In 2025, the anticipated rise of middle powers continued, but it was eclipsed by another event: a powerful impulse for the entire system’s reconfiguration, emanating from a leading economic and military power. The decisive turn of the United States toward a policy of sovereign egoism under the leadership of Donald Trump forced every country and […]
Russia’s approach to resolving the Ukrainian conflict was already characterized by a tough stance even before the attack on the presidential compound in the Novgorod Region. There were no signs that Moscow would significantly shift its position. Rather, the incident only reinforces the already highly principled positions of Russian diplomacy, writes Valdai Club Programme Director […]
The stalled Washington agreement between the DRC and Rwanda highlights the limited effectiveness of Trump's "transactional diplomacy" as a tool for resolving "hot" regional conflicts. By granting the US access to the national mining sector in exchange for promises of peace, Kinshasa receives no reliable guarantees that the conflict will end, writes Irina Yutyayeva.
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