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MARIA Zakharova, Director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in her article “The Global West and Global South: Development Paths,” outlined several positions that are fundamentally important for the theory and practice of international relations.

VIEWPOINT From a Course on Political Demonology, or Fascism in a NutshellI. Kravchenko WORLD ISSUES The Great Game, or the Struggle for a New WorldP. Frolov Nuclear Doctrine Is a “Living Document”A. Oganesyan Functions of Nuclear Deterrence (CLICK to read)S. Karaganov UN Security Council Resolution 1540 on Non-Proliferation: 20 Years LaterG. Mashkov How to Jump-Start […]

BY PUBLISHING the article “The Use of Nuclear Weapons Could Protect Humanity from a Global Catastrophe”1 just under a year ago, I, along with some colleagues, helped initiate a global discussion2 on the role of nuclear weapons in preventing global war. Gradually, the concept of “strategic parasitism” – the belief held by most elites and societies, especially in the West, that peace is eternal and does not require effort to maintain, and that nonnuclear wars can be waged with impunity – began to recede into the past.

We would like to share with you a practical analysis by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs ‘ International Law Advisory Board of the activities of the so-called International Criminal Court (ICC).

Viewpoint The Global West and Global South: Development PathsM. Zakharova World Issues Civilizational War: The Will to WinA. Ilnitsky Ways to Improve the World Economy (FREE content)A. Baklanov Global Supply Chain Problems: An Economic or Political Challenge?P. Sevostyanov International Financial Diplomacy and the Role of the IMFP. Sadykhov New Vectors of a New FutureD. Stasyulis […]

Global development today has reached a critical juncture where our country must clearly define its strategy for evolving current institutions and creating new structures and mechanisms to facilitate economic, financial, and investment ties globally and regionally, in both multilateral and bilateral formats.

INTERVIEWS Russian Diplomacy Today Sees Its Mission in Maintaining a Global Balance of Interests M. Zakharov Diplomacy for All Times: On the 90th Anniversary of the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs A. Yakovenko “We Have a Hard Battle Ahead, Not an Easy Fight” A. Fursov VIEWPOINT Hegel and the Theory of […]

THE geopolitical shifts and transformations that have taken place in the world in recent decades have affected many problems related to protecting national interests and ensuring national security. For many eras, armed power has been considered the key tool in implementing state interests. Under today’s conditions, however, along with military force, other forms, methods, and means are playing an increasingly important role.

“Regarding Nuclear Tests, I Can Say That If the US Resumes Them, It Will Get a Mirror Response From Our Side” S. Ryabkov WORLD ISSUES Illiberalism in International Relations (FREE content)A. Dugin The Neo-Global World: Past Baggage, Present Challenges, Future Prospects D. Yevstafyev Apocalypse of Our Time: Servants of the Devil Before the Court of […]

REALISTS believe that human nature is inherently flawed (the legacy of Hobbes’s anthropological pessimism and, on an even deeper level, the legacy of the Christian idea of the Fall, or lapsus in Latin) and cannot be fundamentally corrected, which means that selfishness, predation, and violence are impossible to eradicate. This leads to the conclusion that man (who, according to Hobbes, is a wolf to another man) can only be restrained and regulated by means of a strong state. The state is inevitable and is the bearer of supreme sovereignty. At the same time, the predatory and egoistic nature of man is projected onto the state; therefore, the nation-state has its own interests. These interests take into account only their own state, while the will to violence and greed mean war is always a possibility. Realists believe that this has always been and always will be.