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What will Middle East gain from US’ "retreat"?

12:43 14.10.2019 Andrey Kadomtsev

What will Middle East gain from US’ "retreat"?

Throughout the year, American commentators have been sounding alarm over the weakening of the US positions in the Middle East. Optimists say Washington has intentionally been “cutting down on its commitments”. According to pessimists, America is quickly losing credibility amid an acute crisis of trust in its relations with its …

“I like to engage in international cultural and scientific cooperation, I consider it to be my mission!”

11:41 12.10.2019 Artur Mogutov

“I like to engage in international cultural and scientific cooperation, I consider it to be my mission!”

Today, our guest is Pavel Denisenko, who is engaged in development of international cultural and scientific cooperation and leads the public project Russian Science Connect.International Life: Pavel, tell us a little about yourself and your project, how did you get an idea to engage in this kind of activity?Pavel Denisenko: …

N.Malinov: The snake that knows its end is close stings the bitterest

12:19 10.10.2019

N.Malinov: The snake that knows its end is close stings the bitterest

An exclusive interview with Nikolai Malinov, the head of the National Russophile Movement in Bulgaria, accused of spying for Russia.Nikolai, you are accused of spying for Russia. According to Bulgarian Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov, you “have been collecting information related to Bulgarian foreign policy”. Could you tell me, what evidence …

Eurasian integration: from economics to creation of a center of power

10:19 09.10.2019 Andrey Isayev

Eurasian integration: from economics to creation of a center of power

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin had every reason to congratulate his Armenian colleague Nikol Pashinyan with the outcome of the summit of Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) leaders that was recently held in Yerevan, where many promising decisions were made, bringing Iran, Singapore and Uzbekistan closer to this international organization.Creation of various …

Saint-Exupéry and his memory in Russia

9:12 08.10.2019 Sergey Filatov

Saint-Exupéry and his memory in Russia

A gift from Russia - bust of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in the city of Saint-Raphael, France.Photograph by Tatyana Starovoitova Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, was a writer, and author of the famous, kind hearted fairytale “The Little Prince” (“Le Petit Prince”), a pilot, who died at the end of the Second World …

Surprise signing of “Steinmeier formula” – causes and consequences

11:11 07.10.2019 Denis Baturin

Surprise signing of “Steinmeier formula” – causes and consequences

The news about the so-called “Steinmeier formula” having been signed by all members of the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) came as a big surprise. All the more so, since the September 4 agreement by the political advisers to the presidents of the Normandy Four countries to endorse the proposal made …

EU to mount decisive summit on Kosovo

12:29 06.10.2019 Pyotr Iskenderov

EU to mount decisive summit on Kosovo

The European Union is planning to hold an important summit on Kosovo in October this year with a view to get Belgrade and Pristina to normalize bilateral relations. French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will pose as guarantors of the deal. Reports say a senior US official …

Invisible but omnipresent threat to Asia-Pacific

12:12 04.10.2019 Masato Abe

Invisible but omnipresent threat to Asia-Pacific

Following the massive socio-economic success of the largest continent, corruption is the next battleground in the development of the Asia-Pacific. Lately, it has hampered inclusive and sustainable development and is a primary cause of the difficulty experienced by developing Asian-Pacific countries in advancing beyond the middle-income bracket.Fostered by weak regulation …

Sovereignty versus nature: Central and Eastern Europe not ready to fight for environment at all costs

12:30 03.10.2019 Andrey Kadomtsev

Sovereignty versus nature: Central and Eastern Europe not ready to fight for environment at all costs

While attending the UN Climate Summit in New York, French President Emmanuel Macron urged European environmental activists to look in the direction of some countries of Eastern Europe, in the first place, those that this summer came up against the “EU initiative to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050”.The 2050 deadline …

Poland’s “cursed soldiers”: anti-Soviet underground gains cult status

12:03 02.10.2019 Vladislav Gulevich

Poland’s “cursed soldiers”: anti-Soviet underground gains cult status

Members of underground anti-Soviet organizations, active at the end of the Second World War and the first two post-war decades, occupy a significant place in the pantheon of modern-day Polish heroes.The Armia Krajowa (Home Army), which brought together a host of various small groups, was the dominant Polish resistance movement …

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