Valdai Club

Andrei Vinogradov

Christof Van Agt

Roman Vakulchuk

Ali Vaez

Apostolos Veizis

Kristina Voda

Natalya Vyakhireva

Grigory Vygon

Dario Velo

Sergey Veselovsky

Russian Federation

Associate Professor, Chair of World Political Processes, MGIMO University

Materials

Islamophobia on the March: Preliminary Conclusions from the Tragedy in Christchurch, New Zealand

The Christchurch tragedy is further exacerbated by ensuing discussions about the causes of the attack, including the attempts to justify what Tarrant did. In the case of Islamist terrorism, widespread condemnation and comprehensive support of its victims has already become commonplace. This is not the case with right-wing terrorism, though.

US Missile Defense Strategy

The US administration’s reluctance to dovetail the development of missile defense systems with strategic offensive arms reductions, as demonstrated back during the negotiations on the New START Treaty, will complicate (or even rule out) talks on an instrument to replace the New START Treaty.

Russia-US: Prospects for Strategic Arms Control

Without START-3 it will be much easier for Russia to develop and put into service both the new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missiles, and nuclear-powered cruise missiles, as well as other new types of strategic weapons.

Washington-Moscow: Repairing the Relations Incrementally

The Russian-American relations are at the lowest point in the past quarter-century. The damage caused to them cannot be repaired by one meeting and a series of handshakes in front of television cameras. But now we need to lay the groundwork for future cooperation, where not only Washington, but also Moscow will benefit.