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Intelligence cooperation in the modern world – challenges and problems

12:01 24.12.2020 Sergey Naryshkin

Intelligence cooperation in the modern world – challenges and problems

In their effort to ensure their national interests, countries have traditionally used "intelligence diplomacy" with the foreign intelligence services of different countries officially working together on a bilateral or multilateral basis.The world has accumulated considerable experience in pulling together the intelligence efforts of countries, not necessary allied ones, on various …

“Blossoming complexity” of Konstantin Leontyev

12:35 23.12.2020 Elizaveta Antonova

“Blossoming complexity” of Konstantin Leontyev

January 25 marks the 185thbirth anniversary of the outstanding Russian thinker, historian and diplomat, Konstantin Nikolayevich Leontyev (1831-1891).The biography and spiritual endeavors of this prominent Russian philosopher offer us a glimpse of a unique story of the life of a Russian thinker, contradictory and insightful, someone who did not gain …

Vladimir Chizhov: “a policy of sanctions in the modern world is senseless and harmful”

12:44 22.12.2020 Andrey Torin

Vladimir Chizhov: “a policy of sanctions in the modern world is senseless and harmful”

During an online briefing at theRossiya Segodnyamultimedia center in Moscow, Russia’s envoy to the European Union, Vladimir Chizhov, commented on the decisions taken by the December 10-11 EU summit in Brussels, on the current state of Russia-EU relations and the situation in Europe amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.Russia - EU: …

Psyops in an Ever-Changing World: The Power of Music

10:57 22.12.2020 Emanuel Pietrobon, University of Turin (Italy)

Psyops in an Ever-Changing World: The Power of Music

Music is the tool people tend to resort to when they feel specific emotions and experience some states of mind, like anger, happiness, sadness, anxiety and excitement. People listen to music because of its relaxing effect – it has been scientifically proven the power exerted by music on the human …

Is there any alternative to WTO?

11:22 21.12.2020 Anna Yershova

Is there any alternative to WTO?

This year the World Trade Organization (WTO) marked its 25th anniversary. However, according to experts, each year it becomes more and more difficult for the WTO to maintain its status as a global trade regulator. The outgoing year 2020 has been unprecedented for the organization due to a downturn in …

German MPs have no clue to what happened to the “Berlin patient”

13:01 18.12.2020 Alexander Ananyev

German MPs have no clue to what happened to the “Berlin patient”

The German government was quick to accuse Moscow of using a poisonous substance ("chemical weapon") against Alexei Navalny, which resulted in additional sanctions being imposed on Russia, and the completion of Nord Stream 2 called into question. However, inconsistencies in Berlin’s version have raised doubts about the credibility of accusations …

Thermonuclear dream. Will humanity move closer towards cheap energy in 2021?

11:59 17.12.2020 Artyom Kureyev

Thermonuclear dream. Will humanity move closer towards cheap energy in 2021?

The humanity began to dream about cheap energy as it made progress developing arts, crafts and trade. The muscular power of people, animals, wind, water and steam was consistently adjusted to serve human needs. The 19thcentury saw endemic introduction of electric power. However, given that electric power generation required the …

Brexit: going “the extra mile”

11:22 16.12.2020 Elena Ananyeva

Brexit: going “the extra mile”

Negotiations between London and Brussels on future relations have already been extended beyond all agreed deadlines.The European Union usually keeps negotiating to the very end - until 23.59, when the clock strikes midnight and the “carriage turns into a pumpkin.” Brussels wants a deal, just as the diehard Brexiteer Boris …

Historic Breakthrough: Israel, Morocco Agree to Normalise Relations, Trump Announces

12:14 15.12.2020 Max Gorbachev

Historic Breakthrough: Israel, Morocco Agree to Normalise Relations, Trump Announces

Morocco will become the fourth Arab country to establish diplomatic ties with Tel Aviv under the Trump administration. In August, representatives of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Israel signed the Abraham Accords marking a normalisation of ties. Two months later, Sudan followed suit.Morocco and Israel have agreed to normalise …

Artificial intelligence 2021 – sacrificing security for freedom?

11:29 15.12.2020 Artyom Kureyev

Artificial intelligence 2021 – sacrificing security for freedom?

The current COVID-19 pandemic has spurred the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) into all spheres of human life. Faced with the urgent need for new algorithms, various government agencies and private companies have often introduced half-baked AI technologies, refining them as they go. The year 2021 will obviously increase the …

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