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NON-STATE ACTORS IN TODAY'S INFORMATION WARS

16:00 08.10.2018 A. Smirnov

NON-STATE ACTORS IN TODAY'S INFORMATION WARS

RIVALRIES AND CONFRONTATIONS between states in the information space are a feature of today's international relations. Information is becoming one of the priority instruments in fighting for global domination.We agree with experts who believe that there exist two principal forms of information warfare, technological and psychological, the former targeting information …

Syrian Kurds between Washington, Turkey and Damascus

14:22 08.10.2018 Andrey Isayev

Syrian Kurds between Washington, Turkey and Damascus

The recent turmoil over Idlib has pushed the developments in Syrian Kurdistan out of political and mass media spotlight. However, it’s Idlib that will most likely host the final act of the drama, which has become known as the “civil war in Syria”.The self-proclaimed Democratic Federation of Northern Syria (DFNS), …

Hungarian Interest, Ukraine and European Values

14:41 05.10.2018 Denis Baturin

Hungarian Interest, Ukraine and European Values

Diplomatic conflicts that have recently arisen between Hungary and its neighboring countries and the European Union as a whole most clearly show the new trend in European politics. This trend is committing to national and state values of a specific European country, doubting the priority of supranational interests within the …

Religious radicalism as a trend

13:15 05.10.2018 Ye. Osipov

Religious radicalism as a trend

IN RECENT YEARS, much has been said about radicalism and its varied offshoots. True, the number of terrorist acts climbs up, the popularity of extreme right political forces grows, and the wave of left radical and anti-globalist movements, migration crises and international tension is rising. This is how everyday realities …

Viennacontemporary to Become “a Cultural Davos”

16:46 03.10.2018 Elena Rubinova

Viennacontemporary to Become “a Cultural Davos”

From 27 to 30 September 2018 Vienna's Marx Halle, a former industrial space of the 19th century in the south-eastern part of the city, hosted Viennacontemporary art fair with 118 galleries from 27 countries profiling more than 400 artists. Upon completion, it was announced that with over 30,000 visitors the …

Australia and Thailand prepare for a multipolar world order

16:42 02.10.2018 Vladislav Gulevich

Australia and Thailand prepare for a multipolar world order

The relations between Thailand and Australian can serve as an illustration of the future geopolitical changes in South East Asia.For Australia, Thailand is important for the following reasons:- as one of the military and political partners in South East Asia amid the growing influence of China;- as a partner within …

UN Security Council: A card-sharp at the table

18:57 29.09.2018 Maxim Dodonov

UN Security Council: A card-sharp at the table

Orange juice, jam and biscuits are on the table for a working breakfast served for the foreign ministers of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council.Seated to either side of Sergey Lavrov are Foreign Minister of France Jean-Yves Le Drian (whom the Russian Foreign Minister was scheduled to …

Sergey Lavrov: We are not joining NATO, mind you!

18:32 28.09.2018 Maxim Dodonov

Sergey Lavrov: We are not joining NATO, mind you!

Russia and NATO are long-standing antagonists, even though the possibility of our country's accession to the North Atlantic Alliance was raised back in the days of President Clinton. Before that, the Soviet Union proposed the same in a note to that effect in 1954. Is genuine partnership possible now when …

Russia-US: Sergey Lavrov will hear the Icelandic gavel at the UN

14:03 26.09.2018 Maxim Dodonov

Russia-US: Sergey Lavrov will hear the Icelandic gavel at the UN

Before the start of the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly, the United Nations’ official website published a number of interesting stories, one of which said that the president’s gavel, an inalienable part of official UN meetings which declares the beginning and end of meetings and the approval of …

Will Iran be able to counteract US sanctions?

15:17 24.09.2018 Vladimir Sazhin

Will Iran be able to counteract US sanctions?

American sanctions and how to confront themThe Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) today, as in the past 40 years of its existence, is in the global spotlight as the focus of major political and economic developments.As you know, on May 8, US President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of the …

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