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On this day, one session took place, titled “Twenty Years of Valdai Discussions. Memories of the Future.” The session was held as a general discussion. The Plenary Session, featuring Russian President Vladimir Putin, completed the Annual meeting.
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On Wednesday, October 4, the 20th Annual meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club continued. On this day, four sessions (including a special session) and a meeting of the participants with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk took place.
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Russia’s New Challenges in the Scientific and Humanitarian Sphere
On Wednesday, October 4, the 20th Annual meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club continued. On this day, four sessions (including a special session) and a meeting of the participants with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk took place.
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Multipolarity affects the post-Soviet space: fifteen former Soviet republics are redefining the relations, seeking economic connectivity with each other and wide world, developing their distinctive national identities, which are also built on their Soviet past. It is interesting to draw experience of all of them, Glenn Diesen @glenndiesen, Professor of the University of South-Eastern Norway, says, speaking about the special session of the Valdai Club’s 20th Annual Meeting, titled “The Post-Soviet Space: Lessons of the Past, Contours of the Future.”
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🌐 The European experience, in the centuries between the discovery of America and the Second World War, saw an alternation between hegemonic attempts by the most powerful state during that time period and the re-establishment of an international balance.
The states that pursued hegemonic attempts include Spain, France and Germany. The state that played a central role in bringing the international system back into balance was Great Britain. The script was basically repetitive; the actors have changed, but the logic which developed during these different phases has been constant.
This presents a question of whether the historical European experience is destined to repeat itself on a global level, mutatis mutandis.
It is also legitimate to ask whether the impetuous development that took place after the Second World War made a few decades enough to exhaust the international order established after the war, paving the way for a new equilibria. Such an acceleration of change represents a historical novelty, to such an extent as to support the belief that it is already necessary to immediately reflect on how to conceive a new order, writes Dario Velo.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/the-end-of-a-european-world-order-and-the-search/
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The states that pursued hegemonic attempts include Spain, France and Germany. The state that played a central role in bringing the international system back into balance was Great Britain. The script was basically repetitive; the actors have changed, but the logic which developed during these different phases has been constant.
This presents a question of whether the historical European experience is destined to repeat itself on a global level, mutatis mutandis.
It is also legitimate to ask whether the impetuous development that took place after the Second World War made a few decades enough to exhaust the international order established after the war, paving the way for a new equilibria. Such an acceleration of change represents a historical novelty, to such an extent as to support the belief that it is already necessary to immediately reflect on how to conceive a new order, writes Dario Velo.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/the-end-of-a-european-world-order-and-the-search/
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The End of a European World Order and the Search for a New International Order
Machiavelli’s lesson remains valid: the new order has lukewarm defenders as those who will benefit from it remain uncertain, while the old order has staunch defenders among those who already derive certain benefits from it, Dario Velo writes.
⏳One of the important topics for the Valdai Discussion Club is the analysis of national identity.
Recently, the Club held a special expert discussion on this topic.
An important role in the formation of identity is played by historical memory, when the events and symbols of the past become an incentive for the self-determination of civil society today and its projection into the future. Thus, images of the past are transformed into images of the future. At the same time, it is natural that an undoubted balance must be observed between the past and the future (and the present too). Otherwise, such an approach can devolve into an obsessive exaggeration of the past. This will by no means contribute to the consolidation of public opinion on the most important issues of civic identity; it will only cause irritation and generate sarcasm among society. However, when such a balance exists, the memory of a shared historical heritage may well become an effective mechanism in the formation of a modern value policy.
In general, the images of the past can become a serious help for the future, both in the sphere of domestic civic identity and identity directed outward to other regions of the world, in particular, to Africa. It is clear that systematic work to integrate all the best that has been accumulated in history into modern practical activity is of key importance, and not just nostalgic admiration of the past, writes Oleg Barabanov, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club.
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Recently, the Club held a special expert discussion on this topic.
An important role in the formation of identity is played by historical memory, when the events and symbols of the past become an incentive for the self-determination of civil society today and its projection into the future. Thus, images of the past are transformed into images of the future. At the same time, it is natural that an undoubted balance must be observed between the past and the future (and the present too). Otherwise, such an approach can devolve into an obsessive exaggeration of the past. This will by no means contribute to the consolidation of public opinion on the most important issues of civic identity; it will only cause irritation and generate sarcasm among society. However, when such a balance exists, the memory of a shared historical heritage may well become an effective mechanism in the formation of a modern value policy.
In general, the images of the past can become a serious help for the future, both in the sphere of domestic civic identity and identity directed outward to other regions of the world, in particular, to Africa. It is clear that systematic work to integrate all the best that has been accumulated in history into modern practical activity is of key importance, and not just nostalgic admiration of the past, writes Oleg Barabanov, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/images-of-the-past-for-the-images-of-the-future/
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Images of the Past for the Images of the Future
Now that Africa is becoming one of the clear priorities for Russia not only in geopolitics, but also in the economy, the communities of Soviet and Russian graduates can provide serious assistance and support to Russian companies, writes Valdai Club Programme…
⚔️ Especially for the 20th Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club, we created an infographic on military potentials of the leading powers. The full infographic is available via this link.
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🌐 The global nature of economics changed the pattern of international politics. The global political class contains new coordinating, policy making, and ideational bodies.
These groups form a cluster of mutually reinforcing interests, which can be defined as a transnational political class. There are six major components.
1️⃣ The first, the ‘transnational capitalist class’, is composed of the executives and major shareholders in transnational corporations. Other factions of the transnational political class are constituted from elites which are not ‘capitalist’ in an economic sense, though they are part of the apparatuses which constitute global political power.
2️⃣ The second faction is formed by the political elites of state and regional politicians and officials: state Presidents/Prime Ministers, members of the Commission of the European Union.
3️⃣ Thirdly, to coordinate global capitalism has been put in place the administrative/technical faction, made up of elites of ‘globalising executives’ – board-members and policy formulators of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the World Trade Organisation, the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, and the Bank of International Settlements.
4️⃣ Fourthly, the ideological faction includes the influential members of national and international political think tanks and policy associations, academic bodies (universities and research institutes, particularly in economics), and media managers - editors of publishing houses and ‘quality’ newspapers. Such elites articulate, and respond to, an economic ideology of neoliberal globalisation. They define ‘what we believe’.
5️⃣ The fifth ‘consumerist’ faction is composed of merchants and media which promote and profit from consumerism. The minds of people have been captured not by religion but by the need to pursue the unremitting consumption of commodities and services. This faction is particularly important in spreading the culture-ideology of economic growth and consumerism: it includes companies and associations in the mass circulation print media, television, cinema, radio media companies, showbiz and commercialised sport.
6️⃣ Six, the military-industrial-security complex retains an enforcement role and, through organisations such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), promotes and defends institutions and economic and political values.
Contemporary world politics are not, as suggested by Samuel Huntington, a ‘clash between civilisations’ but an adversarial conflict between a universal Western liberal civilisation and other civilisations, writes David Lane, Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (UK) and Emeritus Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge University.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/from-national-power-elite-to-global-class/
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These groups form a cluster of mutually reinforcing interests, which can be defined as a transnational political class. There are six major components.
1️⃣ The first, the ‘transnational capitalist class’, is composed of the executives and major shareholders in transnational corporations. Other factions of the transnational political class are constituted from elites which are not ‘capitalist’ in an economic sense, though they are part of the apparatuses which constitute global political power.
2️⃣ The second faction is formed by the political elites of state and regional politicians and officials: state Presidents/Prime Ministers, members of the Commission of the European Union.
3️⃣ Thirdly, to coordinate global capitalism has been put in place the administrative/technical faction, made up of elites of ‘globalising executives’ – board-members and policy formulators of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the World Trade Organisation, the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, and the Bank of International Settlements.
4️⃣ Fourthly, the ideological faction includes the influential members of national and international political think tanks and policy associations, academic bodies (universities and research institutes, particularly in economics), and media managers - editors of publishing houses and ‘quality’ newspapers. Such elites articulate, and respond to, an economic ideology of neoliberal globalisation. They define ‘what we believe’.
5️⃣ The fifth ‘consumerist’ faction is composed of merchants and media which promote and profit from consumerism. The minds of people have been captured not by religion but by the need to pursue the unremitting consumption of commodities and services. This faction is particularly important in spreading the culture-ideology of economic growth and consumerism: it includes companies and associations in the mass circulation print media, television, cinema, radio media companies, showbiz and commercialised sport.
6️⃣ Six, the military-industrial-security complex retains an enforcement role and, through organisations such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), promotes and defends institutions and economic and political values.
Contemporary world politics are not, as suggested by Samuel Huntington, a ‘clash between civilisations’ but an adversarial conflict between a universal Western liberal civilisation and other civilisations, writes David Lane, Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (UK) and Emeritus Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge University.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/from-national-power-elite-to-global-class/
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From National ‘Power Elite’ to Global Political Class
C. Wright Mills exposed the political leadership of the USA in the 1950s as a ‘power elite’. The pillars of political power were constituted by the military (the ‘warlords’), capitalists (the ‘corporate rich’ and ‘chief executives’) and the Washington DC…
🌏 The concept of a civilisation state is now becoming almost an official approach to understand Russia’s place in the world.
It occupied a prominent place in Vladimir Putin’s recent speech at the 20th Annual meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club. This concept has both domestic and foreign policy dimensions. It relies to a certain extent on the works of conservative pre-revolutionary Russian thinkers (Ilyin, Danilevsky), and is intended to provide justification for the “peculiarity” and “special path” of Russia.
In more or less modern world politics as it is theoretically understood, the revival of attention to civilisational issues is associated not least with Samuel Huntington’s “Clash of Civilisations”. The main provisions of this concept were published in 1993. The text itself appeared as a kind of response to the overly optimistic concept of the “End of History”, put forward in 1989 by Francis Fukuyama under the influence of the euphoria of the end of Cold War and bipolar confrontation.
Huntington’s concept played a role in promoting the idea of “the West vs the Rest” and therefore promoted a kind of internal mobilisation of the West in the new political conditions after the end of the Cold War. Although not directly, the influence of this concept can be traced in the development of the political practice of Western countries in the “projection of democracy” to other regions of the world and civilisation in the Huntingtonian sense. Thus, a course was laid for the universalisation of Western civilisation and its absorption by all others in the future (leaving only cultural differences in a kind of folklore sense).
The Russian case of a civilisation state, even if accepted on its own, still leaves room for questions about its universal applicability in other countries of the world, writes Valdai Club Programme Director Oleg Barabanov.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/civilisation-state-theory-and-practice/
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It occupied a prominent place in Vladimir Putin’s recent speech at the 20th Annual meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club. This concept has both domestic and foreign policy dimensions. It relies to a certain extent on the works of conservative pre-revolutionary Russian thinkers (Ilyin, Danilevsky), and is intended to provide justification for the “peculiarity” and “special path” of Russia.
In more or less modern world politics as it is theoretically understood, the revival of attention to civilisational issues is associated not least with Samuel Huntington’s “Clash of Civilisations”. The main provisions of this concept were published in 1993. The text itself appeared as a kind of response to the overly optimistic concept of the “End of History”, put forward in 1989 by Francis Fukuyama under the influence of the euphoria of the end of Cold War and bipolar confrontation.
Huntington’s concept played a role in promoting the idea of “the West vs the Rest” and therefore promoted a kind of internal mobilisation of the West in the new political conditions after the end of the Cold War. Although not directly, the influence of this concept can be traced in the development of the political practice of Western countries in the “projection of democracy” to other regions of the world and civilisation in the Huntingtonian sense. Thus, a course was laid for the universalisation of Western civilisation and its absorption by all others in the future (leaving only cultural differences in a kind of folklore sense).
The Russian case of a civilisation state, even if accepted on its own, still leaves room for questions about its universal applicability in other countries of the world, writes Valdai Club Programme Director Oleg Barabanov.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/civilisation-state-theory-and-practice/
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‘Civilisation State’: Theory and Practice
It is clear that any state pursues its own policy to strengthen the national identity. First of all, this is important and significant for multi-ethnic countries. How theoretically and practically effective is it to move from here to the next logical level:…
📆 ANNOUNCEMENT: On October 11, at 13:00 Moscow Time (GMT+3), the Valdai Club will host an expert discussion on aggravation of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, as the Israelis call it, or the October War, as it is known in Arab countries, a new round of Arab-Israeli confrontation began. The Palestinian Hamas movement called on Palestinians living in Israel and neighbouring countries to join the “third intifada” (the struggle for the separation of Palestine from Israel). Israeli authorities put the country in a state of war and announced the mobilisation of reservists. The United States was the first to support Israel and sent military equipment and ammunition to the conflict zone. The US was soon joined by France, Germany, Britain, the UAE and Ukraine. The Palestinians, in turn, got the support of Iran, Qatar, Oman and Yemen.
Russia is calling for a ceasefire and is committed to its consistent position in favour of the creation of an independent Palestinian state within the 1967 borders with its capital in East Jerusalem. In order to resolve the conflict, Russian diplomats are in contact with Israel, Palestine, Egypt and other Arab countries. According to the Russian Embassy in Israel, two Russians were killed in the Hamas attack and four are listed as missing.
❓How does the escalation of the conflict threaten international security? What has led to it?
❓How will it affect the agreements reached in recent years between Israel and Arab countries? ❓What countries could be involved in the conflict?
❓What role can Russia play in the peace settlement?
Participants in the discussion will try to answer these and other questions.
🎙️ Speakers:
🇷🇺 Andrey Baklanov, Head of the Middle East and North Africa Studies Section of the School of International Regional Studies, HSE University, Vice-Chairman of the Association of Russian diplomats
🇮🇱 Zach Battat, Associate Research Fellow, Middle East and Central Asia Research Center
🇬🇧 Daniel Levy, President of the US/Middle East Project (USMEP)
🇷🇺 Vitaly Naumkin, Full Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, President of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
🇷🇺🇮🇱 Anatoly Viktorov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the State of Israel
🇱🇧 Amal Abou Zeid, Advisor to the President of Lebanon, Member of the Lebanese Parliament from the Free Patriotic Movement (2016–2018)
Moderator:
🚩 Oleg Barabanov, Programme director of the Valdai Discussion Club
https://valdaiclub.com/events/announcements/valdai-club-to-discuss-the-aggravation-of-the-arab-israeli-conflict/
Working languages: Russian, English.
ℹ️ Information for the media: Dear journalists, in order to be accredited for the event, 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.
A link to the live broadcast of the discussion will be posted on all online platforms of the Valdai Club: on the website, X (formerly Twitter), VKontakte, Telegram and Dzen.
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On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, as the Israelis call it, or the October War, as it is known in Arab countries, a new round of Arab-Israeli confrontation began. The Palestinian Hamas movement called on Palestinians living in Israel and neighbouring countries to join the “third intifada” (the struggle for the separation of Palestine from Israel). Israeli authorities put the country in a state of war and announced the mobilisation of reservists. The United States was the first to support Israel and sent military equipment and ammunition to the conflict zone. The US was soon joined by France, Germany, Britain, the UAE and Ukraine. The Palestinians, in turn, got the support of Iran, Qatar, Oman and Yemen.
Russia is calling for a ceasefire and is committed to its consistent position in favour of the creation of an independent Palestinian state within the 1967 borders with its capital in East Jerusalem. In order to resolve the conflict, Russian diplomats are in contact with Israel, Palestine, Egypt and other Arab countries. According to the Russian Embassy in Israel, two Russians were killed in the Hamas attack and four are listed as missing.
❓How does the escalation of the conflict threaten international security? What has led to it?
❓How will it affect the agreements reached in recent years between Israel and Arab countries? ❓What countries could be involved in the conflict?
❓What role can Russia play in the peace settlement?
Participants in the discussion will try to answer these and other questions.
🎙️ Speakers:
🇷🇺 Andrey Baklanov, Head of the Middle East and North Africa Studies Section of the School of International Regional Studies, HSE University, Vice-Chairman of the Association of Russian diplomats
🇮🇱 Zach Battat, Associate Research Fellow, Middle East and Central Asia Research Center
🇬🇧 Daniel Levy, President of the US/Middle East Project (USMEP)
🇷🇺 Vitaly Naumkin, Full Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, President of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
🇷🇺🇮🇱 Anatoly Viktorov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the State of Israel
🇱🇧 Amal Abou Zeid, Advisor to the President of Lebanon, Member of the Lebanese Parliament from the Free Patriotic Movement (2016–2018)
Moderator:
🚩 Oleg Barabanov, Programme director of the Valdai Discussion Club
https://valdaiclub.com/events/announcements/valdai-club-to-discuss-the-aggravation-of-the-arab-israeli-conflict/
Working languages: Russian, English.
ℹ️ Information for the media: Dear journalists, in order to be accredited for the event, 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.
A link to the live broadcast of the discussion will be posted on all online platforms of the Valdai Club: on the website, X (formerly Twitter), VKontakte, Telegram and Dzen.
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Valdai Club to Discuss the Aggravation of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
On October 11 at 1:00 p.m. Moscow Time, the Valdai Club will host an expert discussion, dedicated to the aggravation of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
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⏰ TODAY at 13:00 Moscow Time (GMT+3), the Valdai Club will host an expert discussion on aggravation of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
❓How does the escalation of the conflict threaten international security? What has led to it?
❓How will it affect the agreements reached in recent years between Israel and Arab countries?
❓What countries could be involved in the conflict?
❓What role can Russia play in the peace settlement?
Participants in the discussion will try to answer these and other questions.
A link to the live broadcast of the discussion will be posted on all online platforms of the Valdai Club: on the website, X (formerly Twitter), VKontakte, Telegram and Dzen.
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❓How does the escalation of the conflict threaten international security? What has led to it?
❓How will it affect the agreements reached in recent years between Israel and Arab countries?
❓What countries could be involved in the conflict?
❓What role can Russia play in the peace settlement?
Participants in the discussion will try to answer these and other questions.
A link to the live broadcast of the discussion will be posted on all online platforms of the Valdai Club: on the website, X (formerly Twitter), VKontakte, Telegram and Dzen.
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🌏 Turan, Iran, Russia and China are the core around which the economic development of the non-European world will be built.
Today, as the BRICS association is becoming one of the most dynamically expanding economic conglomerates of states in the world, it is obvious that the trend of economic growth is shifting towards non-European countries.
The question remains: is it possible to do without Europe? Here it is important to immediately outline the boundaries of what kind of Europe we are talking about - Europe as part of the Euro-Atlantic bloc, claiming world hegemony. The answer to the question is not so obvious; it requires a deep look into the future.
The fact is that in the case of Eurasian integration based on BRICS, SCO, ECO and with the participation of North Korea, a relatively coherent paradigm of regional relations is obtained. Its success will, over time, push Europe toward cooperation, most likely on more equal terms than it currently has.
These circumstances necessitate, first and foremost, the need for the Eurasian world to overcome Europe’s claims to hegemony. A strong Eurasian economic bloc cannot go unnoticed and without being involved in the world economy.
The Greater Eurasian Partnership will take on new contours in the near future, write Kubatbek Rakhimov and Alexey Mikhalev.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/between-iran-and-turan-or-new-horizons-of-the-grea/
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Today, as the BRICS association is becoming one of the most dynamically expanding economic conglomerates of states in the world, it is obvious that the trend of economic growth is shifting towards non-European countries.
The question remains: is it possible to do without Europe? Here it is important to immediately outline the boundaries of what kind of Europe we are talking about - Europe as part of the Euro-Atlantic bloc, claiming world hegemony. The answer to the question is not so obvious; it requires a deep look into the future.
The fact is that in the case of Eurasian integration based on BRICS, SCO, ECO and with the participation of North Korea, a relatively coherent paradigm of regional relations is obtained. Its success will, over time, push Europe toward cooperation, most likely on more equal terms than it currently has.
These circumstances necessitate, first and foremost, the need for the Eurasian world to overcome Europe’s claims to hegemony. A strong Eurasian economic bloc cannot go unnoticed and without being involved in the world economy.
The Greater Eurasian Partnership will take on new contours in the near future, write Kubatbek Rakhimov and Alexey Mikhalev.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/between-iran-and-turan-or-new-horizons-of-the-grea/
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Between Iran and Turan, or New Horizons of the Greater Eurasian Partnership
The Great Eurasian Partnership stands in opposition to hegemony imposed from outside, but it’s not a closed club. What the new format of relations will be after overcoming inequality is difficult to answer today. The process ahead is to develop a model that…
UPD: The livestream is over. The video of the discussion is available via the same link. Stay tuned!
🎥 LIVE: at 13:00 Moscow Time (GMT+3), the Valdai Club will host an expert discussion on aggravation of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
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Valdai Club to Discuss the Aggravation of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
On October 11 at 1:00 p.m. Moscow Time, the Valdai Club will host an expert discussion, dedicated to the aggravation of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
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🇮🇱🇵🇸 The Aggravation of the Arab-Israeli Conflict as a Lesson for the Whole World
On October 11, the Valdai Club held a discussion dedicated to the aggravation of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
💬 The moderator was Oleg Barabanov, programme director of the Club, who noted that the escalation of the conflict was unexpected for everyone, including the expert community. Against this background, the topic of a civilisational conflict has again become relevant, one which cannot be resolved by any political efforts and which is likely to continue to manifest itself.
💬 Anatoly Viktorov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the State of Israel, pointed out that, despite all its unexpectedness, what is happening seems in some sense a natural consequence of the destructive, short-sighted and self-interested policies of Western countries. Instead of finding compromises acceptable to both sides, they have actually attempted to monopolise the settlement, blocking the work of mechanisms and initiatives aimed at breaking the vicious circle of violence.
💬 A view from Israel was presented by Zach Battat, a junior researcher at the Middle East and Central Asia Research Centre. He suggested that this round of violence would last a long time because, from Israel's point of view, a "red line" had been crossed. Now in Israel, both politicians and the general population seek to liquidate Hamas at any cost: the country has shifted heavily to the right of the political spectrum. Public opinion perceives what is happening as a war, which means a serious threat of escalation.
💬 Amal Abou Zeid, Adviser to the President of Lebanon, Member of the Lebanese Parliament from the Free Patriotic Movement (2016–2018), said that recent events have shown the fragility of the situation in terms of security, and called for new agreements that take into account the interests of all parties involved, including economic factors.
💬 Daniel Levy, president of the US/Middle East Project (USMEP) analysed the origins of the current situation. He sees one of the reasons for the crisis in the halt of the diplomatic process amid the feeling that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict ended in defeat for the Palestinians. As a result, violence became the only option left for them. Levy believes that when the dust settles, Israel will need to find a way to engage with the Palestinians in a new way and create some kind of incentive system for them. In addition, Palestinian political renewal and a complete modernisation of the architecture of the peace process will be required.
💬 Andrei Baklanov, Deputy Chairman of the Association of Russian Diplomats, and head of the section for studies of the Middle East and North Africa at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, called the current escalation a completely expected result of the apparent external calm, given the completely unresolved Palestinian issue and the passivity of the international community. “This is a big lesson for both specialists and the international community,” he added.
💬 Vitaly Naumkin, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences and scientific director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, pointed out the harmful role of US attempts to monopolise the peace process and oust Russia from it. He emphasised that there are much more radical organisations in the Palestinian movement than Hamas, and that if Israel succeeds in destroying Hamas, they will be the ones who will “take up the banner.” This state of affairs will continue to persist as Palestinians feel their most basic national rights denied.
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On October 11, the Valdai Club held a discussion dedicated to the aggravation of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
💬 The moderator was Oleg Barabanov, programme director of the Club, who noted that the escalation of the conflict was unexpected for everyone, including the expert community. Against this background, the topic of a civilisational conflict has again become relevant, one which cannot be resolved by any political efforts and which is likely to continue to manifest itself.
💬 Anatoly Viktorov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the State of Israel, pointed out that, despite all its unexpectedness, what is happening seems in some sense a natural consequence of the destructive, short-sighted and self-interested policies of Western countries. Instead of finding compromises acceptable to both sides, they have actually attempted to monopolise the settlement, blocking the work of mechanisms and initiatives aimed at breaking the vicious circle of violence.
💬 A view from Israel was presented by Zach Battat, a junior researcher at the Middle East and Central Asia Research Centre. He suggested that this round of violence would last a long time because, from Israel's point of view, a "red line" had been crossed. Now in Israel, both politicians and the general population seek to liquidate Hamas at any cost: the country has shifted heavily to the right of the political spectrum. Public opinion perceives what is happening as a war, which means a serious threat of escalation.
💬 Amal Abou Zeid, Adviser to the President of Lebanon, Member of the Lebanese Parliament from the Free Patriotic Movement (2016–2018), said that recent events have shown the fragility of the situation in terms of security, and called for new agreements that take into account the interests of all parties involved, including economic factors.
💬 Daniel Levy, president of the US/Middle East Project (USMEP) analysed the origins of the current situation. He sees one of the reasons for the crisis in the halt of the diplomatic process amid the feeling that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict ended in defeat for the Palestinians. As a result, violence became the only option left for them. Levy believes that when the dust settles, Israel will need to find a way to engage with the Palestinians in a new way and create some kind of incentive system for them. In addition, Palestinian political renewal and a complete modernisation of the architecture of the peace process will be required.
💬 Andrei Baklanov, Deputy Chairman of the Association of Russian Diplomats, and head of the section for studies of the Middle East and North Africa at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, called the current escalation a completely expected result of the apparent external calm, given the completely unresolved Palestinian issue and the passivity of the international community. “This is a big lesson for both specialists and the international community,” he added.
💬 Vitaly Naumkin, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences and scientific director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, pointed out the harmful role of US attempts to monopolise the peace process and oust Russia from it. He emphasised that there are much more radical organisations in the Palestinian movement than Hamas, and that if Israel succeeds in destroying Hamas, they will be the ones who will “take up the banner.” This state of affairs will continue to persist as Palestinians feel their most basic national rights denied.
https://valdaiclub.com/events/posts/articles/the-aggravation-of-the-arab-israeli-conflict-as-a-lesson-for-the-whole-world/
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The Aggravation of the Arab-Israeli Conflict as a Lesson for the Whole World
On October 11, the Valdai Club held a discussion dedicated to the aggravation of the Arab-Israeli conflict. The moderator was Oleg Barabanov, programme director of the Club, who noted that the escalation of the conflict was unexpected for everyone, including…
🇪🇺 The economic consequences of sanctions for Europe are already far-reaching.
🔹 EU countries are not able to compensate for the economic losses caused by sanctions against the Russian Federation.
🔹 First of all, this concerns the energy and raw materials sectors. The huge increase in prices for these resources is causing serious damage to the industry. European industry is increasingly falling behind global competition.
🔹 With the introduction of sanctions against Russia, the process of deindustrialisation of Europe is accelerating.
🔹 This combination of inflation and recession is leading to an economic crisis in Europe that will continue for many years.
This will result in a permanent loss of wealth for Western societies, writes Ulrike Reisner, freelance political analyst, lecturer & journalist, based in Vienna, Austria, PICREADI expert.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/losses-due-to-sanctions-grow-in-the-west/
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🔹 EU countries are not able to compensate for the economic losses caused by sanctions against the Russian Federation.
🔹 First of all, this concerns the energy and raw materials sectors. The huge increase in prices for these resources is causing serious damage to the industry. European industry is increasingly falling behind global competition.
🔹 With the introduction of sanctions against Russia, the process of deindustrialisation of Europe is accelerating.
🔹 This combination of inflation and recession is leading to an economic crisis in Europe that will continue for many years.
This will result in a permanent loss of wealth for Western societies, writes Ulrike Reisner, freelance political analyst, lecturer & journalist, based in Vienna, Austria, PICREADI expert.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/losses-due-to-sanctions-grow-in-the-west/
#EconomicStatecraft #EU #sanctions
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Losses Due to Sanctions Grow in the West
The EU countries are not able to compensate for the economic losses caused by the sanctions against the Russian Federation. The process of deindustrialisation in Europe continues. This is resulting in a permanent loss of wealth for Western societies, writes…
🌏 The United States prefers not to swing the “sanctions baton” in Central Asia.
During the year, only a few companies were subjected to restrictions. None of the major local players were affected by the restrictions. Washington fears that more radical measures could embitter local elites and reduce Western influence in the region.
The conflict between the West and Russia, as well as the degradation of the system of international relations, have given the countries of Central Asia a chance to rethink their role in the world, build new relationships with each other and push for the economic development of the region, writes Grigory Mikhailov.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/central-asia-competition-or-cooperation/
#Asia_and_Eurasia #CentralAsia #Eurasia #sanctions
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During the year, only a few companies were subjected to restrictions. None of the major local players were affected by the restrictions. Washington fears that more radical measures could embitter local elites and reduce Western influence in the region.
The conflict between the West and Russia, as well as the degradation of the system of international relations, have given the countries of Central Asia a chance to rethink their role in the world, build new relationships with each other and push for the economic development of the region, writes Grigory Mikhailov.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/central-asia-competition-or-cooperation/
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Central Asia: Competition or Cooperation?
The regional elites, under the influence of stereotypes, as well as internal and external propaganda, had an impression that things were not going too well for Russia. Only in recent months, the assessments of Russia’s prospects began to change for the better…
📆ANNOUNCEMENT: On October 18 at 16:00 Moscow Time (GMT+3), the Valdai Club will present its new report titled “Warfare in a New Epoch: The Return of Big Armies.”
The conflict in Ukraine has become the largest one in terms of casualties, the number of troops involved and duration since the Iran-Iraq War of 1980–1988. However, the difference is that the fighting in Ukraine is the result of contradictions between the world’s largest nuclear powers: Russia and the United States. The mere presence of nuclear weapons in their respective arsenals sets up a different framework for the war.
The authors of the report cite the Korean War as the closest historical precedent. The tactics of warfare and the military equipment used were different, but from a political standpoint, the conflict in Korea is similar to the one in Ukraine. As in Korea, the struggle in Ukraine began during a period of restructuring in the system of international relations, and is being fought for the right to influence the future world order.
The report’s authors believe that the Russian and Ukrainian armed forces lacked warfare skills early in the conflict, but over the course of a year and a half, both armies have transformed. The experience gained during wars against a weaker enemy turned out to be not only useless, but harmful in the context of the Ukrainian conflict. Its role in the modern development of military tactics has been obviated, according to the authors of the report, by the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 and subsequent clashes.
❓What are the current trends in the development of weapons and methods of warfare?
❓How do hostilities affect the Russian economy and society?
❓What role do information technology and the media play in the confrontation?
❓How will the Ukrainian conflict affect China’s policy and strategic planning?
Participants in the discussion will try to answer these and other questions.
🎙️ Speakers:
🇷🇺 Evgeny Buzhinsky, Lieutenant-General (Retired), Ph.D. Military Sciences, Chairman of PIR Center
🇷🇺 Vasily Kashin, co-author of the report, Director at the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies, HSE University
🇸🇪 Gregory Simons, independent expert (Sweden)
🇷🇺 Dmitry Stefanovich @stratdela, researcher at the Centre for International Security, IMEMO RAS
Moderator:
🗣 Andrey Sushentsov, co-author of the report, program director of the Valdai International Discussion Club, dean of the Faculty of International Relations at MGIMO Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia
https://valdaiclub.com/events/announcements/valdai-club-to-discuss-warfare-in-a-new-epoch/
Working languages: Russian, English.
ℹ️ Information for the media: To be accredited for the event, please fill out the form on our website. If you have any questions about the event, call +7 926 930 77 63.
A link to the live broadcast of the discussion will be posted on all online platforms of the Valdai Club: on the website, X (formerly Twitter), VKontakte, Telegram and Dzen.
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The conflict in Ukraine has become the largest one in terms of casualties, the number of troops involved and duration since the Iran-Iraq War of 1980–1988. However, the difference is that the fighting in Ukraine is the result of contradictions between the world’s largest nuclear powers: Russia and the United States. The mere presence of nuclear weapons in their respective arsenals sets up a different framework for the war.
The authors of the report cite the Korean War as the closest historical precedent. The tactics of warfare and the military equipment used were different, but from a political standpoint, the conflict in Korea is similar to the one in Ukraine. As in Korea, the struggle in Ukraine began during a period of restructuring in the system of international relations, and is being fought for the right to influence the future world order.
The report’s authors believe that the Russian and Ukrainian armed forces lacked warfare skills early in the conflict, but over the course of a year and a half, both armies have transformed. The experience gained during wars against a weaker enemy turned out to be not only useless, but harmful in the context of the Ukrainian conflict. Its role in the modern development of military tactics has been obviated, according to the authors of the report, by the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 and subsequent clashes.
❓What are the current trends in the development of weapons and methods of warfare?
❓How do hostilities affect the Russian economy and society?
❓What role do information technology and the media play in the confrontation?
❓How will the Ukrainian conflict affect China’s policy and strategic planning?
Participants in the discussion will try to answer these and other questions.
🎙️ Speakers:
🇷🇺 Evgeny Buzhinsky, Lieutenant-General (Retired), Ph.D. Military Sciences, Chairman of PIR Center
🇷🇺 Vasily Kashin, co-author of the report, Director at the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies, HSE University
🇸🇪 Gregory Simons, independent expert (Sweden)
🇷🇺 Dmitry Stefanovich @stratdela, researcher at the Centre for International Security, IMEMO RAS
Moderator:
https://valdaiclub.com/events/announcements/valdai-club-to-discuss-warfare-in-a-new-epoch/
Working languages: Russian, English.
ℹ️ Information for the media: To be accredited for the event, please fill out the form on our website. If you have any questions about the event, call +7 926 930 77 63.
A link to the live broadcast of the discussion will be posted on all online platforms of the Valdai Club: on the website, X (formerly Twitter), VKontakte, Telegram and Dzen.
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Valdai Club to Discuss Warfare in a New Epoch
On October 18 at 16:00 Moscow Time (GMT+3), the Valdai Club will present its new report titled “Warfare in a New Epoch: The Return of Big Armies.”