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EGON VON GREYERZ: 2021 OUTLOOK

11:06 26.02.2021 Egon Von Greyerz

EGON VON GREYERZ: 2021 OUTLOOK

At the request of the editors of International Affairs magazine Egon Von Greyerz, the founder of Matterhorn Asset Management AG/GoldSwitzerland, Zurich, expresses his assessments of the situation in the world economy, gold & silver and forecasts of development in the coming year 2021.BIDEN & YELLEN TO MAKE HISTORYIn the next …

TRENDS SHAPING UP THE YEAR 2021

12:35 24.02.2021 Côme Carpentier de Gourdon

TRENDS SHAPING UP THE YEAR 2021

At the request of the editors of International Affairs magazine, the renowned French publicist and publisher working in Europe and India, Côme Carpentier de Gourdon, expresses his assessments of the situation in the world and forecasts of development in the coming year 2021.As Nicky Minaj sang: ‘The night is still …

Censorship and legality, or why Kiev is so afraid of Russian books and Ukrainian TV channels

11:59 09.02.2021 Denis Baturin

Censorship and legality, or why Kiev is so afraid of Russian books and Ukrainian TV channels

One of the most expressive and emotionally supercharged performances based on Mikhail Bulgakov’s timeless novelThe Master and Margaritawas staged at the Suzirya Theater in Kiev. The actress who plays Margarita is alone on stage sitting in a large chair, in front of a tiny audience of just two dozen spectators, …

Iran, JCPOA, Trump, Biden – history and prospects

11:43 05.02.2021 Vladimir Sazhin

Iran, JCPOA, Trump, Biden – history and prospects

On January 20, 2021 the newly elected US President Joseph Biden was sworn in as the 46thpresident of the United States. It looks like none of the previous 45 presidents had to deal with such a huge burden of problems inherited from the predecessor, both in domestic and foreign policies.On …

The first year of COVID-19 pandemic as seen by Valdai Club experts

10:58 04.02.2021 Andrey Torin

The first year of COVID-19 pandemic as seen by Valdai Club experts

During an online discussion of “The First Year of COVID-19: Socio-Political Consequences as Seen by Valdai Club Experts” report, hosted by the Valdai International Discussion Club, prominent Russian and foreign scientists dwelt on the biggest global challenges of the latter half of the year 2020, and whether the world will …

EU wants less dependence on US dollar

11:23 29.01.2021 Andrey Kadomtsev

EU wants less dependence on US dollar

On January 19 the European Commission released a preliminary plan which is designed to reduce the European Union’s dependence on the US dollar. In addition, the plan signals an intention to protect European companies from Washington-imposed extraterritorial sanctions. As a long-term strategy, it states an intention to “considerably” increase the …

Germany at the outset of election race

12:44 28.01.2021 Andrey Torin

Germany at the outset of election race

Angela Merkel and Armin Laschet. Photo:24vest.de.An on-line Congress of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has taken place in Germany, with the participants electing not only a new party chairman but also a candidate for chancellor. As Germany enters an election campaign in the run-up to parliamentary elections due in autumn …

Nanjing tragedy – massacre or “incident”?

11:37 20.01.2021 Oleg Paramonov

Nanjing tragedy – massacre or “incident”?

On December 15, China was marking the 80thanniversary of the Nanjing massacre by Japanese troops.In Japan, they avoid using the term “massacre,” however, so when covering the tragic event the local media referred to it as the “Nanjing incident." [1]In December 1937, at the height of the second Sino-Japanese war, …

EU playing a zero-sum game in Kosovo

12:28 19.01.2021 Pyotr Iskenderov

EU playing a zero-sum game in Kosovo

When it comes to Kosovo settlement, the European Union is clearly trying to regain the initiative.It was with poorly concealed jealousy and irritation that Brussels watched the delegations of Belgrade and Pristina sign an agreement to normalize their bilateral trade and economic relations in early September in Washington, and with …

US-China relations status irreversible?

12:44 25.12.2020 Vladimir Petrovsky

US-China relations status irreversible?

This kind of question emerged after US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said in an interview published by The Wall Street Journal that the US policy on China had changed under President Donald Trump and that it had changed irreversibly.[1] At least, the outgoing US administration is so keen on …

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