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By Kamran Hasanov

The recent second Russia-Africa summit was yet another diplomatic victory for Moscow. For almost two years, the US and the EU have been working to isolate Russia. A variety of methods are used, ranging from cost-effective proposals to pressure on the countries of the CIS, the Mid...

By Dmitry Skvortsov

Russia is embarking on a large-scale development of the Arctic territories. We are talking not only about the strategically important Northern Sea Route, but also about other equally significant tasks. What is the first thing the state plans to do in the Arctic and how will the...

By Rhod Mackenzie

World oil prices rose sharply in July. North Sea Brent, which is important for calculating the price of Russian hydrocarbons and the size of the export duty, went up by $11 per barrel to $85. The monthly increase was the largest since February 2022, and specifically in July, the...

By Timofey Bordachev

The axiom of Western foreign policy logic is the fundamental impossibility of a just international order. This conclusion was not drawn by our adversaries out of thin air, and not simply out of a desire to provide an ideological basis for a world order that serves only their i...

By Ravi Kant

“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight that counts, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” – Mark Twain

In any battle or confrontation between two people or entities, one would intuitively anticipate an invincible or stronger entity to win. But sometimes the determination, spir...

By Jeff Pao

China has announced 20 new measures to stimulate its domestic consumption as the growth of activities in the services and construction sectors slowed in July.

The supportive measures include the removal of car ownership limits, the acceleration of urban renewal projects in large citi...