Arquivos de 15 nov 2023

Washington can win if it works with allies.

The making and unmaking of American dominance.

Economic decay and America’s strategic opening.

Russia’s investment in the education of international students, especially in these challenging geopolitical times, is valuable and profitable. Graduates are the “soft power” that will help Russia strengthen and develop essential cultural, historical, religious, economic, political, and other ties with other countries, writes Mikis Filaniotis, President of the Cyprus-Russia Friendship Society (Republic of Cyprus).

Every war tests more than just armies. It also tests the analytical models through which states, societies, and international crises become objects of political analysis. Some wars change borders. Others reshape the balance of power. But there are wars that, above all, reveal the limits of the explanatory power of the analytical models themselves. The […]

The concept of “civilisation” is increasingly being used in modern foreign policy discourse. It is receiving increasing attention both in Russia and in the doctrinal texts of major countries such as India and China. It remains an element of European identity. Iran is perceived as a distinct civilisation, even by its adversaries.