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UN in 21st century: working under stress

15:56 23.10.2020 Anna Yershova

UN in 21st century: working under stress

The UN marked its 75thanniversary in a rather troubled state, widely accused of failing the test of the COVID-19 pandemic and of generally been unable to fulfill its duties. What is the main task that the United Nations Organization is facing today? Does it need to be reformed and to …

The price of slavery. Descendants of former US slaves eligible to compensation?

10:53 19.10.2020 Andrey Kadomtsev

The price of slavery. Descendants of former US slaves eligible to compensation?

According to USA Today, the state of California has enacted a law which “provides for setting up a focus group to look into the possibility of paying reparations to slave descendants”. In the estimates of the edition, California will become the first US state to examine the issue on the …

TOKYO QUAD MEETING

11:25 18.10.2020 Kanwal Sibal

TOKYO QUAD MEETING

Recently a meeting of the heads of the foreign ministries of four countries - the USA, Japan, Australia and India, called "QUAD MEETING", took place in Tokyo. That is the “Meeting of the Four” or, as it began to be called, the “Quadripartite Dialogue on Security”.At this event, initiated by …

Turkey and conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh

11:29 13.10.2020 Andrey Isayev

Turkey and conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh

The position of Turkey, which has sided with one of the warring parties in Nagorno-Karabakh, is starkly at variance with many countries’ and international organizations’ calls to end hostilities.Moreover, it was more than just diplomatic support that Ankara offered Baku, with media and later politicians of a number of countries …

Migrants threaten EU again

10:48 08.10.2020 Pyotr Iskenderov

Migrants threaten EU again

The COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing social and economic crisis in Europe have resulted in an aggravation of the migration issueUnlike in 2014-2015, when this issue was considered an “external” one and was related to the influx of refugees and illegal migrants from North Africa and Middle East to EU …

Each pole to have a “digital”. National digital currencies may become another sphere of competition

12:49 02.10.2020 Andrey Kadomtsev

Each pole to have a “digital”. National digital currencies may become another sphere of competition

According to China Finance, an edition of People’s Bank of China, China should become the first country to launch into circulation a digital national currency. Reports by Reuters say a move of this kind will facilitate China’s efforts to expand the international status of yuan and reduce the country’s dependence …

Nuremberg: first media process

13:01 24.09.2020 Yevgeny Pedanov

Nuremberg: first media process

While attending the Conference «Nuremberg Trials: Translation that Changed Lives» an International Affairs correspondent interviewed Professor Novitskaya, who works at the English language translation department of the Moscow Linguistic University and holds the title of honorary professor of the translation studies faculty.“International Affairs”:Would you tell us about translation errors at …

Modern-day threats to human rights in an era of global digitalization

10:43 23.09.2020 Alexandra Borisova

Modern-day threats to human rights in an era of global digitalization

Digital security is an overarching issue related to the development of information technology. More and more new opportunities are popping up here each year, all of which have their upsides and downsides too. Adding to the technical and economic aspects of this issue are all sorts of equally important legal …

Climatic refugees: natural calamities and migration flows

11:22 21.09.2020 Andrey Kadomtsev

Climatic refugees: natural calamities and migration flows

The London-based Institute of Economics and Peace has presented a Report with a profound insight into environmental dangers that threaten countries and territories and could jeopardize socio-economic stability worldwide. According to the Report, “in 2050 the living space of more than one billion people may turn out under threat”. This …

Chinese foreign minister’s European tour and “the choice of Europe”

11:18 10.09.2020 Vladimir Petrovsky

Chinese foreign minister’s European tour and “the choice of Europe”

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has made the first this year tour of European countries, visiting Italy, Germany, France, Netherlands, and Norway. The main purposes of his trip were to strengthen bilateral ties, particularly economic cooperation, and counteract US efforts to build an anti-Chinese coalition in Europe. Both goals acquire …

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