The experts of Valdai discussion Club shared their views on the prospects for creating integration platforms in the Global South. The world economy is experiencing a new round of disintegration, and experts are sure that platforms which become aggregation tools for corporations countries and regions are gaining new meaning. Recently, the countries of the Global…
Global Economy: Balancing in the Storm
A perfect storm – this is how, according to WEF experts, the current geo–economic situation in the world can be characterized. Instead of recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, the world economy is facing new shocks that could lead to a decline in economic growth, accelerated inflation, energy and food crises. The prospects of the world…
WEF Experts on the Future of Globalization
The year 2022 will probably go down in history as a turning point. Against the background of the ongoing pandemic, there are significant geopolitical transformations, bringing volatility and uncertainty about the future. The Davos Forum experts shared their ideas about the prospects of globalization. These new crises are a kind of stress tests for states…
SIPRI: The World Enters a New Era of Risk
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has published a report on risks for global security and environment. The authors state that the much severe risks are hiding behind the headlines of the conflict in Europe and the aftershocks of the Covid-19 pandemic. The deepening twin crises in security and the environment become a trend of the…
Prospects for Coperation between Russia and Central Asia
On May 17-18, the II Central Asian Conference "Russia — Central Asia: Cooperation and Development Amid Instability" was held at the Valdai Club. The event was attended by about 40 experts from 10 countries – Russia, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Andrey Rudenko in…
China’s strategic caution
Russia and China are positioned as strategic partners at the highest level. In the face of sanctions pressure and the severance of economic ties with Western partners, many people in Russia count on China's unconditional support. Meanwhile, China's attitude to the current affairs is much less unambiguous than it seems at first glance. Chinese policy…
Statement by the Euro-Atlantic Security Leadership Group
Today, five experts from Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany issue a group statement calling for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and the resumption of dialogue diplomacy
Union Courage-2022 Joint Russian-Belorussian Exercise Begins
Union Courage-2022, the joint Russian-Belarusian exercise began as a part of the second stage of the infection of the reaction forces of the Union State. The exercise is conducted in order to work out the tasks of suppressing and repelling external aggression during a defensive operation, as well as countering terrorism and protecting the interests…
The Lunar Station Agreement May Be Reached in 2022
Wu Yanhua, Deputy Head of China National Space Administration (CNSA), stated that Russia and China will probably sign an intergovernmental agreement on the lunar station and the related cooperation by the end of 2022. [newslist] "Currently, inter-governmental consultations between China and Russia on an agreement on creating an International Scientific Lunar Station are in full…
Finland to Aquire Pre-series Patria 6×6
The Finnish Defence Forces has signed the agreement with Patria to acquire Patria 6x6 vehicles as a pre-series related to the joint 6x6 vehicle programme between Latvia, Finland, Estonia and Patria. The agreement was announced today by Patria's press service. [newslist] According to the statement, the pre-series vehicles will be in test use of the…