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The presentation of the first complex textbook on international information technology in Russian and foreign science and academic literature

12:16 13.11.2019 Inna Yanikeeva

The presentation of the first complex textbook on international information technology in Russian and foreign science and academic literature

© Inna Yanikeeva“The most important thing is that while we enlarge our social circle and involve more subjects into it, we should contribute to trust building, which is now extremely deficient on the international scene, and through it we could move towards mutual understanding. When there is mutual understanding between …

Facebook up in arms against Russian multimedia resources

10:57 07.11.2019 Andrey Torin

Facebook up in arms against Russian multimedia resources

Facebook – the largest social network around - is waging a targeted campaign against its Russian pages with foreign audiences. According to Russian experts, Facebook is busy introducing elements of technological censorship, ostensibly to improve platform use algorithms, which primarily impact accounts that belong to Russian media with foreign viewers, …

Sergey Lavrov: OSCE’s unifying potential not fully realized

10:55 06.11.2019 Yevgeny Pedanov

Sergey Lavrov: OSCE’s unifying potential not fully realized

Following talks with OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov emphasized Moscow’s firm belief in the Organization’s unification potential and the need to strengthen its authority. Lavrov also said that Russia wants to see security cooperation not only between OSCE members, but between regional organizations as well.Thomas …

“Let Russia Be Russia” (US debate on global security system)

12:09 05.11.2019 Dmitry Babich

“Let Russia Be Russia” (US debate on global security system)

The controversial decision by the current US administration to withdraw from the INF treaty, as well as its threat to suspend observance of the Open Skies Treaty and the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), has been met with criticism and resistance even in the United States itself. However, opposition to …

Joint military drills between Russia and Serbia

21:58 02.11.2019 Slavisha Batko Milacic

Joint military drills between Russia and Serbia

From 24 to 29 October in Serbia was held joint tactical live-fire exercise with air defence missile units of the Serbian Air Defence units and the Russian Aerospace Forces dubbed “Slavic Shield 2019”. The aim of the exercise was to educate and use the joint group of the Serbian Air …

Russia-Africa Summit: walking hand in hand through history

11:13 24.10.2019 Pavel Lomtev

Russia-Africa Summit: walking hand in hand through history

The first-ever Russia-Africa summit will be held from 23-24 October in Sochi, Russia, marking the culminating point of the return of Russia to Africa, with more than 50 African leaders and over 3,000 delegates invited. This convening is only another illustration of the recent increase in economic, security, and political …

30 years after 9/11:How many Germanies should Europe have?

11:50 23.10.2019 Anis Bajrektarević

30 years after 9/11:How many Germanies should Europe have?

2019 sees the 30th anniversary of the European 9/11 – the fall of the Berlin Wall. Dislike the 9/11 that came 12 years later, which many now associate with the demise of the Anglo-American dominant capitalism, for the most – this European 9/11 marks the final end of the Cold …

India and Visegrad Four: Meeting Each Other Halfway

11:27 22.10.2019 Vladislav Gulevich

India and Visegrad Four: Meeting Each Other Halfway

Members of the Visegrad Group (Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia) are set on expanding cooperation with India. That such cooperation is of mutual interest was confirmed by Indian Foreign Minister Subramaniam Jaishankar’s visit to Hungary and Poland in August. Hungary and Poland pursue the most active foreign policy within the …

Balkans splitting EU apart

1:03 21.10.2019 Pyotr Iskenderov

Balkans splitting EU apart

The European Union is going through a serious internal crisis over the prospects of its further expansion, with the main line of confrontation running between Paris and Berlin. On October 15, France, backed by Denmark and the Netherlands, blocked the EU's decision to start negotiations concerning the admission of Albania …

The return of a “political wunderkind”: results of parliamentary elections in Austria

11:45 18.10.2019 Andrey Kadomtsev

The return of a “political wunderkind”: results of parliamentary elections in Austria

At the end of September, the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), led by the former Chancellor – the 33-year-old "political prodigy" Sebastian Kurz - once again came out on top in snap parliamentary elections. According to a preliminary count, to be finalized on October 16, the ÖVP secured 37.5 percent of …

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