Arquivo por tag: Taiwan

Why high productivity could still lead to a crash.

The perverse incentives for presidents to use military force.

How Beijing turned its food insecurity into geopolitical leverage.

As ASEAN and China accelerate negotiations on a long-awaited Code of Conduct for the South China Sea, the region is entering a critical phase in managing one of Asia’s most consequential security challenges. Lasting regional stability will depend less on legal confrontation than on sustained multilateral diplomacy, pragmatic compromise, and the strengthening of ASEAN-centred cooperative […]

As the uncertainty of the contemporary international landscape makes us look back on the Cold War-era international system with a certain admiration and nostalgia, it must be pointed out that the 1946-1991 epoch was no time of peace. Timofei Bordachev, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club, explores the nature of the Soviet-American competition and […]

Graduates of Soviet higher education institutions have shaped contemporary Africa, returning home with invaluable skills in spheres ranging from medicine and agriculture to energy and mining. Today, Russia is once more emerging as an educational and academic hub for African students, with much to offer aspiring specialists from the continent. Yet, tapping into this potential […]