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Thomas Greminger unveils the challenges facing the OSCE

16:26 29.11.2021 Yevgeny Pedanov

Thomas Greminger unveils the challenges facing the OSCE

The principles of multilateralism are particularly useful when they are neglected. Former OSCE Secretary General (2017-2020) Thomas Greminger said as much during the presentation of the book “Multilateralism in Transition: Challenges and Opportunities for the OSCE,” that he had written jointly with the Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP).In the …

Migrants, Poland and Polish monoethnicity

12:13 22.11.2021 Vladislav Gulevich

Migrants, Poland and Polish monoethnicity

The escalation of tensions on the Polish-Belarusian border demonstrates Warsaw’s uncompromising (and, at times, unmerciful) attitude towards migrants (1), as they kneel down crying «Help, Poland!». Such an attitude reveals certain cultural and civilizational stereotypes historically typical of Warsaw.Some Polish publicists believe that the border crisis meets the interests of …

EU – USA: allies or rivals in “green” energy transition?

18:19 17.11.2021 Andrey Kadomtsev

EU – USA: allies or rivals in “green” energy transition?

In the course of the 26thUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Conference of the Parties, COP26), the United States and the European Union demonstrated a seemingly shared view on the “green” transition policy. Nevertheless, the two members of the Atlantic community have substantial differences over measures to overcome the …

New US sanctions on China: enough is enough!

14:05 08.11.2021 Vladimir Petrovsky

New US sanctions on China: enough is enough!

Enough is enough! – this is the first thing that comes to mind when you get the news about the move by the US Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee to approve a bill slapping sanctions on a number of Chinese individuals and legal entities over Beijing's activities in the disputed areas …

Infrastructure for Resilient Island States: Raising Climate Ambitions

11:41 01.11.2021 Elizaveta Antonova

Infrastructure for Resilient Island States: Raising Climate Ambitions

Image:UNCTADThe COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference will be held from October 31 to November 12. However, it's already known that India, Australia, and the UK are planning to launch a new «Infrastructure for Resilient Island States» (IRIS) initiative.Artyom Garin, Research Associate of the Center for Southeast Asia, Australia and …

AUKUS vs ASEAN – «a return to bloc policy»

10:56 27.10.2021 Oleg Paramonov

AUKUS vs ASEAN – «a return to bloc policy»

The current efforts by the United States, Australia and Britain to establish AUKUS partnership were on the agenda ofthe talks between Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and USUnder Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland[1], which took place in Moscow on October 12. A statement relative to this …

US-China trade talks – «starting from scratch»?

11:31 19.10.2021 Vladimir Petrovsky

US-China trade talks – «starting from scratch»?

Public interest in US-China trade talks has acquired secondary importance in recent months,just as American restrictions regarding China – Donald Trump’s brainchild. Trump has gone, the problem is still there.In January 2020, after months of talks, the two sides signed the first part a trade agreement under which Washington retains …

Gas doom hanging over Ukraine

21:26 14.10.2021 Denis Baturin

Gas doom hanging over Ukraine

The long history of gas transit across independent Ukraine began with Kiev’s initial failure to pay anything for Russian natural gas, both intended for transit to Europe and for domestic consumption, on the pretext of fraternal relations between the former Soviet republics. Later it cost the Ukrainians a meager $25 …

Russia, Turkey and the new geopolitical reality

10:16 13.10.2021 Andrey Isayev

Russia, Turkey and the new geopolitical reality

The recent Russia – Turkey summit in Sochi, even though yielding no tangible outcomes (as became clear well before it, the summit would not result in the signing of any agreements), has evoked a lot of speculation – ranging from assumptions of the “failure” of talks to fairly optimistic forecasts …

AUKUS: A New Strategic Challenge for Indo-Pacific

16:57 22.09.2021 Elizaveta Antonova

AUKUS: A New Strategic Challenge for Indo-Pacific

Picture:news.cgtn.comThe leaders of the United States, the UK, and Australia — Joe Biden, Boris Johnson, and Scott Morrison — made a joint statement on deepening defenсe and technological ties in the dual space of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The parties have established a trilateral security partnership — AUKUS. As …

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