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.

November 9, 2026

Diplomacy/Editorials

Maldives Abuse Scandal and a Former UN President

Editorial The arrest of Abdulla Shahid, former Foreign Minister of the Maldives and President of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, over allegations of sexually abusing a minor is

Columns/Geopolitics

The Midterms Just Made the World More Dangerous

After being massively repudiated in Tuesday’s midterm election, Donald Trump has become a lame-duck president with significantly curtailed authority. What is likely to happen in the remaining two years until a new chief executive is sworn in on January 20,

November 9, 2026

Sri Lanka Navy Secures Top Ranking at National Productivity Awards

News/Sri Lanka

The Sri Lanka Navy has secured first place in the Public Sector Inter-Departmental Category at the National Productivity Awards 2025/26, emerging as one of

Blue Moon Over Trump’s La La Land

Columns/Geopolitics

That was exquisite, but not surprising. The result was a manifestation of frustration and anger towards Trump, and it cannot be mistaken for a

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