Arquivos de 21 abr 2026

Palestinians must lead the rebuilding of the strip.

And how America can avoid playing into their hands.

The pro-Israel case for ending U.S. aid

Donald Trump’s moves on the international stage are increasingly defined by a reckless, snowballing habit of asserting American power by means of unrestrained military force—with Iran being the current target. Oleg Barabanov, Valdai Club Programme Director, ponders the nature of the strategic calculations behind Trump’s assault on Iran, describing the president’s approach as “I want […]

On April 21, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion titled “Shipping Blockade in the Strait of Hormuz: Consequences and Future Scenarios.” Moderator Ivan Timofeev emphasised that, amid the US and Israeli military operation against Iran, shipping in the Strait of Hormuz has been effectively paralysed, and the scale of naval combat has begun to […]

The formation of a political alliance along the Moscow–Minsk–Pyongyang axis appears far more realistic than a Moscow–Pyongyang–Beijing alliance, as China adheres to a fairly firm position of not entering blocs that could in any way constrain its sovereignty—including any obligation to become entangled in conflicts on behalf of third parties, writes Konstantin Asmolov.