🖐️ For quite a long time now, an opinion has been forming in scientific, expert and political circles about the increasing importance of a certain range of countries, which goes by different names: “developing”, “the Global South”, and “the rest”.
The term “Global Majority” introduced in the first year of the Special Military Operation (SVO) by Russian experts seems to be quite suitable, writes Ivan Safranchuk for the 21st Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club.
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The term “Global Majority” introduced in the first year of the Special Military Operation (SVO) by Russian experts seems to be quite suitable, writes Ivan Safranchuk for the 21st Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/features-of-the-global-majority/
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Features of the ‘Global Majority’: Increasing Importance with Limited Subjectivity
For quite a long time now, an opinion has been forming in scientific, expert and political circles about the increasing importance of a certain range of countries, which goes by different names: “developing”, “the Global South”, and “the rest”. The term “Global…
🗺️ The notion of “World Majority” could be used as a synonym of “international plurality”, in contrast to the Western-manufactured notion of an “international community”.
The main gain of that terminological innovation would be to offer the conditions of possibility for the emergence of a post-Western order based on respect for diversity.
This is morally desirable, and practically possible, as BRICS has already demonstrated, writes Fabiano Mielniczuk for the 21st Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/the-global-majority-and-order-based-on-respect/
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The main gain of that terminological innovation would be to offer the conditions of possibility for the emergence of a post-Western order based on respect for diversity.
This is morally desirable, and practically possible, as BRICS has already demonstrated, writes Fabiano Mielniczuk for the 21st Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/the-global-majority-and-order-based-on-respect/
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The Global Majority and Order Based on Respect for Diversity
There is a shared understanding among practitioners of international relations that the unipolar moment of the 1990's is gone and that we now live in a multipolar world. That the change has already occurred is reflected by the emergence of a new lexicon in…
📆 ANNOUNCEMENT: On November 29 at 11:00 Moscow Time (GMT+3), the Valdai Discussion Club will host a discussion titled: “Russia, the Global South, and the World Majority.”
Amid the fundamental changes in the world order and global economy, the countries of the Global South are playing an increasingly significant role. The development of cooperation between Russia and the world majority requires a deeper understanding and consideration of the interests of these countries.
The Global South countries are increasingly declaring their independent positions and setting goals, while maintaining close ties with the United States, the European Union and the international economic institutions they control. For Russian foreign policy, it is necessary to understand this duality, take it into account in practical interaction with these countries, and also comprehend the significance of this phenomenon and the interests of its participants.
❓What is the phenomenon of the countries of the modern Global South?
❓What real influence do these countries have?
❓How can they influence modern international political and economic institutions?
❓What areas of cooperation with these countries are the most promising for Russia?
The participants in the discussion will try to answer these and other questions.
🎙️ Speakers:
🇷🇺 Lydia Kulik, Head of India Studies at Skolkovo School of Management
🇷🇺 Denis Degterev, Editor-in-Chief, Jounal of the Institute for African Studies RAS, professor HSE
🇳🇴 Glenn Diesen, Professor, University of South-Eastern Norway
Moderator:
🗣 Timofei Bordachev, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club
https://valdaiclub.com/events/announcements/valdai-club-to-discuss-the-global-south-and-the-world-majority/
Working languages: Russian, English.
ℹ️ Information for the media: In order to get accredited for the event, please fill out the form on our web site. If you have any questions about the event, please call +79269307763.
Links to the live broadcast of the discussion will be posted on all online platforms of the Valdai Club: on the website, X (formerly Twitter), VK, Telegram and Dzen.
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Amid the fundamental changes in the world order and global economy, the countries of the Global South are playing an increasingly significant role. The development of cooperation between Russia and the world majority requires a deeper understanding and consideration of the interests of these countries.
The Global South countries are increasingly declaring their independent positions and setting goals, while maintaining close ties with the United States, the European Union and the international economic institutions they control. For Russian foreign policy, it is necessary to understand this duality, take it into account in practical interaction with these countries, and also comprehend the significance of this phenomenon and the interests of its participants.
❓What is the phenomenon of the countries of the modern Global South?
❓What real influence do these countries have?
❓How can they influence modern international political and economic institutions?
❓What areas of cooperation with these countries are the most promising for Russia?
The participants in the discussion will try to answer these and other questions.
🎙️ Speakers:
🇷🇺 Lydia Kulik, Head of India Studies at Skolkovo School of Management
🇷🇺 Denis Degterev, Editor-in-Chief, Jounal of the Institute for African Studies RAS, professor HSE
🇳🇴 Glenn Diesen, Professor, University of South-Eastern Norway
Moderator:
https://valdaiclub.com/events/announcements/valdai-club-to-discuss-the-global-south-and-the-world-majority/
Working languages: Russian, English.
ℹ️ Information for the media: In order to get accredited for the event, please fill out the form on our web site. If you have any questions about the event, please call +79269307763.
Links to the live broadcast of the discussion will be posted on all online platforms of the Valdai Club: on the website, X (formerly Twitter), VK, Telegram and Dzen.
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Valdai Club to Discuss the Global South and the World Majority
On November 29 at 11:00 Moscow Time (GMT+3), the Valdai Discussion Club will host a discussion titled: “Russia, the Global South, and the World Majority.”
❓What is the phenomenon of the countries of the modern Global South?
❓What real influence do these countries have?
❓How can they influence modern international political and economic institutions?
❓What areas of cooperation with these countries are the most promising for Russia?
The participants in the discussion will try to answer these and other questions.
Links to the live broadcast of the discussion will be posted on all online platforms of the Valdai Club: on the website, X (formerly Twitter), VK, Telegram and Dzen.
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LIVE: Russia, the Global South, and the World Majority
On November 29 at 11:00 Moscow Time (GMT+3), the Valdai Discussion Club will host a discussion titled: “Russia, the Global South, and the World Majority.” More: https://valdaiclub.com/multimedia/video/live-russia-the-global-south-and-the-world-majority/
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🌍 New Opportunities in a Multipolar World: Russia, the Global South, and the Global Majority
On November 29, 2024, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion titled “Russia, the Global South, and the Global Majority.”
💬 Moderator Timofei Bordachev called the topic both timely and important. According to him, interaction with the countries of the global majority and the Global South is of great importance for Russia in the new system of external relations. In addition, these countries themselves now have a much greater influence on world politics and economics than they did just a few years ago.
💬 Lydia Kulik, Head of India Studies at the Skolkovo School of Management, noted that the countries of the Global South are characterised by their boundless diversity, but they are united by a desire to defend their interests, strengthen their voices in the international arena, and achieve respect for their approaches. They, especially the African countries, expect a more active position from Russia, which they see as the guarantor of a more just world order. The initiatives formulated by Russia during its year as president of BRICS may become an important factor in correcting the imbalance in the global economy and building a fairer world, but their implementation will take time.
💬 "The whole world understands that the future belongs to the Global South, and that there is great competition in working with it, including Africa," said Denis Degterev, Editor-in-Chief of the Jounal of the Institute for African Studies RAS, professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics. In particular, Western countries are actively co-opting African elites. At the same time, small African countries have a hard time in the complex modern world, and so they hope to rely on collective mechanisms to protect their interests. According to Degterev, Russia is again acting as a structure-forming actor in world politics, which helps to form collective institutions of global governance capable of working in the interests of the countries of the Global South.
💬 Glenn Diesen, a professor at the University of South-Eastern Norway, emphasised that the rise of the global majority corresponds to the interests of both Russia and the countries of the Global South. Now there is a transition from a unipolar to a multipolar world, and this creates great tension and many conflicts, but at the same time opens up new opportunities for cooperation that the Global South can take advantage of. This also concerns diversification in the economic sphere, in which it is gaining greater political sovereignty. The countries of the Global South are successfully moving to a new level, becoming subjects of the world order, rather than objects. At the same time, in order to retain their subjectivity, they try to avoid bloc politics and cooperate with different centres of influence.
https://valdaiclub.com/events/posts/articles/new-opportunities-in-a-multipolar-world-russia-the-global-south-and-the-global-majority/
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On November 29, 2024, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion titled “Russia, the Global South, and the Global Majority.”
💬 Moderator Timofei Bordachev called the topic both timely and important. According to him, interaction with the countries of the global majority and the Global South is of great importance for Russia in the new system of external relations. In addition, these countries themselves now have a much greater influence on world politics and economics than they did just a few years ago.
💬 Lydia Kulik, Head of India Studies at the Skolkovo School of Management, noted that the countries of the Global South are characterised by their boundless diversity, but they are united by a desire to defend their interests, strengthen their voices in the international arena, and achieve respect for their approaches. They, especially the African countries, expect a more active position from Russia, which they see as the guarantor of a more just world order. The initiatives formulated by Russia during its year as president of BRICS may become an important factor in correcting the imbalance in the global economy and building a fairer world, but their implementation will take time.
💬 "The whole world understands that the future belongs to the Global South, and that there is great competition in working with it, including Africa," said Denis Degterev, Editor-in-Chief of the Jounal of the Institute for African Studies RAS, professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics. In particular, Western countries are actively co-opting African elites. At the same time, small African countries have a hard time in the complex modern world, and so they hope to rely on collective mechanisms to protect their interests. According to Degterev, Russia is again acting as a structure-forming actor in world politics, which helps to form collective institutions of global governance capable of working in the interests of the countries of the Global South.
💬 Glenn Diesen, a professor at the University of South-Eastern Norway, emphasised that the rise of the global majority corresponds to the interests of both Russia and the countries of the Global South. Now there is a transition from a unipolar to a multipolar world, and this creates great tension and many conflicts, but at the same time opens up new opportunities for cooperation that the Global South can take advantage of. This also concerns diversification in the economic sphere, in which it is gaining greater political sovereignty. The countries of the Global South are successfully moving to a new level, becoming subjects of the world order, rather than objects. At the same time, in order to retain their subjectivity, they try to avoid bloc politics and cooperate with different centres of influence.
https://valdaiclub.com/events/posts/articles/new-opportunities-in-a-multipolar-world-russia-the-global-south-and-the-global-majority/
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New Opportunities in a Multipolar World: Russia, the Global South, and the Global Majority
On November 29, 2024, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion titled “Russia, the Global South, and the Global Majority.” Moderator Timofei Bordachev called the topic both timely and important. According to him, interaction with the countries of the global…
🇫🇷 Macron’s political decay is gaining speed with every passing week.
While Barnier’s fall and Bayrou’s nomination as PM can be written off as superficial politics and only demonstrate a will to change nothing, the extent of Macron’s political failure in Mayotte gives a clear signal of the depth of the French crisis: the country is now unable to understand its own geographical dimension and sociocultural diversity.
France is under pressure either to become “EU only”, paying for Ukraine and other new EU candidates, thus with no remote dependences anymore, or to leave the EU and develop her empire according to her traditions.
The Eurocratic tyrant chose the former option and is now paying the bill in Mayotte, Olivier Roqueplo writes.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/eurocratic-emperor-macron-is-too-small-to-cope/
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While Barnier’s fall and Bayrou’s nomination as PM can be written off as superficial politics and only demonstrate a will to change nothing, the extent of Macron’s political failure in Mayotte gives a clear signal of the depth of the French crisis: the country is now unable to understand its own geographical dimension and sociocultural diversity.
France is under pressure either to become “EU only”, paying for Ukraine and other new EU candidates, thus with no remote dependences anymore, or to leave the EU and develop her empire according to her traditions.
The Eurocratic tyrant chose the former option and is now paying the bill in Mayotte, Olivier Roqueplo writes.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/eurocratic-emperor-macron-is-too-small-to-cope/
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📆 ANNOUNCEMENT: On January 23, 2025, at 11:00 Moscow Time (GMT+3), the Valdai Club will host an expert discussion dedicated to the Armenian-Azerbaijani relations and Russia’s policy in the South Caucasus.
After the Karabakh conflict, the situation in the South Caucasus remains quite tense and unstable. Armenia and Azerbaijan are currently in dialogue on the peace treaty parameters. Within its framework, on January 16, the parties agreed to begin work on delimiting the border. But the Azerbaijani and Armenian authorities continue to exchange accusations and harsh statements.
Sometimes Russia’s relations with Azerbaijan and Armenia also become complicated. This concerns, in particular, the prospects for Armenia’s participation in the CSTO and the EAEU, as well as the policy of integration with the European Union proclaimed by Yerevan. The recent tragedy with the AZAL airliner, which led to significant coverage in the media, became a test of relations with Azerbaijan.
❓What are the prospects for concluding a peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia?
❓How realistic is it to fulfil the peace conditions put forward by the two countries’ leaders?
❓What is the state of Russian-Azerbaijani and Russian-Armenian relations?
❓How are Russia’s interests and policies in the Caucasus changing in the context of increased interest in the region from other external players?
The participants in the discussion will address these and other issues.
🎙️ Speakers:
🇷🇺 Sergey Markedonov, Leading Researcher, Center for Euro-Atlantic Security, Institute of International Studies, MGIMO, Russian Foreign Ministry
🇦🇲 Alexander Iskandaryan, Director, Caucasus Institute (Yerevan)
🇷🇺 Nikolai Silaev, Leading Researcher, Institute for International Studies, MGIMO, Russian Foreign Ministry
🇷🇺 Kamran Gasanov, Senior Lecturer, Department of Theory and History of Journalism, Philological Faculty, RUDN University
Moderator:
🗣 Oleg Barabanov, Programme Director, Valdai Discussion Club
https://valdaiclub.com/events/announcements/valdai-club-to-discuss-the-armenian-azerbaijani-relations-and-russia-s-policy/
Working languages: Russian, English.
ℹ️ Information for the media: In order to get accredited for the event, please fill out the form on our web site. If you have any questions about the event, please call +79269307763
Links to the live broadcast of the discussion will be posted on all online platforms of the Valdai Club: on the website, X (formerly Twitter), VK, Telegram and Dzen.
#WorldMajority_WorldOrder #Caucasus #SouthCaucasus #Armenia #Azerbaijan
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After the Karabakh conflict, the situation in the South Caucasus remains quite tense and unstable. Armenia and Azerbaijan are currently in dialogue on the peace treaty parameters. Within its framework, on January 16, the parties agreed to begin work on delimiting the border. But the Azerbaijani and Armenian authorities continue to exchange accusations and harsh statements.
Sometimes Russia’s relations with Azerbaijan and Armenia also become complicated. This concerns, in particular, the prospects for Armenia’s participation in the CSTO and the EAEU, as well as the policy of integration with the European Union proclaimed by Yerevan. The recent tragedy with the AZAL airliner, which led to significant coverage in the media, became a test of relations with Azerbaijan.
❓What are the prospects for concluding a peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia?
❓How realistic is it to fulfil the peace conditions put forward by the two countries’ leaders?
❓What is the state of Russian-Azerbaijani and Russian-Armenian relations?
❓How are Russia’s interests and policies in the Caucasus changing in the context of increased interest in the region from other external players?
The participants in the discussion will address these and other issues.
🎙️ Speakers:
🇷🇺 Sergey Markedonov, Leading Researcher, Center for Euro-Atlantic Security, Institute of International Studies, MGIMO, Russian Foreign Ministry
🇦🇲 Alexander Iskandaryan, Director, Caucasus Institute (Yerevan)
🇷🇺 Nikolai Silaev, Leading Researcher, Institute for International Studies, MGIMO, Russian Foreign Ministry
🇷🇺 Kamran Gasanov, Senior Lecturer, Department of Theory and History of Journalism, Philological Faculty, RUDN University
Moderator:
https://valdaiclub.com/events/announcements/valdai-club-to-discuss-the-armenian-azerbaijani-relations-and-russia-s-policy/
Working languages: Russian, English.
ℹ️ Information for the media: In order to get accredited for the event, please fill out the form on our web site. If you have any questions about the event, please call +79269307763
Links to the live broadcast of the discussion will be posted on all online platforms of the Valdai Club: on the website, X (formerly Twitter), VK, Telegram and Dzen.
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Valdai Club to Discuss the Armenian-Azerbaijani Relations and Russia’s Policy in the South Caucasus
On January 23, 2025, at 11:00 Moscow Time (GMT+3), the Valdai Club will host an expert discussion dedicated to the Armenian-Azerbaijani relations and Russia’s policy in the South Caucasus.
📆 TOMORROW, January 23, 2025, at 11:00 Moscow Time (GMT+3), the Valdai Club will host an expert discussion dedicated to the Armenian-Azerbaijani relations and Russia’s policy in the South Caucasus.
❓What are the prospects for concluding a peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia?
❓How realistic is it to fulfil the peace conditions put forward by the two countries’ leaders?
❓What is the state of Russian-Azerbaijani and Russian-Armenian relations?
❓How are Russia’s interests and policies in the Caucasus changing in the context of increased interest in the region from other external players?
The participants in the discussion will address these and other issues.
ℹ️ Information for the media: In order to get accredited for the event, please fill out the form on our web site. If you have any questions about the event, please call +79269307763
Links to the live broadcast of the discussion will be posted on all online platforms of the Valdai Club: on the website, X (formerly Twitter), VK, Telegram and Dzen.
#WorldMajority_WorldOrder #Caucasus #SouthCaucasus #Armenia #Azerbaijan
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❓What are the prospects for concluding a peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia?
❓How realistic is it to fulfil the peace conditions put forward by the two countries’ leaders?
❓What is the state of Russian-Azerbaijani and Russian-Armenian relations?
❓How are Russia’s interests and policies in the Caucasus changing in the context of increased interest in the region from other external players?
The participants in the discussion will address these and other issues.
ℹ️ Information for the media: In order to get accredited for the event, please fill out the form on our web site. If you have any questions about the event, please call +79269307763
Links to the live broadcast of the discussion will be posted on all online platforms of the Valdai Club: on the website, X (formerly Twitter), VK, Telegram and Dzen.
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LIVE: Armenian-Azerbaijani Relations and Russia’s Policy in the South Caucasus
On January 23, 2025, at 11:00 Moscow Time (GMT+3), the Valdai Club will host an expert discussion dedicated to the Armenian-Azerbaijani relations and Russia’s policy in the South Caucasus. More: https://valdaiclub.com/multimedia/video/live-armenian-azerbaijani…
💻 The role of some modern, digital media and social platforms as spreaders of fake news and accelerators of disinformation, aggressive nationalism, xenophobia, racism or even fascism is secondary.
They amplify and spread disinformation and stereotypes originally produced mostly by traditional media and state actors, writes Petros Papaconstantinou.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/information-and-surveillance/
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They amplify and spread disinformation and stereotypes originally produced mostly by traditional media and state actors, writes Petros Papaconstantinou.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/information-and-surveillance/
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🇦🇲🇦🇿 Media Storms and Maximalist Bar: International Relations in the South Caucasus
On January 23, 2025, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion dedicated to Armenian-Azerbaijani relations and Russia’s policy in the South Caucasus. The discussion was moderated by Oleg Barabanov, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club.
💬 Nikolay Silaev, Leading Researcher at the Institute for International Studies at MGIMO University, called for the media agenda to be separated from the diplomatic one and for focus to not be fixated on intermittent “media storms”, but on the constant factors that influence relations in the region. He noted that in recent years, Azerbaijan had enjoyed certain diplomatic achievements, and one of them was the exclusion of mediators from negotiations with Armenia. At the same time, the parties are still far from concluding a peace treaty.
💬 Kamran Gasanov, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Theory and History of Journalism of the Philological Faculty of Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, believes that the obstacles to the conclusion of a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan are gradually being removed. The issue of border delimitation remains an obstacle, which is being dealt with very slowly. The issue of territorial claims has not yet been resolved, but some progress has been noticeable. Gasanov believes that Russia’s positions in the South Caucasus are currently strengthening. The current dynamics in relations with Georgia can be considered evidence of this.
💬 Alexander Iskandaryan, Director of the Caucasus Institute in Yerevan, pointed out that the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, which has long ceased to be called the “Karabakh conflict” and has a much broader nature, has not yet come to an end, and the peace process, in fact, has not moved forward. The preparation of a peace treaty, despite all the optimistic statements of diplomats, is actually stalling, beset by political rather than legal problems. The conflict continues, albeit not on the battlefield.
💬 “The problem with the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict until the last moment was that the parties themselves did not want a settlement. They wanted a victory, a maximalist bar,” said Sergei Markedonov, leading researcher at the Centre for Euro-Atlantic Security at the Institute for International Studies at MGIMO University. In his opinion, the new status quo is simply a change in the positions of the parties – the losers give in, the winners make a show and go on. “The conflict continues precisely because the parties themselves do not see a compromise settlement,” he is convinced.
https://valdaiclub.com/events/posts/articles/media-storms-and-maximalist-bar/
#WorldMajority_WorldOrder #Caucasus #SouthCaucasus #Armenia #Azerbaijan
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On January 23, 2025, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion dedicated to Armenian-Azerbaijani relations and Russia’s policy in the South Caucasus. The discussion was moderated by Oleg Barabanov, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club.
💬 Nikolay Silaev, Leading Researcher at the Institute for International Studies at MGIMO University, called for the media agenda to be separated from the diplomatic one and for focus to not be fixated on intermittent “media storms”, but on the constant factors that influence relations in the region. He noted that in recent years, Azerbaijan had enjoyed certain diplomatic achievements, and one of them was the exclusion of mediators from negotiations with Armenia. At the same time, the parties are still far from concluding a peace treaty.
💬 Kamran Gasanov, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Theory and History of Journalism of the Philological Faculty of Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, believes that the obstacles to the conclusion of a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan are gradually being removed. The issue of border delimitation remains an obstacle, which is being dealt with very slowly. The issue of territorial claims has not yet been resolved, but some progress has been noticeable. Gasanov believes that Russia’s positions in the South Caucasus are currently strengthening. The current dynamics in relations with Georgia can be considered evidence of this.
💬 Alexander Iskandaryan, Director of the Caucasus Institute in Yerevan, pointed out that the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, which has long ceased to be called the “Karabakh conflict” and has a much broader nature, has not yet come to an end, and the peace process, in fact, has not moved forward. The preparation of a peace treaty, despite all the optimistic statements of diplomats, is actually stalling, beset by political rather than legal problems. The conflict continues, albeit not on the battlefield.
💬 “The problem with the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict until the last moment was that the parties themselves did not want a settlement. They wanted a victory, a maximalist bar,” said Sergei Markedonov, leading researcher at the Centre for Euro-Atlantic Security at the Institute for International Studies at MGIMO University. In his opinion, the new status quo is simply a change in the positions of the parties – the losers give in, the winners make a show and go on. “The conflict continues precisely because the parties themselves do not see a compromise settlement,” he is convinced.
https://valdaiclub.com/events/posts/articles/media-storms-and-maximalist-bar/
#WorldMajority_WorldOrder #Caucasus #SouthCaucasus #Armenia #Azerbaijan
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Media Storms and Maximalist Bar: International Relations in the South Caucasus
On January 23, 2025, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion dedicated to Armenian-Azerbaijani relations and Russia’s policy in the South Caucasus. The discussion was moderated by Oleg Barabanov, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club.