Category: 4. World

Donald Trump has declared the start of a new “golden age” in the Middle East after announcing a ceasefire with Iran. The war, at least for now, has been paused. And while predictions are always risky with this White House, there is at least a chance that the…

When President Trump made the fateful decision at the end of February to go into Iran with full force and decapitate its leadership, there were a number of likely consequences to that decision that the President, apparently, did not fully take into consideration….

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Trenin, D.V. and Rusakovich, A.V., 2026. The Nuclear Component of the Union State. Russia in Global Affairs, 24(2), pp. 128–140. DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2026-24-2-128-140

Military alliances of the 21st century differ significantly from…

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Timofeev, I.N., 2026. The Iranian Crisis and Russia: Seven Lessons. Russia in Global Affairs, 24(2), pp. 96–100. DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2026-24-2-96-100

The massive Israeli and U.S. airstrikes on Iran hardly came as a complete surprise….

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Byshok, S.O., 2026. Does Eurasia Really Exist? Russia in Global Affairs, 24(2), pp. 61–78. DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2026-24-2-61-78

Conceptualization of Eurasia, as a real and functioning community, has a long history that is increasingly…

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Taki, V., 2026. The Crimean War and Russia’s Relations with European Powers. Russia in Global Affairs, 24(2), pp. 174–200. DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2026-24-2-174-200

The Crimean War occupies a very special place in the historical memory…

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Kashin, V.B., Smirnova, V.A., and Yankova, A.D., 2026. The New Great Wall: The Logic of China’s Foreign Policy Behavior. Russia in Global Affairs, 24(2), pp. 79–95. DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2026-24-2-79-95

In the early 2020s, China…

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Streltsov, D.V., 2026. Can the Crisis in Russo-Japanese Relations Be Reversed? Russia in Global Affairs, 24(2), pp. 154–172. DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2026-24-2-154-172

Since the beginning of the Special Military Operation (SMO),…

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Ceceña, A.E., 2026. Trump’s Wagers. Russia in Global Affairs, 24(2), pp. 42–46. DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2026-24-2-42-46

The immense challenges facing the U.S. have compelled it to update its strategic posture and reconsider its…

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Rozès, S. and Rutkevich, N.A., 2026. Europe’s Historical Spirit and Collective Imagination. Russia in Global Affairs, 24(2), pp. 48–60. DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2026-24-2-48-60

Stéphane Rozès, former Director General of the CSA…