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Latin America – Russia: an Agenda for Constructive Cooperation in the Post-COVID-19 Era

21:02 06.08.2020 Juan Martin González Cabañas

Latin America – Russia: an Agenda for Constructive Cooperation in the Post-COVID-19 Era

On Tuesday, August 4, the outstanding video-conference “Latin America – Russia: an Agenda for Constructive Cooperation in the Post-COVID-19 Era” was held organized by the Valdai Club , the Russian Embassy in Guatemala, the AMerican CHAMber of commerce (AmCham), the Central American Parliament (Parlacen) the SIECA(Central American Secretariat for Economic …

The spirit of “Greater Albania” acquires Brussels substance

13:40 05.08.2020 Pyotr Iskenderov

The spirit of “Greater Albania” acquires Brussels substance

A meeting of Serbian and Kosovo leaders which is scheduled to take place in Brussels in September may result in the signing of an agreement on the normalization of relations. According to reports, the EU leaders, who act as mediators in the Belgrade – Pristina dialogue, have prepared a draft …

«The Lost Pianos of Siberia» - pianos, music, Russia

13:46 04.08.2020

«The Lost Pianos of Siberia» - pianos, music, Russia

The Lost Pianos of Siberia by Sophy Roberts — hunting for treasure How the quest for long forgotten instruments played out as a literary adventure in Russia’s far east. For travel journalist Sophy Roberts, it was a commission to track down a suitable piano for a Mongolian virtuoso of Siberian …

Historical memory and the force of interpretation: how narratives reflect on foreign policy

10:18 04.08.2020 Andrey Torin

Historical memory and the force of interpretation: how narratives reflect on foreign policy

The Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) recently hosted an online discussion on "How narratives in the public mind affect foreign policy." During the discussion, the speakers shared their views and ideas on the perception of social narratives, and also discussed the report “Gaps and Coincidences: a Study of Narratives in …

5G: a Geostrategic sector for Algorithmic finance

12:16 03.08.2020 Alessandro Zeoli

5G: a Geostrategic sector for Algorithmic finance

The last ones were days of increasing tensions between the two biggest economic superpowers, the USA and China. The geopolitical crescendo seems to become always more intense, and the two giants are trying to build up two strong alignments against one another in a competition that Bloomberg defines a “Cold …

Life and travel in a new normality…

11:54 28.07.2020 Alexander Moiseyev

Life and travel in a new normality…

Weary of the COVID-19 epidemic and feeling the pinch of significant financial losses during the months of the coronavirus crisis, the world is in a hurry to open borders, restart air traffic and resume tourist travel without even waiting for the pandemic to fizzle out. Simultaneously, many countries are doubling …

What does the West need Pacific’s youth for?

11:13 27.07.2020 Vladislav Gulevich

What does the West need Pacific’s youth for?

The rapid increase in the proportion of young people in Pacific Island countries is forcing researchers to assess the risks that could bring about demographic shifts in the composition of the Pacific population.This brings to mind the 1988-1998 civil war on Bougainville Island, or the 1998-2003 conflict on the Solomon …

Cyber-security threat and italian resilience

11:55 25.07.2020 Cristina Semeraro

Cyber-security threat and italian resilience

There is a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it is not about who has got the most bullets. It is about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think…it is all about the information. (From the movie Sneakers, 1992)Cyber …

Sanctions war around Hong Kong – who will be the winner?

16:12 24.07.2020 Vladimir Petrovsky

Sanctions war around Hong Kong – who will be the winner?

US President Trump has signed into law a sanctions bill to punish China for the situation in Hong Kong, and an executive order that strips trade privileges from China’s special administrative region in what can be regarded as the start of a "sanctions war" around Hong Kong with unpredictable consequences.The …

The exchange of cultural treasures testifies to the deep feeling of understanding and respect between Serbs and Russians - Valery Ryazansky

17:43 23.07.2020

The exchange of cultural treasures testifies to the deep feeling of understanding and respect between Serbs and Russians - Valery Ryazansky

The senator commented on the exchange of a page from the Miroslav Gospel for paintings by Nicholas Roerich.Valery Ryazansky, First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Social Policy, of the Federation Council (the upper house of the Russian parliament) and the head of the Group for Cooperation between the Federation …

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