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By Rhod Mackenzie

Two years after the introduction of Western sanctions against Russia, it can be concluded that they did not achieve their intended goals, as indicated in the study 'Why did the sanctions not work?' conducted by the Center for Financial Analytics of Sberbank. RBC reported this wit...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Sweden has concluded its investigation into the bombing of the Nord Stream pipelines and found no evidence of its involvement. Analyst believe that the perpetrators will not be identified based on the ongoing investigations in Denmark and Germany. Meanwhile, the damage caused by...

By Ebtesam Al-Ketbi

Our world is not static; the year 2023 witnessed heightened interest in the role of the Global South in shaping the international order.

The Concept of the Global South

The idea of the Global South is increasingly connected to the individual or collective efforts of develo...

By Timofei Bordachev

Russian policymakers, it seems, are operating under the assumption that country’s interaction with its most important partners, in terms of its development and stability in Eurasia, cannot be dependent on the dynamics of the conflict between Russia and the West.

Moscow’s cur...

Iran's Ambassador to India Iraj Elahi, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal discussed the development of cooperation between India, Iran.

"H.E. Iraj Elahi ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran in New Delhi, met with H.E. Sarbananda Sonowal, Minister of Ports, Shi...

Saudi Arabia officially joined the BRICS alliance becoming the first large oil-producing country to enter the bloc. BRICS initiated a power move with Saudi Arabia’s inclusion as they now control nearly half of the world’s oil output. The development puts the US prospects in peril as America only hol...