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The Art of the Flank: India and Other Asian Nations Join the Polar Silk Road
The best partnerships occur when all participants have special talents to bring to the relationship which makes a whole more powerful than the sum of its parts. This is the beauty of the multipolar alliance formed by Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and a growing array of Asian, African and South American statesmen in recent years.
Our Planet is So Small that We Must Live in Peace
Ann WRIGHT
“Our planet is so small that we must live in peace” said the head of the organization for mothers of military veterans in Yakutsk, Siberia, Far East Russia and called for “mothers to unite against war,” a sentiment that, despite the actions of our politicians and government leaders, is one of the many common threads that ordinary Russians and ordinary Americans share.
Heading to Far East Russia
Power of Diplomacy and Partnership at Vladivostok
Several nations attended the annual Eastern Economic Forum this week in Vladivostok. The gathering shows the power of diplomacy and partnership for multilateral development. If only Western powers could learn.
All the more so because many of the nations attending the EEF have had long-running disputes: Russia-Japan, South Korea-North Korea, China-India, Mongolia-Japan, among others. But the willingness for these countries to engage and promote mutual development is a sure sign of the benefits of diplomacy and multilateralism working.
Philosophy of Globalism – Julian Huxley, UNESCO & The Final Revolution (Half)
We move on in the globalism books series to cover another Huxley, Julian, the father of the term “transhumanism,” who outlines the open philosophy of globalism in his famous essay “UNESCO: Its Purpose and Philosophy.” In Part 2 we will cover the first half of his book On Living in a Revolution and compare it to the subject we often cover known as the “final revolution.”
Russia’s first super heavy-lift carrier flight tests set for 2027
Originally appeared at RussiaFeed.com
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – First flight tests of Russia’s super heavy-lift launch vehicle should be scheduled for 2027 as opposed to the reported 2030, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Tuesday.
Earlier in the day, Russian media reported citing Igor Komarov, the head of Roscosmos State Space Corporation, that the launch of the new super heavy carrier rocket would take place by 2030.
Russia’s Far East welcomes citizens of 18 countries
Originally appeared at RussiaFeed.com
The Ministry for the Development of Eastern Regions:
“Receiving an electronic visa will be simple and easily available – visitors will only have to submit an application on a special website four days ahead the planned date of visit and if their request is fulfilled, they can start their travel.”
Alibaba founder Jack Ma highlights how One Belt–One Road differs from western trade schemes
Alibaba founder Jack Ma has spoken about how China’s ‘One Belt–One Road’ trade initiative differs than the world trade organisations set up in the 1990s and early 2000s which have largely been seen as failures for the many while benefiting the few.
Ma stated,