THE NINTH CONFERENCE OF AMBASSADORS AND PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES OF RUSSIA

“Our People Want Russia To Be a Strong, Independent and Peaceful State”
V. Putin

On the Sidelines of the Conference
A. Karpushin, A. Yakovenko, V. Zayemsky, K. Vnukov, D. Kurakov, A. Yegorov, A. Chizhov, Yu. Korchagin, A. Denisov, V. Nebenzya, S. Andreyev, S. Gubarev, A. Kinshchak, A. Fedotov, A. Meshkov, S. Lobanov

THE SECOND EURASIAN WOMEN’S FORUM

“We Women Are an Increasingly Significant Motive Force of the Historical Process”
V. Matviyenko

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF INTERVIEWS

“It Is Becoming Harder to Trust the Americans”
S. Ryabkov

WORLD ISSUES

A New World System, or a World Without a Hegemon
A. Borisov

The World in Which We Live: Trends and Anti-Trends
A. Orlov

Peace or War in Cyberspace?
A. Zinchenko, A. Tolstukhina

Integration Processes in the Asia-Pacific Region: Russia and ASEAN
A. Sinitsyn

Although Very Different, the BRICS Members Stick Together
Ye. Astakhov

The Northern Sea Route as part of the Belt and Road Project
B. Kheyfets

VIEWPOINT

Important Foreign Policy Changes That Swept the World
Yu. Sayamov

COMMENTARY AND ESSAYS

“Restored Sovereignty” as a Basis for National Pride
Ye. Alexeyenkova

Back to the Future: From the Chronology of Russian-British Relations
Ye. Kutovoy

The Splendors and Miseries of “Soft Power” Rankings
N. Yudin

International Diversification After 1917
V. Komleva

Digital Economy: What Are You Without It Today?
I. Khalevinsky

Memorial Activity Abroad as an Effective Mechanism of Improving Mutual Understanding Among Peoples
D. Zavgayev

RUSSIA AND OTHER NATIONS

Russia and Japan: Eight Steps Toward Rapprochement
Toyohisa Kozuki

A New Era in Philippine-Russian Relations
Carlos D. Sorreta

OUTSTANDING DIPLOMATS

Centenary of the Birth of Lev Mendelevich

HISTORY AND MEMOIRS

Russian Diplomacy in Crete
V. Zanina

The Early Years of Narkomindel in Archival Documents
N. Kochkin

The Untold Story of Anglo-Soviet Intelligence During WWII Cooperation
S. Brilev, Bernard O’Connor

BOOK REVIEWS

The OSCE vs. Transnational Threats: Past, Present, Future
A. Zinevich

Environmental Protection in China
A. Shevko