- 13:59 25/12/2009
Europe recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of the anti-Communist revolution that put an end to the division of the world into two ideological blocs. The events of 1989 opened a new chapter in global politics; however, even two decades later, the full content of this chapter remains unclear. 
- 13:47 25/12/2009
The greatest achievement in Russian foreign policy over the past 20 years has been the renunciation of messianism as Russia abandoned attempts to impose its own model of social relations on other countries.
- 13:09 17/12/2009
This week operations at the Polish left-wing daily newspaper Tribuna were suspended and its journalists sent on an extended leave.
- 11:16 17/12/2009
The Middle Eastern states are actively seeking nuclear power. (By Anton Khlopkov, Director of the Center for Energy and Security Studies (CENESS))
- 10:14 17/12/2009
The situation in Iraq and the rapid escalation of “conflict potential” in regions around the Middle East considerably complicate the search for a “historical compromise” between Israel and the Arab states. (By Andrei Baklanov, Head of the International Affairs Department of the Federation Council of the Russian Federal Assembly)
- 12:19 16/12/2009
The main aspect of the water problem in the Middle East is the transboundary nature of water sources. (By By Aydar R. Aganin, Director of Rusya al-Yaum News Channel)
- 10:18 16/12/2009
Starting from the mid-2000s in the Gaza Strip, Islamist groups began to show political activity that used the Al Qaida combination in their names. (By Alexander Ignatenko, President of the Institute on Religion and Policy)
- 13:06 15/12/2009
Statement by Mr. Alexander GRUSHKO, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
- 11:01 15/12/2009
The Middle East region is distinctive in its instability and array of intractable regional conflicts and disputes. (By Elena Melkumyan,Doctor of political studies, Russian State Humanitarian University)
- 10:37 15/12/2009
The Palestinian and Israeli leaderships feel more comfortable with the existing problems than with a drastic adjustment of their positions. (By Prof. Irina Zvyagelskaya, vice-president of the Center for Strategic and Political Studies)
- 10:37 14/12/2009
The issue of solving the Palestinian problem as a prerequisite to regional stability is multifaceted and multidisciplinary.(By Professor Grigory Kosach, The Institute of Asian and African Studies, Moscow State University)
- 12:38 09/12/2009
Last year’s conflict in the Caucasus vividly demonstrated both the current system’s nascent but developing, instability, and its fragility.(By Pavel Andreev, RIA Novosti Head of International Projects and political commentator)
- 10:45 07/12/2009
The de-Russification of the Baltic states now serves a simple geopolitical purpose – that of pushing Russia North and East, out of the European affairs in which she ought to be a natural player
- 13:54 04/12/2009
The interests of the Obama administration in improving ties with Russia, a policy metaphorically first described by Vice President Biden in February 2009 as ‘pressing the reset button,’ are principally driven by three goals.
- 19:09 03/12/2009
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Fedyashin) -President Dmitry Medvedev arrived in Rome today for the "extended summit" between Italy and Russia taking place in Rome.
- 12:36 03/12/2009
Relations between the US and Iran are approaching a death spiral. Tehran is defiantly pursuing its nuclear programme, recently announcing its intention to build 10 new enrichment facilities. Many US policymakers are growing sceptical about the prospects for diplomacy and pushing for new sanctions.
- 14:21 30/11/2009
President Dmitry Medvedev’s speech of November 12, 2009, has attracted a lot of interest. He spoke out for a “modernization” drive of the Russian economy. This was not the first speech on this topic, either by Medvedev or by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, and this speech was an elaboration on his “Forward, Russia” article
- 11:17 30/11/2009
The rapid changes in the world economy and politics yet another time raise an “evergreen” Russian issue of its relations with larger Europe or with the Euro-Atlantic region.
- 17:54 16/11/2009
On October 16, 2009, Andrei Klimov gave a speech at the meeting of the Russian European Club in Monaco. Some points that have been stated present great interest to the P&S site viewers, as they can get current information about the state of Russia-Mediterranean relations first hand.
