Arquivos de 20 ago 2024

9/11 and the unraveling of American democracy.

American businesses need more foreign capital and know-how.

Can Moscow adjust its foreign policy for a changing world?

The official website for BRICS 2026 defines the sustainability pillar as “accelerating collective efforts toward climate action, green finance, energy transitions, and sustainable development aligned with national and global priorities.” Although this clarifies the mandate, a visible tilt towards Beijing in terms of the geopolitics and economics within BRICS highlights an uneasy fact.

On September 10, 2026, the Valdai Club held an expert discussion marking the thirtieth anniversary of the UN General Assembly’s adoption of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). Discussion moderator Ivan Timofeev described the CTBT regime as a major achievement of international law but noted that not all signatory nations have ratified the treaty, resulting in […]

As the international system sees a deep fissure between two distinct camps—the West and “the Rest”—there is little room for a third bloc that would have an opportunity to distance itself from the rivalry. Timofei Bordachev, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club, ponders the absence of a neutral option in a world where the […]