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

13:01 18.12.2020 Alexander Ananiev

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 …

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 …

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 …

Will EU and US be able to ally against China?

11:06 14.12.2020 Vladimir Petrovsky

Will EU and US be able to ally against China?

The issue arose immediately afterThe Financial Timesannounced the EU’s desire to create a new global alliance with the United States, supposedly to countervail the military and economic power of China. The newspaper cites a draft version of the plan to revitalize the transatlantic partnership, prepared by the European Commission and …

Japan and Australia: what the Reciprocal Access Agreement is all about

12:42 08.12.2020 Oleg Paramonov

Japan and Australia: what the Reciprocal Access Agreement is all about

During his brief visit to Japan in mid-November, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga announced a plan to strengthen defense cooperation between their two countries.In keeping with the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), Australia and Japan will provide their territories for joint measures of a defense …

Vaccine vs geopolitics? Political ambitions may slow down battle against global pandemic

11:55 04.12.2020 Andrey Kadomtsev

Vaccine vs geopolitics? Political ambitions may slow down battle against global pandemic

Foreign pharmaceutical companies have been vying with one another in being the first to announce the launch of an anti-coronavirus vaccine and having it registered by healthcare authorities. Meanwhile, the Russian vaccine “Sputnik V”, which was the first to be presented to the world, has demonstrated 95 percent efficiency in …

About Karabakh conflict

11:42 02.12.2020 Alexander Ananiev

About Karabakh conflict

The fast pace of a settlement process in Nagorno-Karabakh and the arrival of Russian peace-keepers in the conflict zone took those Russian and foreign ”experts” that cashed in on the one-sided presentation of Russia’s policy, by surprise. Their interpretations of events while they were hot smack of confusion and mutually …

Stability of disagreements: Biden’s election may usher in a period of volatility in US-India relations

11:26 01.12.2020 Andrey Kadomtsev

Stability of disagreements: Biden’s election may usher in a period of volatility in US-India relations

Fifteen countries across the Asia-Pacific region recently inked an agreement on the Comprehensive Regional Economic Partnership (RCEP), which is seen as the largest regional free trade accord signed to date. The signatories are Australia, China, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan and the ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian …

Iranian nuclear problem again – the storm clouds are gathering

13:24 24.11.2020 Vladimir Sazhin

Iranian nuclear problem again – the storm clouds are gathering

The nuclear problem of Iran is once again becoming the focus of global media attention, and there are several reasons for this.First, US President-elect Joe Biden (although no official results of the November 3 vote have been announced yet), who generally rejects the foreign policy of the current President Donald …

«Crimean Platform» - Kiev set on opening a new diplomatic front

11:34 17.11.2020 Denis Baturin

«Crimean Platform» - Kiev set on opening a new diplomatic front

Even though the so-called “Crimean Platform”, as a new unrealistic project to retrieve Crimea, arouses no questions and the agenda of the Kiev initiators is clear, further developments require a close scrutiny, the more so since the political situation is versatile, given the impact of presidential elections in the USA …

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