In the East, a bride is waiting
Some Russian pundits argue that the East, with its vast markets, booming economies and free competition, looks more attractive and dynamic than the West with its artificial trade barriers and economic...
View ArticleNon Alignment Movement and its significance
Amidst Western efforts to isolate Iran over its nuclear program, the 16th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement took place in Tehran. NAM has its own strengths and their importance should not be...
View ArticleRussia wants to have a voice in Asia
Russia wants to have a voice in the development of the multilateral institutional framework in Asia. It is also important for the socio-economic development of Russia’s Far East and Easter Siberia and...
View ArticleTurkey does not want to worsen its relations with Russia
Turkey now has problems with nearly all of its neighbors. It also has problems with Russia, as Putin’s cancelled visit has shown, although the improvement of relations with Russia was seen as a major...
View ArticleXVIIIth CPC National Congress: On the proven track of reform and development
The Russian-Chinese relations under the new Chinese leadership will continue to develop in a good way – by default. The ‘fourth generation’ (Hu Jintao, Wen Jiabao, etc.), together with the Russian...
View ArticleRelationship between Russia, China and the United States could be improved
The commitment to improve their people’s livelihood, which all Chinese, American and Russian leaders have repeatedly expressed during the election year, apparently will become an vital fulcrum in...
View ArticleVladimir Putin’s visit to Turkey to restore mutual trust
The Turkish-Russian relations experienced a very dramatic, positive change in the last ten years, going up to a very high level of trade, tourism and even political relations. The main problem at the...
View ArticleNew challenges in Russia’s turn to Asia
Russia is wavering between China and Vietnam, and is trying to develop military and economic cooperation with both countries. Yet, Russia is finding it more and more difficult to maintain this posture...
View ArticleRussian-Indian military cooperation
In 2011, Russia’s total military exports exceeded $12 billion. India accounted for one third of this figure. On average, India buys between 27% and 35% of Russia’s total military exports depending on...
View ArticlePresident Vladimir Putin’s India visit will boost-up India-Russia relations
Vladimir Putin’s visit to India will provide a new powerful impetus for further development of the strategic partnership between the two countries. Regular meetings between the leaders of India and...
View ArticleUS-China relations and Russia’s choice
The rise of China and the relative decline of the role of the USA on the international arena demand de-ideologization of Russia’s view of the world. Political realism must be freed from the chains of...
View ArticleSiberia and the Far East as a path to Russian globalization
The development of Siberia and the Russian Far East is impossible without relations with China. We should not shut ourselves off from China, but cooperate with it: to identify the competitive...
View ArticleRussia to Push Forward SCO Economic Agenda
The common opinion of many experts at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is that the past decade has witnessed a more or less established balance of approaches within the organization...
View ArticleXi Jinping in Russia
Xi’s visit is not expected to usher in any breakthroughs. Meanwhile, the Sino-Russian relationship has achieved an unprecedented degree of warmth. The Chinese are doing almost everything possible to...
View ArticleBRICS Development bank: Common and different features
Investments among BRICS countries are staying on the very low rate. At the moment BRICS countries mainly invest to developed countries (USA, EU), and also to countries which are close with their...
View ArticleNuclear disarmament’s Asian pivot
Although multilateral cooperation on nuclear issues has been effective in some cases, such as in ratifying the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, it has been inadequate in others, such as in easing...
View ArticleNorth Korean campaign pursues propaganda goals
Pyongyang is trying to mobilize North Korean society around the new leader Kim Jong Un and to convince North Koreans that their young but bold leader is standing up to US imperialists. On the other...
View ArticleThe Dangers of the Korean Crisis
The world is once again looking toward the Korean Peninsula with apprehension, though at this point it should be used to Pyongyang’s routine threats to wipe its enemies off the map.
View ArticleIran - Russia: Maintaining bilateral relations
After the re-election of Vladimir Putin as president in 2012, relations between Tehran and Moscow improved considerably as a result of international and regional changes. Despite the fact that economic...
View ArticleWhat’s behind the conflict on the Korean Peninsula?
Moscow’s primary challenge is to prevent an armed conflict on the Korean peninsula, which would most likely cause an environmental catastrophe in the neighboring Russian Far East. Moscow is not...
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