Dmitry Medvedev

Dmitry Medvedev is the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russian Federation, Chairman of the United Russia Party

September 11, 2026

Columns/Geopolitics

BRICS+ Expansion and the Quest for Multipolarity

On September 12–13, 2026, India will take centre stage as host of the 18th BRICS Summit, bringing together an increasingly consequential gathering of the Global South. The small five-member group that India

Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

From 9/11 to ‘Mutant Jihadism’: Europe’s New Terror Threat

Twenty-five years after the September 11, 2001 attacks, Europe’s terrorist threat has changed fundamentally. The era of large, hierarchically organised operations remains part of the history of modern terrorism, but the contemporary threat is increasingly defined by decentralised initiative, digital

September 11, 2026

KSM Trial: 25 Years Without Justice

Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

A U.S. military judge has set June 5, 2028, as the new trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM), the accused mastermind of the

Israel’s Hezbollah Offensive Puts Iran Truce at Risk

Columns/Geopolitics

Israel’s offensive to seize Ali al-Taher Ridge, a major Hezbollah stronghold in southern Lebanon, threatens to reverberate far beyond the battlefield. According to an

National Identity and Political Choice: Russia vs. China

January 10, 2025

Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

If you are hoping to turn a Russian pharmacy into a Ukrainian one, it’s not enough just to clip the letter “я” off the end of the word “гомеопатическая” on its signboard.

Decolonizing Humanity

June 16, 2024

Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

Neocolonialism: Old threats in a new era In February 2024, a forum was held in Moscow for supporters of the fight against modern neocolonialism practices. This forum, called For Freedom of Nations,