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Russia and the Arctic

0:53 30.11.2020 Yuri Menshikov

Russia and the Arctic

Russia Today press center has hosted an online briefing of Nikolai Korchunov, a special envoy of the Russian Foreign Ministry and a senior official on the Arctic Council from the Russian Federation. The briefing focused on the outcome of an online meeting of Arctic Council seniors, which took place in …

A pandemic of authoritarianism, or how COVID-19 is nixing democracy

10:03 28.09.2020

A pandemic of authoritarianism, or how COVID-19 is nixing democracy

According to Australia’s Department of Health, the total number of COVID-19 infections in the country has reached 26,136. This ranks Australia 75thin terms of the spread of the deadly virus. The number of confirmed cases in Australia has more than tripled over the past two months with the number of …

Long trends and disruption: the anatomy of the "post world" of the COVID-19 crisis

11:06 24.09.2020 Jacques Sapir

Long trends and disruption: the anatomy of the "post world" of the COVID-19 crisis

What will be the economic architecture of the world after the COVID-19 crisis? This question involves understanding the major trends at work for twenty years now.The world that will emerge from this crisis will be marked by these major trends, which, for some, will be reinforced by this crisis. However, …

Kirill Dmitriev: Questions on Sputnik V Vaccine Answered, Critics need to Look for Plank in Own Eyes

13:10 18.09.2020

Kirill Dmitriev: Questions on Sputnik V Vaccine Answered, Critics need to Look for Plank in Own Eyes

Since the launch on August 11 of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, developed by Gamaleya Center scientists, Russia has seen immense interest and expressions of hope from many countries and has received requests for 1 billion doses of the vaccine. However, it has also faced criticism and questions from some …

Of COVID and Covetousness

12:56 01.09.2020 Côme Carpentier de Gourdon

Of COVID and Covetousness

A crisis as grave, prolonged and far-reaching as the current COVID pandemic could not fail to have many consequences in the medical, social and political domains, as much as in the global economy where its effects are nothing less than catastrophic. The repeated contradictions, inconsistencies and backtracking by major western …

Observers: US Sanctions on Russian Institute Working on Sputnik V Caused by Fear to Lose Leadership

11:28 27.08.2020

Observers: US Sanctions on Russian Institute Working on Sputnik V Caused by Fear to Lose Leadership

As Moscow announced the beginning of post-registration trials of anti-COVID vaccine Sputnik V on 26 August, the US added a group of Russian research institutes, including the one testing the anti-coronavirus drug, to its sanctions list. International observers have discussed the US move unveiled amid the global effort to curb …

How COVID-19 pandemic affected South Africa

10:32 07.08.2020 Pavel Lomtev

How COVID-19 pandemic affected South Africa

Photo: eturbonews.comAt present, South Africa is the world’s fifth in the number of coronavirus cases. The epidemiological situation in the country continues to deteriorate, as despite a decreasing number of new cases reported daily, the number of tests has decreased as well. On August 2, 2020 the total number of …

US trying to isolate WHO

11:45 27.04.2020 Pyotr Iskenderov

US trying to isolate WHO

The US refusal to keep allocating funds for the World Health Organization (WHO) has become yet another step towards further confrontation between President Donald Trump and international organizations. However, the geopolitical importance of such a move goes beyond health-related issues and fits well into the current format of the US-China …

Coronavirus – a global challenge to science

11:50 22.04.2020 Anna Yershova

Coronavirus – a global challenge to science

Photo: Giovanni CancemiAs coronavirus pandemic continues to spread worldwide, the number of those infected is estimated at 2 million. While doctors across the world are fighting for the lives of those afflicted and governments in many countries are imposing quarantine measures in the form of self-isolation, the global attention is …

Serbia and EU: no more illusions

13:47 21.04.2020 Pyotr Iskenderov

Serbia and EU: no more illusions

The current coronavirus pandemic in Europe threatens to damage the image of the EU in the eyes of residents of both EU member countries and countries seeking the EU membership. Given this, a good example has been demonstrated by the Serbian leadership, which initially pronounced integration with the EU as …

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