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Passions over gas

11:53 20.09.2019 Pyotr Iskenderov

Passions over gas

Representatives of Russia, Ukraine and the European Commission are due to gather for gas negotiations in Brussels on September 19th. Experts say the talks may play a crucial role in addressing the pressing issue of Russian gas supplies to Europeans. Maroš Šefčovič, who is responsible for energy issues in the …

Russia-India-China: new challenges and opportunities

11:47 18.09.2019 Vladimir Petrovsky

Russia-India-China: new challenges and opportunities

Russia, India and China will soon be marking the 20th anniversary of their trilateral dialogue-consultation format (RIC). The idea was proposed (primarily in a scientific sense) by Yevgeny Primakov (who served as Russia’s foreign minister in 1996-1998, and in the 1990s, foresaw the strengthening of Russia, India and China, which …

How to turn the page on WW II in Asia

13:33 14.09.2019 Vladimir Petrovsky

How to turn the page on WW II in Asia

In the run-up to the 74th anniversary of the end of World War II in the Pacific Russia and Japan are recalling the most overarching problems of their relations – namely the so-called territorial issue and the conclusion of a formal peace treaty between the two countries.Progress in and an …

Netanyahu wants another meeting with Putin

11:56 13.09.2019 Andrey Isayev

Netanyahu wants another meeting with Putin

An escalation of the Arab-Israeli confrontation was reported in late August following a terrorist attack that took place in a holiday resort popular among Israelis. A homemade bomb killed one person and left several others injured.On the night of August 25, the Israeli Air Force carried out air strikes against …

Serbia bracing up for “difficult autumn“

10:52 07.09.2019 Pyotr Iskenderov

Serbia bracing up for “difficult autumn“

Serbia is preparing for a “difficult autumn” as it tries to resolve the Kosovo problem, President Aleksandar Vucic said following a visit to the United States. He described the discussions he had had in Washington as “extremely important,” all the more so amid the continuing disagreements over the situation in …

War in Yemen: enough is enough – what else?

12:12 30.08.2019 Dmitry Babich

War in Yemen: enough is enough – what else?

The situation in Yemen has recently taken a bad turn both for Saudi Arabia and its allies from the so-called “Arab NATO” - countries, which formally joined the Saudi invasion of Yemen in 2015. Since then, this coalition, backed by the United States, has been fighting the opposition Houthi movement, …

G7: feeling lonely without Russia?

10:18 25.08.2019 Pyotr Iskenderov

G7: feeling lonely without Russia?

A discussion of Russia’s return to the G8, initiated by the French President Emmanuel Macron and quickly supported by his US counterpart Donald Trump, has intensified in the West. Even though Germany, and especially Britain, appear less enthusiastic about the prospect, the whole debate means that all attempts to "isolate" …

Geopolitical role of India: problems of multi-vector policy

12:02 23.08.2019 Andrey Kadomtsev

Geopolitical role of India: problems of multi-vector policy

In the wake of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s landslide victory in the recent parliamentary elections, observers are now discussing the prospects of a new phase in the role their country is playing in the world.Indian experts believe that "the world is moving in the direction of multi-polarity, albeit asymmetric, …

Khalkhin Gol: 80 years to historic battle

12:53 22.08.2019 Azam Muradov

Khalkhin Gol: 80 years to historic battle

Photo: A. MuradovIn August 1939, the Soviet troops, led by the then unknown Commander Georgy Zhukov, inflicted a crushing defeat on forces of the Kwantung Army of Japan in the Mongolian steppes during the Battle of the Khalkhin Gol River, thereby changing the direction of Japanese expansionism towards Pearl Harbor …

Presidential elections - 2020, or does Trump have “federal reserve”?

20:53 18.08.2019 Andrey Kadomtsev

Presidential elections - 2020, or does Trump have “federal reserve”?

On July 31, the US Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee cut interest rates – the first such move in 11 years. During the past 18 months, President Donald Trump has regularly criticized the country’s central bank for refusing to lower interest rates, calling the Fed’s policy the main reason for …

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