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The liberal "end of history": what's next?

10:29 12.08.2019 Alexander Yakovenko

The liberal "end of history": what's next?

Following an interview with President Vladimir Putin published by the Financial Times a month ago, the issue of the future “liberal world order” in its idealistic version has been part of London’s political discussion agenda, with the emphasis being put on moral and political leadership in the present-day world.Throughout post-war …

Serbs disappointed with EU

10:35 08.08.2019 Pyotr Iskenderov

Serbs disappointed with EU

A top-level meeting scheduled to take place in Paris in September with the participation of President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, the head of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, President of France Emmanuel Macron and German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel may well be disrupted, which could lead to a new wave of tension …

Idlib: the clock is ticking

10:41 07.08.2019 Andrey Isayev

Idlib: the clock is ticking

On August 1-2, the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan was playing host to the 13th round of inter-Syrian talks, held as part of the so-called Astana format. The Russian delegation was led by President Putin’s Special Representative for the Syrian Settlement Alexander Lavrentyev, the Iranian - by the Assistant Foreign Minister Ali …

China's Defense Policy: questions and answers

11:09 01.08.2019 Vladimir Petrovsky

China's Defense Policy: questions and answers

The Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China has published a paper titled the White Paper “National Defense in New Era”. The document is designed to become a response of the Chinese leadership to other countries’ fears over the growing military power of the PRC. The …

Vinay Saldanha: I have no doubts that we will eradicate AIDS by 2030

11:56 31.07.2019 Elizaveta Antonova

Vinay Saldanha: I have no doubts that we will eradicate AIDS by 2030

UNAIDS, an association of UN agencies designed to mount a well- coordinated global struggle against the spread of HIV and AIDS and their consequences, was founded on July 26, 1994. For 25 years, UNAIDS has been providing assistance in building up support for large-scale operations to stop the spread of …

Turkey: as S-400s arrive, passions burn on

13:25 20.07.2019 Andrey Isayev

Turkey: as S-400s arrive, passions burn on

On July 12, the first shipment of the Russian S-400 air defense missile systems arrived at Mürted Air Base near the Turkish capital Ankara. Washington has been extremely opposed to Ankara’s decision to acquire the S-400s ever since Russia and Turkey signed an agreement on the procurement of the advanced …

Sanctions as a double-edged weapon: the Chinese response to American arms supplies to Taiwan

13:22 20.07.2019 Vladimir Petrovsky

Sanctions as a double-edged weapon: the Chinese response to American arms supplies to Taiwan

The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Geng Shuang, said that China, in response to American supplies of $2.2 billion worth of military hardware and equipment to Taiwan would impose sanctions on American suppliers of arms to Taiwan. "The sale of weapons to Taiwan is a …

Konstantin Kolpakov: We put emphasis on informal contacts

20:53 12.07.2019 Yevgeny Pedanov

Konstantin Kolpakov: We put emphasis on informal contacts

Foto: Y. PedanovMoscow was recently playing host to the 6th Forum of Young Diplomats, which was the most representative such gathering held so far, bringing together delegates from 14 countries. An International Affairs correspondent talked with Konstantin Kolpakov, the chairman of the Young Diplomats’ Council of the Russian Foreign Ministry.International …

Ethnic tensions in Montenegro

12:17 10.07.2019 Slavisha Batko Milacic

Ethnic tensions in Montenegro

On Sunday, July 7, the citizens of Montenegro had the opportunity to witness another incident, that is, the open provocation of radical Albanian elements in Montenegro. Traditionally, on the feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, in Svac, near Ulcinj (a town on the southern coast of Montenegro) …

G20 summit eased international tensions – Alexander Pankin

12:37 05.07.2019 Inna Yanikeeva

G20 summit eased international tensions – Alexander Pankin

The Russian Foreign Ministry had been neither overoptimistic nor skeptical about the outcome of the G20 summit, preferring instead to take a realistic view of the high-profile event. The G20 format allows the participating nations to fine-tune their national interests, because non-participation in it renders them irrelevant to existing trends. …

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