4️⃣ The first day of the 21st Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club was completed by Session, titled “A Formula of War and an Equation of Peace. A Fair Solution to the Ukrainian Crisis Amid the General Changes.”

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🗣 Good morning! Today is the second day of the 21st Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club “Lasting Peace on What Basis? Common Security and Equal Opportunities for Development in the 21st Century”.

📆 Programme for November 5, Tuesday
 
09:30 – 11:00 — Session 5. Is There a World Majority? What Unites Countries Outside the “Collective West” (LIVE: Russian, English)

A new term, “world majority”, has been actively introduced into the Russian political vocabulary. What unites this diverse community? Is it capable of proposing new principles for addressing the major challenges facing humanity? Does it require consolidation?

11:30 – 13:00 — Session 6. Society of Equal Opportunities. What Does This Mean in the 21st Century?

The breeding ground for any conflict, both at the national and global levels, is the perception of inequality. Without new approaches, a harmonious structure of the world is impossible. And they must combine moving away from current imbalances and creating new mechanisms for democratic global regulation.

14:00 – 15:30 — Session 7. Fire in the Middle East and Prospects for World Peace

The Middle East is going through one of the darkest and most dramatic periods in decades. What remains of the plans for a settlement and reorganization in the region? Is this even feasible in principle? And how does all this impact the international situation overall?

16:00 – 17:30 — Session 8. Transparency. Surveillance. Manipulation. The Role of Information in the Era of Global Shifts

Information technology has the potential to bring both utopian and dystopian visions to life simultaneously. Is humanity capable of preventing information from being used as a weapon of mass destruction, and instead, using the opportunities that arise for good?

19:00 – 20:30 — Session 9. Artificial Intelligence – A Revolution or a Fashion Trend?

The technological, social, and economic revolution brought about by AI is fundamentally transforming our lives. Or does it? How can we separate the enthusiasm for new opportunities and high expectations from a sober evaluation of the impact of this technology, both its positive and negative effects, on society and politics?

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🎥 LIVE: at 09:30 Moscow time (GMT+3) Session 5 of Valdai Club’s 21st Annual Meeting, titled “Is There a World Majority? What Unites Countries Outside the ’Collective West’,” starts. Watch the live broadcast:

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🎥 21st Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club. Day 1

On November 4th, the 21st Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club “Lasting Peace on What Basis? Common Security and Equal Opportunities for Development in the 21st Century” opened in Sochi. The first day’s agenda included a presentation of the Annual Report and four sessions.

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5️⃣ The second day of Valdai Club’s 21st Annual Meeting started with Session 5 “Is There a World Majority? What Unites Countries Outside the ’Collective West’”.

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6️⃣ Session 6 of Valdai Club’s 21st Annual Meeting, titled “Society of Equal Opportunities. What Does This Mean in the 21st Century?”

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🌏 Eurasia is rapidly emerging as a formidable centre of power.

Its dynamic economic growth and expanding military capabilities are generating unease among the traditional power centres of the West. This shift is bringing the Eurasian states face-to-face with a shared set of security, military, and economic challenges. 

Eurasian alliances like the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) already provide a framework for promoting the security and economic interests of the Eurasian countries.

The security system proposed by President Putin appears to be the most appropriate option, writes Raza Muhammad, President of the Islamabad Policy Research Institute, for the 21st Annual meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club. 

https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/eurasian-security-new-principles-and-new-reality/

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🔋 Energy for the Global South

The Global South is the socio-economic and political definition used to describe developing countries. These states are rich in a wide variety of resources, both fossil and renewable. The leaders in electricity generation among the Global South are China, India, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Mexico. However, there are constraints to the development of green energy. You can find out which ones and how these challenges are being addressed in our infographic.

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7️⃣ Session 7 of Valdai Club’s 21st Annual Meeting “Fire in the Middle East and Prospects for World Peace.”

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🗣 Overcoming Anxiety and Creating a New World. Day 1 of the 21st Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club

On November 4, the 21st Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club opened in Sochi. The name of this year’s event is “Lasting Peace on What Basis? Common Security and Equal Opportunities for Development in the 21st Century”. The first day included a presentation of the annual report and four sessions.

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8️⃣ Session 8 of Valdai Club’s 21st Annual Meeting, titled “Transparency. Surveillance. Manipulation. The Role of Information in the Era of Global Shifts.”

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9️⃣ Session 9 “Artificial Intelligence – A Revolution or a Fashion Trend?” completed the second day of Valdai Club’s 21st Annual Meeting.

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💻 In today’s fast-changing world, the information people consume daily—through social media, news portals, search engines, and e-commerce platforms—increasingly influences every aspect of their lives.

Whether shaping their voting behavior, deciding where to shop, or determining what to search for and how, information is a pivotal force.

Over the past 20-30 years, companies that hold our data have also amassed substantial market power, reshaping the global information order, write Arvind Gupta and Aakash Guglani for the 21st Annual meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club.

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🗣 Good morning! Today the 21st Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club “Lasting Peace on What Basis? Common Security and Equal Opportunities for Development in the 21st Century” continues.

📆 Programme for November 6, Wednesday
 
09:30 – 11:00 — Session 10. Habitat: Shared by Everyone, Each Uniquely (LIVE: Russian, English)

The conditions of human life are undergoing significant changes. Natural disasters, the uneven distribution of resources, and fluctuations in the climate present challenges to the development of nations and people. While everyone’s focus has long been on the issue of environmental degradation, effective solutions have yet to be found. International initiatives, which have been underway since the late 20th century, have had, at best, limited impact. We require new ideas that take into account the needs of not only advanced, but also emerging economies, and that are free from the preconceptions that have arisen in this field.

11:30 – 13:00 — Meeting with Alexander Novak, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation

14:00 – 15:30 — Meeting with Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

16:00 – 17:30 — Meeting with Maxim Oreshkin, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office

19:00 – 20:30 — Special session. US Elections: What Can the World Expect From America? Discussion of the preliminary results of the US presidential election

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🎥 LIVE: at 9:30 Moscow time (GMT+3) Session 10 of Valdai Club’s 21st Annual Meeting, titled “Habitat: Shared by Everyone, Each Uniquely,” starts. Watch the live broadcast:

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