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Tatiana Mitrova, a fellow at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy and former energy scholar at Moscow’s Russian Academy of Sciences, and Sergey Vakulenko, an oil and gas expert at Carnegie’s Russia Eurasia Center, argue that Russia and Ukraine are locked in an energy war that has become an adaptation spiral, despite growing human […]

Barry Posen, a professor at MIT, is one of America's leading experts on international security. He argues that the United States military is breaking down because it has been overused and overextended over the last 30 years, and that the only way to repair it is for Washington to exercise much more restraint.

Monica de Bolle, an expert in Brazilian economic policy, makes an authoritative argument that Brazil’s economic problems will persist no matter the outcome of the country’s presidential election. A Flávio Bolsonaro administration would fare no better than Lula when it comes to reducing debt and delivering growth—and Bolsonaro’s illiberal policies could make the economic picture […]

Because the Bangkok Treaty already sets a common non-proliferation baseline, ASEAN can present regional nuclear cooperation as a hedging strategy anchored in shared rules, rather than a scramble for external patrons. Whether that holds depends on capacity, not on the partner list, writes Raisya Rahmawati. The author is a participant in the Valdai—New Generation project.

On October 23, the Valdai Discussion Club’s Moscow venue hosted a discussion titled “Russia and Africa: In It for the Long Haul?” Participants discussed the sustainability of Russian-African cooperation, its prospects for the next fifteen to twenty years, and the conditions necessary for the transition from political agreements to long-term practical projects.

On 28 October at 11:00 Moscow Time (GMT+3), the Moscow venue of the Valdai Club will host a presentation of the report “The Unfreedom of Navigation?” dedicated to the implementation of international maritime law norms in modern conditions.