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Lev Sokolshchik, an associate professor of the School of International Regional Studies and Leading research fellow of the Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies (CCEIS), has published an article in the Science Journal of Volgograd State University. History. Area Studies. International Relations.

Lev Sokolshchik, an associate professor of the School of International Regional Studies and research fellow of the Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies (CCEIS), has published an article in the Russian Politics journal.

A scientific seminar "Enhancing Confidence and Security through Military-Political and Military-Technical Cooperation between Russia and Brazil within BRICS" was held on June 30. The seminar was dedicated to military-political and military-technical cooperation between Russia and Brazil, as well as the development of confidence-building measures and security in bilateral relations and within BRICS. Participants discussed the creation of a consensus-based security framework based on trust-building measures and human security, as well as the possibility of extending this concept to other BRICS countries.

On May 10th, a scientific seminar was held on the topic of “Foreign and Domestic Policy of Mongolia at the Present Stage”, which focused on analyzing the impact of great power rivalry in the region on Mongolia's domestic politics and diplomacy.

Nikita Potashev, the CCEIS researcher, delivered a lecture at the Institute of Russia, Tsinghua University (Beijing, China) on the topic “Institutional Limitations of the Russian-Chinese Cooperation in the Far Eastern Federal District and the Russian Arctic Zone”. The lecture focused on the trade and economic relations between Russia and China in the peripheral regions of the two countries, the existing restrictions on bilateral cooperation and tools to overcome these barriers. The staff of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences took part in the question-and-answer session.

Lev Sokolshchik, an associate professor of the School of International Regional Studies and research fellow of the Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies (CCEIS), has published an article in the Journal of Eurasian Studies. The paper addresses the following key issues:
- How has Russia’s place in U.S. foreign policy changed under the Biden administration?
- What factors have contributed to increased confrontation between the United States and Russia under the Biden administration?
- What factors limited U.S. foreign policy ambitions towards Russia, as well as any negotiation opportunities?
- Where was cooperation possible between the United States and Russia, and where were disputes inevitable?

Lev Sokolshchik, an associate professor of the School of International Regional Studies and research fellow of the Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies (CCEIS), as an invited expert and advisor of the international research group participated in the Boot Camp of the Arms Control Negotiations Academy (ACONA). The event held from January 09 to 13 in the online format. 

"Capital Ideas" portal published an article titled "Restrictive measures against Russia: What's next?", in which L.M. Sokolshchik, an associate professor of the School of International Regional Studies and research fellow of the Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies (CCEIS), shared his opinion on the future of Western sanctions policy.

Key points:
-The key trend of 2022 was the imposition against Russia of restrictive measures unprecedented in scale and number. According to the Castellum.AI project, in the period from February 22 to November 22, 2022, 10,184 sanctions were imposed against Russia, almost four times higher than the number of sanctions imposed on Moscow in the previous period.
-Western sanctions against Russia include a wide range of restrictive measures: blocking sanctions, sectoral sanctions, financial restrictions, export controls of goods and services, visa and diplomatic restrictions, transport sanctions, and disconnection of a number of financial institutions from the SWIFT system.
-The withdrawal of companies from the Russian market, the so-called “culture of cancellation” of Russia, and the curtailment of humanitarian ties for political reasons are fully consistent with the general trend of anti-­Russian sanctions, and bolster it.
-Despite the wide range and impressive number of restrictions already imposed against Russia, there are risks of further escalation, including: building up enforcement measures, possible strengthening of the anti-­Russian sanctions coalition.
-Thanks to the timely and effective decisions of the financial and economic authorities, Russia is quite successfully adapting to large-­scale sanctions pressure.
-Many consumers in the world cannot refuse Russian energy, food and raw material exports, and some (for example, China and India), on the contrary are increasing supplies from Russia.l
-Moscow has managed to diversify imports through use of non-­Western suppliers and the introduction of parallel imports.
-Under the current conditions, the transformation of the Russian economy is inevitable. The main vector of this will be aimed at strengthening the processes of digital transition, creating our own financial and technological platforms, reorienting export flows to friendly countries, and finding ways to cooperate with non-Western partners.
-An important factor will be the systematically organized import substitution of technologies and components in a number of key sectors of the Russian economy.