This year’s Munich Security Conference attracted as much attention as it did 18 years ago. Back then, it was Vladimir Putin who caused an uproar; this time, it was US Vice President J.D. Vance. Though separated by nearly two decades, these two speeches share a…
Category: 4. World
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The 1938 Munich disaster taught the world these five ironclad security lessons. The 2025 one proved Trump has forgotten them all
As world leaders huddled at Munich’s Bayerischer Hof in February 2025, an unsettling sense of déjà vu lingered. Since 2022, the globe’s top security conference has been consumed with tackling Russia’s aggression in Ukraine.
However, this time, the once-unshakable Western unity was visibly…
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Russia, the US, Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia, and the New Global Order — Russia in Global Affairs
Russia And The World In Vladimir Putin’s Next Term
Fyodor A. Lukyanov
How has Putin been a transformative force in Russia’s rise? What does Putin’s new term mean for Russia’s role in the world order? How is…
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“Back to war”: Ukrainian vets learn winter sports, win 30 medals at Invictus Games
Team Ukraine got a crash course in snow sports at the Invictus Games in Vancouver-Whistler, the first Invictus with winter events.
One of the team’s training camps took place in the winter resort, requiring athletes to learn snowboarding, skiing, and skeleton skills from scratch in a…
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a Spectre of Irrelevance — Russia in Global Affairs
Turmoil in international politics in mid-February has definitely eclipsed Saint Valentine’s Day. While this was not unexpected, the new U.S. president spoke for 90 minutes with his Russian counterpart and warmly praised him afterward. The fact that this…
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Humanizing the “inhumanizable”: The West continues its quest for “good Russians”
“The Russians don’t attack, the Russians end wars.”
A fully-equipped Russian man, standing and smoking a cigarette, is seen saying that in front of the camera. You can’t see his face, as he’s wearing a balaclava. But you can hear his tone and almost see the smirk that such tone is…
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Why Global Powers Can’t Agree on a New World Order — Russia in Global Affairs
Eighty years ago, on February 4, 1945, the Yalta Conference brought together the leaders of the anti-Hitler coalition to lay the groundwork for the post-war world order. This was a landmark event that shaped global relations for decades. While the Helsinki Final Act…
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The Echoes of History Amidst New Power Dynamics and the Palestinian Question in Current Middle Eastern Politics — Russia in Global Affairs
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the United States makes Israel the first country to conduct an official visit since Donald Trump took office. With a host of headlines shaping the future of the Middle East, the two leaders spoke to the press,…
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How Covid-19 Reshaped the Global Order — Russia in Global Affairs
Five years may seem insignificant in historical terms, yet January 2020 already feels like the distant past. The Covid-19 pandemic reshaped not only our daily lives but also the global socio-political landscape, marking the end of one era and the start of…
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Expert: Here’s how Ukraine could capitalize on its rare earth materials
US President Donald Trump has made it clear: Ukraine’s military aid will no longer be provided the very same way as before. If Kyiv wants it, it should give the US access to its rare earth materials, an idea floated by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as part of his Victory Plan.
But…
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