Category: 4. World

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Miller, A.I., 2025. Russian Federalism and the Rehabilitation of the Empire. Russia in Global Affairs, 23(1), pp. 31–42. DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2025-23-1-31-42

In 2011, Alfred Stepan  and Juan Linz, in the book  Crafting…

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Emmanuel Todd: I’ve Always Been Amazed by Russia’s Role in World Processes. Russia in Global Affairs, 23(1), pp. 43–50. DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2025-23-1-43-50

Emmanuel Todd is a French historian and social anthropologist known for…

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Lukyanov, F.A., 2025. Downward. Russia in Global Affairs, 23(1), pp. 5–8. DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2025-23-1-5-8

“Please admit bearer to class—detained by me for going up

the down staircase and subsequent insolence.”

Bel Kaufman, Up…

It appears that the escalation of the situation in Syria, following the ousting of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on December 8, is accelerating at an alarming pace. Hardly an hour passes without news that could lead to significant changes in the regional geopolitical…

As we transition from a dying world to a new one in its turbulent birth pangs – we find ourselves in a foggy interregnum that urgently needs more clarity for us to move on. Professor Sergei Karaganov discusses the developments in Russia and the world, especially…

Despite the widely circulated post-Cold War thesis about the declining role of force in global politics, states still often resort to force, but do it in the form military interventions.

In fact, the post-Cold War order originated from an intervention, the First Gulf…

HSE University is pleased to announce a call for applications to present academic reports at the 25^th Yasin (April) International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development (hereinafter, the “25^th Yasin Conference” or the “Conference”). All events…

The recent offensive by Syrian rebels which took control of several cities, particularly the strategic city of Aleppo, is a new development that, although surprising, was not strange. The Middle East region and Syria have many unresolved challenges that are capable…