Politics

New Page in the EU Defence Policy?

The expansion of autonomous European capacities in the field of defense and security has been discussed in the EU for several years. The topic became even more relevant after February 24. Experts of the Carnegie Europe analytical center tried to answer the question of how serious the EU's intentions are in the field of building…
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IMF: Why We Must Resist Geoeconomic Fragmentation—And How?

According to a team of experts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the world economy is going through the most serious shock since the Second World War. Geo-economic fragmentation is seen as an undesirable outcome of the current crisis. In the report, IMF experts explain how and why the world should avoid such a scenario.…
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Global South Prospects

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…
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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…
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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…
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New Challenges for Russian CPUs

The UK has included Russian CPU developers MCST and Baikal Electronics in the sanctions lists. The measures involve freezing assets and restricting work with counterparties. In particular, prohibition of the technological services provision and financing, including the grants, loans and contributions to the authorized capital.   This may lead to the suspension of the release…
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Tokyo and Beijing Set Up a Military Hotline

Tokyo and Beijing agree to set up a military hotline creating an emergency communication mechanism to defuse potential crises over disputed islands and the Taiwan Strait, said Japanese officials. [newslist] The Financial Times has reported that the Japanese defence ministry said the governments agreed to set up the link by the end of 2022 during…
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By Sanctioning Turkey, the U.S. is Sanctioning Itself

American President Trump calls Turkish President Erdogan “a friend.” Turkey is a NATO ally since 1952, and the Turkish Armed Forces is the second largest standing military force in NATO, after the United States. Yet, the Trump administration did not spare any effort to pressure and control the expanding military power of Turkey, by playing…
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Turkey’s Future Military Strategy: Notes & Observations

On 12 November 2020, Turkey's Minister of Defence, Hulusi Akar, presented the military budget proposal for the year 2021, to the Plan and Budget Committee of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Dalia Ziada lays out the main points of Turkey’s Future Military Strategy. Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. On November 12th, Turkish Minister…
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