-systemic right-wing protests inmany countries.

The whole world issuffering because ofthe “US+” economic procedures against Russia. There are countries that will starve.

The most optimistic trend ofthe past year has ofcourse been the further development ofBRICS. Russia made full use ofits chairmanship both topromote its vision offuture development inthe world and toexpand and strengthen its international ties, which once again demonstrated the failure ofattempts by

Despite political and accelerating socio-economic uncertainties, South Africa isstill adestination ofleadership and the driver ofeconomic growth inthe region and onthe continent, while Africa isbecoming even amore attractive zone ofstrategic interests for old and emerging power poles, writes Valdai

The coronavirus pandemic, while serving asapowerful shake-up, did not become the key tosolving the accumulated social problems. High income inequality, often perceived asunfair, provokes anincrease insocial tension, which, inthe absence ofsocial cohesion, finds very crooked answers, writes Valdai C

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The enlargement ofthe European Union toall the Balkan countries offers anopportunity. Without agreat plan, enlargement could prove tobeafailure and fuel tensions, including military ones, writes Dario Velo, Full Professor of Pavia University.

Probably, in the post-COVID era, we will all advance (some faster and some more slowly) to the hygiene standards that have been used in Japan for a very long time. Such a development is likely to be one of the most important and positive results of our fight against the pandemics, writes DjoomartOt

Itwould probably not beanexaggeration tosay that practically the entire system ofinternational relations inthe 21st century isclosely related tothe discussion about values. Moreover, strategies topromote values have become key issues, and are policies based primarily, ifnot exclusively, onvalues, a

Realising the positive chances from the emerging new period ofgrowth ofthe association, all countries need toremain diplomatic inpromoting their priorities, and seek adelicate balance that will give the BRICS the required stability inthe next development cycle, writes Valdai Club expert Dmitry Raz