Categoria: Podcast

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

The case for a cold peace.

Russia, China, and the growing North Korea threat.

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.

Russia’s inherent “northerness”—an internal force with origins in the country’s geography and climate—may prove to be a decisive advantage as the Arctic region becomes increasingly central to the larger strategic landscape throughout Greater Eurasia. But tapping into the riches of the Arctic and capitalising on this advantage to the fullest extent is something that will […]