Global governanceRussia & China Rule of law
  • Russia, China and global governance
    Report by Charles Grant, 29 February 2012
    Russia, China and global governance
  • True partners? How Russia and China see each other
    Report by Dmitri Trenin, 13 February 2012
    True partners? How Russia and China see each other
  • Three views on modernisation and the rule of law in Russia
    Essay by Christopher Granville, Philip Hanson and Alena Ledeneva, 23 January 2012
    Three views on modernisation and the rule of law in Russia
  • Multilateralism à la Carte
    Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    New York Times, 16 April 2012

    Many problems cannot be solved without international co-operation, yet "multilateralism" — the system of international institutions and rules intended to promote the common good — appears to be weakening. The G-20 has become a talk shop; the Doha round of trade liberalization is moribund; the UN climate change talks have achieved very little.
  • Will Putin delete the reset?
    Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    The New York Times, 04 April 2012
    In February 2009, Vice President Joe Biden called for the reset button to be pressed in the U.S.-Russia relationship, and for the next three years Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitri Medvedev fostered a rapprochement between Washington and Moscow.
  • The US-Russia reset is over
    Insight by Charles Grant, 02 April 2012

    Can the 'reset' between Russia and the US survive the return to the presidency of Vladimir Putin? Probably not, given the number of divisive issues.
  • Russia, China and global governance
    Report by Charles Grant, 29 February 2012

    Will be the 'multipolar' world have strong international institutions, or will balance-of-power politics prevail? The attitudes of Russia and China will be crucial.
  • Le veto russe sur la Syrie n’est pas injustifié
    Opinion piece by Edward Burke
    Le Temps, 28 February 2012

    Sans doute Moscou fait-il de la realpolitik en s’opposant à un projet de résolution du Conseil de sécurité exigeant le départ de Bachar el-Assad. Toutefois, la diplomatie russe a raison de penser qu’un tel texte serait intenable.
  • Russia is not completely wrong about Syria
    Insight by Edward Burke, 17 February 2012

    The Kremlin may be playing realpolitik and taking pride in blocking the West in Syria, but it has drawn attention to some weaknesses in Western diplomacy.
  • True partners? How Russia and China see each other
    Report by Dmitri Trenin, 13 February 2012
    Beijing and Moscow share the goal of curbing US power, but will not become allies. Moscow rejects a junior role, while China sees Russia as a fading power.
  • Three views on modernisation and the rule of law in Russia
    Essay by Christopher Granville, Philip Hanson and Alena Ledeneva, 23 January 2012

    Russia's economy is held back by corruption and a weak legal system. Three experts explain why reform is difficult, but also give cause for hope.