Russia in Global Affairs

💢 “Out of Control”: a new issue of Russia in Global Affairs magazine is available online. Enjoy! eng.globalaffairs.ru/issues/2026/2/ 💡 You can order subscription on our website, including: Annual subscription Half-year subscription eng.globalaffairs.ru/subscription/

#Iran is the most serious opponent the US has confronted directly in many decades. Even if military success is swift, the balance of forces is not in Iran’s favour, the broader consequences are likely to disappoint. Read a new article by Fyodor Lukyanov. eng.globalaffairs.ru/articles/iran-…

The attacks on Iran are unconstitutional and illegal under US law. If the rule of law still existed within the US, the US military would have refused to obey the orders, and the President would be impeached, writes Dylan Royce. eng.globalaffairs.ru/articles/letat…

Many of today’s conflicts stem from seeing the world through a prism that divides it into democracies and autocracies, into a liberal-democratic garden surrounded by a jungle. It is high time to overcome such a Manichean mentality, Rein Müllerson believes eng.globalaffairs.ru/articles/divid…

The Middle East is currently navigating through a complex phase of development. The emergence of new security partnerships, shifting alliances, and the intensifying strategic rivalries underscore the fragility of the region’s stability, Lisa Issac writes. eng.globalaffairs.ru/articles/middl…

Trump reflects the spirit of the contemporary world. Nothing can be resolved once and for all, but extremes can be avoided by managing tensions. Perhaps that is a formula for a Nobel Prize in the second quarter of the 21st century, writes Fyodor Lukyanov. eng.globalaffairs.ru/articles/trump…

The West may lose its power to rule by diktat. Its institutions, culture, and moral fashions may lose their charm. But we will continue to live in a profoundly modern and globalized world of Western origin, Peter Slezkine believes. eng.globalaffairs.ru/articles/west-…

Territory matters again. Classical geopolitics, long dismissed as outdated, is enjoying a revival, Fyodor Lukyanov believes. eng.globalaffairs.ru/articles/trump…

🌀 “Towards Zero”: a new issue of Russia in Global Affairs magazine is available online. Enjoy! eng.globalaffairs.ru/issues/2026/1/ 💡 You can order subscription on our website: eng.globalaffairs.ru/subscription/ You can buy a printed copy or PDF of this (or any other) issue 📘

During a broadcast on @RT_India_news Fyodor Lukyanov discussed India’s growing role in the emerging polycentric world order, the “spiritual” complementarity between #Russia and #India, and why Russia and India will never pose a threat to each other. eng.globalaffairs.ru/articles/russi…

There are no signs that China or India intend to comply with the demands of the sanctions-initiating countries. Russian supplies are important for both countries, writes Ivan Timofeev. eng.globalaffairs.ru/articles/energ…

The leak of a European “Coalition of the Willing” counter-proposal to the U.S. 28-point plan has clarified one thing: much of Europe is still negotiating with an imagined Russia and an imagined Ukraine, writes Jarold McWilliams. eng.globalaffairs.ru/articles/peace…

🇷🇺 Valdai Kulübü Araştırma Direktörü ve @RuGlobalEng Genel Yayın Yönetmeni Prof. Fyodor Lukyanov Harici'ye konuştu: 💬 "Gorbaçov'un 'ortak Avrupa evi' fikri ütopikti. Rusya bir nükleer süper güçtür ve AB gibi bir yapılanmanın parçası olamaz" 💬 "Avrupa tarafı eşit bir denge kurulmasını kabullenmeye hazır değil; Rusya’nın stratejik yenilgiye uğratılması fikri hâlâ masada" 💬 "Avrasya’daki Sovyet sonrası coğrafyadaki yerimizi yeniden değerlendirmeliyiz. Bu coğrafya, kısmen Türkiye’nin daha aktif politikaları gibi nedenlerle açıkça değişiyor" 💬 "Türk-Rus ilişkilerinin doğası her zaman karmaşık olacak" 💬 "Eğer Türkiye ile daha stratejik bir ilişki kurmaya çalışırsak, bu Türkiye’ye zarar verir. Türkiye’nin ABD ve NATO ile ilişkilerinin ne kadar önemli olduğunu çok iyi anlıyoruz" 🎙️ Mehmet Kıvanç'ın @Mehmet__Kivanc söyleşisi 🔗 harici.com.tr/lukyanov-turk-…

As for the “eternal peace” promised in Sharm el-Sheikh, its limits will become apparent soon enough. History in this region has never lacked for deals. What it has always lacked is a place for the Palestinians themselves, writes Fyodor Lukyanov. eng.globalaffairs.ru/articles/pales…

The challenges to border governance and procedural obstacles are merely tests on the road to openness. Visa-free travel opens a window of opportunity for Chinese society to gain a better understanding of Russia, Wang Wen believes. eng.globalaffairs.ru/articles/visa-…

The West’s ideological fervor – its need to moralize every conflict – has become its weakness. Russia’s stance, by contrast, is pragmatic, even stoic, writes Fyodor Lukyanov. eng.globalaffairs.ru/articles/europ…

The modern progressive agenda is being reconsidered along the entire “cultural front.” And probably, in the U.S., on a more fundamental and scientific basis than in our country, writes Dmitry Davydov for No. 4 2025 issue of Russia in Global Affairs. eng.globalaffairs.ru/articles/civil…

Upon returning from Sochi, where the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club had just concluded, our Editor-in-Chief, Fyodor Lukyanov, was interviewed by the Die @Weltwoche daily (Switzerland). eng.globalaffairs.ru/articles/putin…

For Netanyahu government, the Israelis traumatized by the existential threat from the Palestinians, had to respond to Hamas’s attacks with genocide in Gaza. Once the psychological barriers were overcome, violence became highly tangible, Lisa Issac writes. eng.globalaffairs.ru/articles/illus…

The Valdai report concludes that what we are witnessing is not collapse but transition – a revolution without revolutionaries. The world is caught in between, disorderly yet durable, unstable yet strangely resilient, Fyodor Lukyanov writes. eng.globalaffairs.ru/articles/polit…