Fyodor Lukyanov

Fyodor Lukyanov is the Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs and Chairman of the Presidium of the Council for Foreign and Defense Policy. A Lomonosov Moscow State University graduate, he has held senior roles in international journalism, including at International Moscow Radio and Vremya Novostei. Since 2002, he has led Russia in Global Affairs as a key platform for global development debates. Lukyanov is also a member of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy and a noted author on international relations.

October 20, 2026

Columns/Geopolitics

The French Protests Are Being Misunderstood

The French protests that are spreading over Europe are not receiving proper attention. The explanation that students all over France, with the disturbances spreading into Italy and Belgium, are burning down historic

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s illicit cigarette trade costs government Rs 29.5bn in lost tax revenue

Sri Lanka lost an estimated Rs 29.5 billion in potential tax revenue in 2025 because of illicit factory-made cigarette consumption, according to an economic assessment by Oxford Economics, which estimates that illegal products accounted for 20% of the market despite

October 20, 2026

Sri Lanka: Rising Prices and People’s Patience

Sri Lanka

A familiar storm gathers Sri Lanka’s inflation reached 8% in September 2026, above the Central Bank’s 3–7% target band for a third straight month,

Women’s Role in Peacekeeping Stalls Worldwide

Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

More than 25 years after the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security, women’s representation in multilateral peace operations

EU’s worst nightmare

July 29, 2024

Politics/United States

If I wanted to ape the mood of erstwhile Soviet political essays, I’d write something like this: “The loud echo of gunshots in Pennsylvania resounded across the Atlantic…” You can argue about the appropriateness