On September 18, 2025, the Valdai Discussion Club presented a report titled “Culture of Confrontation: Patterns of Competition Among Great Powers in the 21st Century”. Moderator Andrey Sushentsov pointed out that the current transitional stage of international development is defined by rivalry between major countries, with the methods of this rivalry being individual in nature.| Valdai Club
On September 10, the Valdai Club hosted in Moscow an expert discussion titled “The UN’s Legacy: What Could the Organisation’s Reform Look Like 80 Years After Its Foundation?” The discussion was moderated by Andrey Sushentsov, Dean of the Faculty of International Relations, MGIMO University, who noted that now, 80 years later, the United Nations is once again facing pressure of internal and external circumstances and this bring us back to the question of relevance and viability of the ...| Valdai Club
On July 28, in Pretoria, South Africa, the Valdai Discussion Club in partnership with the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) will hold the 3rd Russian-African Conference titled: “Realpolitik in a Divided World: Rethinking Russia-South Africa Ties in a Global and African Context”.| Valdai Club
On July 18, the Moscow venue of the Valdai Club hosted a discussion titled “The Migration Crisis of Our Time: From A to Z”. Discussion moderator Oleg Barabanov called global migration one of the key trends for the development of the modern world, especially against the backdrop of climate change, adding that a mutually acceptable solution to issues related to it is of great importance both for the world as a whole and for specific regions and countries, including Russia.| Valdai Club
