This Time is Never Different

Elvira Nabiullina is Governor of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, having formerly served as the country’s Minister of Economic Development.
The UN Must Recover its Central Role in Coordinating the Actions of Nations

Sergey Lavrov is Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. This essay was originally published in October 2024 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, while its slightly updated version has since appeared in the January/March 2025 edition of Russia in Global Affairs. It has been republished with permission.
Russia and the West’s Structural Confrontation Over the Future World Order

Andrey Sushentsov is Dean of the School of International Relations at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University).
Russia’s Foreign Policy Balance Sheet and the Road Ahead

Andrey Kortunov is a renowned Russian historian, political scientist, and member of the Russian International Affairs Council, having served as this institution’s Director-General and Academic Director between 2011 and 2023.
Central Asia and the South Caucasus in Russia’s Foreign Policy – Before and After the Ukraine Crisis

Stanislav Pritchin is Head of the Central Asia Sector at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IMEMO) RAS.