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France: Chaos or a New Social Compact?

12:06 13.08.2019 Guy Millière

France: Chaos or a New Social Compact?

At the end of the parade, a few dozen people release yellow balloons into the sky and distribute leaflets saying "The yellow vests are not dead." The police disperse them, quickly and firmly. Moments later, hundreds of "Antifa" anarchists arrive, throw security barriers on the roadway to erect barricades, start …

Christoph Fischer: “Pencil and paper allow me to come closer”

11:00 13.08.2019

Christoph Fischer: “Pencil and paper allow me to come closer”

Pro Helvetia, a Swiss Foundation for art and culture is extremely active in Russia, bringing the best of Swiss art, film and theatre. And even the typical down-season does not apply to Swiss art professionals. Later in August the Kazan Centre for contemporary culture welcomes the duo of Francoise and …

The liberal "end of history": what's next?

10:29 12.08.2019 Alexander Yakovenko

The liberal "end of history": what's next?

Following an interview with President Vladimir Putin published by the Financial Times a month ago, the issue of the future “liberal world order” in its idealistic version has been part of London’s political discussion agenda, with the emphasis being put on moral and political leadership in the present-day world.Throughout post-war …

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 …

Serbs disappointed with EU

10:35 08.08.2019 Pyotr Iskenderov

Serbs disappointed with EU

A top-level meeting scheduled to take place in Paris in September with the participation of President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, the head of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, President of France Emmanuel Macron and German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel may well be disrupted, which could lead to a new wave of tension …

Idlib: the clock is ticking

10:41 07.08.2019 Andrey Isayev

Idlib: the clock is ticking

On August 1-2, the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan was playing host to the 13th round of inter-Syrian talks, held as part of the so-called Astana format. The Russian delegation was led by President Putin’s Special Representative for the Syrian Settlement Alexander Lavrentyev, the Iranian - by the Assistant Foreign Minister Ali …

“Singing Ambassadors” build bridges between Russia and US

15:23 06.08.2019 Inna Yanikeeva

“Singing Ambassadors” build bridges between Russia and US

American swing, spirituals, along with music by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff, were all played at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Joanna Medawar Nachef Singers (JMN Singers) from the United States teamed up on stage with members of the Pokrov Chamber Choir to …

The myth about "liberal world order"

10:21 05.08.2019 Alexander Yakovenko

The myth about "liberal world order"

The debate on liberalism, which was triggered by the recent interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin published by the Financial Times, has inevitably spread to the issue of the "liberal world order." Liberal world order, its ups and downs, has been the subject of many disputes. All of a sudden, …

Fracking Societies through manufactured revolts

22:21 04.08.2019 Carlos Pereyra Méle

Fracking Societies through manufactured revolts

If society is considered as an open, complex and dynamic system. This system is attributed for the quality of both organizing and disorganizing. Constructive chaos occurs when there is an attempt to harness these destructive and seemingly random forces, for strategic purposes.The chaos strategy proposes the artificial creation of disorder …

NATO’s “space strategy” – what is it all about?

13:30 02.08.2019 Andrey Kadomtsev

NATO’s “space strategy” – what is it all about?

In a Twitter post released in June 2019, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the North Atlantic Alliance planned to develop its own “space strategy.” According to Deutsche Welle, NATO experts are certain that future military conflicts will inevitably affect near-Earth space, “for example, through an attack on satellites …

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