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Kashmir in geopolitical context

11:04 23.09.2019 Andrey Kadomtsev

Kashmir in geopolitical context

The decision of the Indian authorities to abolish the special status of Jammu and Kashmir has caused a predictably angry reaction from Pakistan. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has signalled his country's readiness to use “all means available” [i] to counteract such a “unilateral” move on the part of New …

Geopolitical role of India: problems of multi-vector policy

12:02 23.08.2019 Andrey Kadomtsev

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, …

Battle for the Arctic: friends and foes

0:13 16.08.2019 Andrey Kadomtsev

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.” …

Iran: what is in store for the JCPOA?

10:48 09.08.2019 Vladimir Sazhin

Iran: what is in store for the JCPOA?

The Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) continues to be in the spotlight of global politics. And even though the "Iranian problems" go beyond the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), it is the “dying” JCPOA that is the main cause of tensions in and around Iran, be it the financial …

China's Defense Policy: questions and answers

11:09 01.08.2019 Vladimir Petrovsky

China's Defense Policy: questions and answers

The Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China has published a paper titled the White Paper “National Defense in New Era”. The document is designed to become a response of the Chinese leadership to other countries’ fears over the growing military power of the PRC. The …

East and West Merge at the 14th Chekhov International Theatre Festival

11:51 12.07.2019 Elena Rubinova

East and West Merge at the 14th Chekhov International Theatre Festival

Shanghai Ballet. “Echoes of Eternity” staged by Patrick de Bana The14th Chekhov International Theatre Festival, the largest theatre event of a kind in Russia, is in full swing. Better known to a broader audience in the country and beyond under the name of the Chekhovsky Festival, it has long become …

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

11:41 10.06.2019 Andrey Kadomtsev

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 …

Indo-China integration meets Cambodia’s interests

12:23 14.05.2019 Vladislav Gulevich

Indo-China integration meets Cambodia’s interests

Cambodia, which is located between Thailand and Vietnam and has a 440-kilometer coastal zone which is separated from the rest of the country by a mountain ridge, is in need of a “third neighbor” in order to survive economically and politically, and for improving its export opportunities.Pnomh Penh’s hopes for …

New plans for "star wars" or bluff to wear out foes?

11:08 11.04.2019 Andrey Kadomtsev

New plans for "star wars" or bluff to wear out foes?

On March 27, the Indian leadership announced a successful destruction by a missile launched from the ground of a space satellite positioned at an altitude of about 300 km. According to Western media reports, thus the number of countries that have successfully tested anti-satellite weapons technology has increased to four …

China: via Portugal into Africa and Latin America

13:08 09.04.2019 Vladislav Gulevich

China: via Portugal into Africa and Latin America

Portugal is a major geographical link in the European leg of China’s New Silk Road project (NSR). A visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Lisbon on December 4-5, 2018 produced seventeen cooperation agreements thereby reaffirming the two parties' readiness to expand economic partnership (1).China is Portugal’s top trading partner …

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