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«It would take a lot of work to build a prosperous and secure future for all countries»

10:07 20.08.2018 Valentina Matviyenko

«It would take a lot of work to build a prosperous and secure future for all countries»

International Affairs: The Second Eurasian Women’s Forum* is not too far off. What makes it different from the first forum? Is there much interest in it in the international community?Valentina Matviyenko: Yes, there is a tremendous amount of interest. This is understandable. Women play a dynamically increasing role in all …

Chimeras and Realities of the Indo-Pacific Partnership

13:25 09.08.2018 Vladimir Petrovsky

Chimeras and Realities of the Indo-Pacific Partnership

The new American initiative for the creation of the Indo-Pacific Partnership (IPP) has grabbed the spotlight in many political discussions of late. Although the idea to set up such a forum was proposed at the end of 2017 and to this day has been no more than a general slogan, …

The Stalingrad Story of the British Queen

12:44 01.08.2018 Anastasia Tolstukhina

The Stalingrad Story of the British Queen

Photo: hystory.mediasoleThe first biography of Elizabeth Angela Margaret Bouz-Lyon - the Queen Mother of Great Britain, who ruled the British Empire from 1936 to 1952 has been published in Russia. The book's author, a graduate of the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Master in International Relations, Natalia Kulishenko, …

6th Moscow Biennial of Young Art decodes ''Abracadabra''

12:25 16.07.2018

6th Moscow Biennial of Young Art decodes ''Abracadabra''

This summer Moscow has become not only a football capital of the world with more than half a million guests from 30 countries. Art fans are also here, but for a different reason: the 6th edition of the Moscow Biennial of Young Art is taking place from June 8 until …

Colombia-Venezuela: a Conflict with US Participation

12:56 10.07.2018 Dmitry Babich

Colombia-Venezuela: a Conflict with US Participation

The victory of right-wing candidate Ivan Duque in the Colombian presidential elections is not the best news for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The newly elected president has already refused to recognize Maduro's victory in the recent elections in Venezuela and announced that he would not send an ambassador to Caracas.It …

“That was a fascinating voyage of discovery...”

11:48 06.07.2018

“That was a fascinating voyage of discovery...”

In May and June 2018 the Russian edition of Dynastic Rule. Mikhail Piotrovsky and the Hermitage, the new book by Geraldine Norman, a well-known British journalist and the Chief Executive of the Hermitage Foundation UK was presented at several venues across Moscow and St. Petersburg. While Russian – British relations …

What Kind of Europe Russia Needs?

16:06 25.06.2018 Fedor Zima

What Kind of Europe Russia Needs?

What kind of Europe Russia needs? Strong or weak? Divided or united? I think that Russia needs an independent Europe, and the latter implies strength as well as solidarity. Unfortunately, recent events indicate the opposite. If Oswald Spengler wrote his work on Europe today, then it should have had the …

History Repeats Itself

18:15 18.06.2018 Vladimir Sazhin

History Repeats Itself

Recently former Israeli Mossad Director Tamir Pardo said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu planned to attack Iran in 2011. [i]Mr Pardo stressed that the order given to servicemen for the preparation of the attack was not a training exercise. Tel Aviv planned to launch an attack within 15 days, …

USA: "Non-economic Coercion Measures" for Europe

13:49 07.06.2018 Pyotr Iskenderov

USA: "Non-economic Coercion Measures" for Europe

The next few months can be critical for implementing projects to supply Russian gas to Europe. The US administration is stepping up efforts aimed at disrupting the construction of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline.At the same time, at the other end of the European energy map - in the Balkans …

Will the EU split into the East and the West?

17:22 24.04.2018 Andrey Kadomtsev

Will the EU split into the East and the West?

On March 1, 2018 the European Parliament has adopted a resolution initiating a disciplinary procedure against Poland. Warsaw is accused of violating a number of fundamental democratic principles of the EU. If the Polish government does not agree to make concessions, the country may for a time be deprived of …

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