev

“Third way”: EU tries to avoid a hard choice between US and China

According to Euronews, the EU-China online summit of June 22 "was held in a tense atmosphere." The EU has toughened its position on trade negotiations with Beijing, but observers note that Brussels continues to stay clear of the ongoing trade war between the US and the People’s Republic. Meanwhile, just …

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