Arquivos de 4 jul 2020

Why wealthy elites come to regret their bargains with authoritarians.

Even on the sidelines, Ankara faces blowback.

Like Taiwan, the South China Sea could spark a U.S.-China war.

The evolution of China–Russia relations in the twenty-first century reflects a broader transformation in the structure of global power. As geopolitical fragmentation intensifies and great-power competition deepens, bilateral cooperation between Beijing and Moscow increasingly extends beyond diplomacy, economic exchange, and security coordination. It is now embedded in a broader contest over narratives, legitimacy, and institutional […]

For decades, globalisation followed a familiar script. Energy was a tool of geopolitics, technology became a source of fragmentation, and finance was increasingly weaponised. That script has reached its end. The question now is not how to double down on the old model, but where the next horizon for high quality development actually lies.

This report is the fruit of an intellectual collaboration among a group of young authors from Russia and China, brought together by their shared participation in the Valdai Discussion Club—Next Generation programme in 2024–2025. It seeks to offer the most comprehensive picture of artificial intelligence (AI) as a contemporary international phenomenon—simultaneously pervasive and yet not […]