Sergei Karaganov is Dean of the School of International Economics and Foreign Affairs of the National Research University Higher School of Economics and a member of the OSCE’s Panel of Eminent Persons on European Security as a Common Project.
What matters in resolving today’s conflicts between Russia and the West, be they active or supposedly “frozen,” is to build a broader framework of cooperation between the EU and what might be called G… read more
As the US debates how to respond to the use of chemical weapons in Syria, one thing is certain: President Barack Obama’s four-year effort to “reset” relations with Russia has been terminated. But the … read more
The atmospherics surrounding Xi Jinping’s coming trip to Russia – his first visit to a foreign country as China’s new president – recall a Soviet slogan from the late 1950’s: “Russia-China, Friendship… read more
Following the Soviet Union's collapse, conflicts that had been "frozen" within the constraints of Cold War geopolitics began to "unfreeze," leading to violent clashes in some areas. Now, the world is … read more
Growing social inequality in the West is undermining democratic capitalism's allure, while people living under authoritarian regimes are demanding greater freedom. Authoritarian countries’ middle clas… read more
While Russia needs to integrate itself with Europe’s remaining islands of innovation (Germany, above all), it is the growth potential of the Asia-Pacific region that will determine the country’s futur… read more
The wave of support around the world for a ban on nuclear weapons, “nuclear zero,” is becoming a call for the end of the strategic doctrine of "mutually assured destruction." But, as long as we cannot… read more
Unlike other weapons, nuclear arms are an effective means of preventing the large-scale wars and mass destruction of people, property, and cultures that have plagued humanity throughout recorded histo… read more
Rapid changes in the global economy and international politics are raising, once more, an eternal issue in Russia: the country’s relations with Europe, and with the Euro-Atlantic region as a whole. Of … read more
