Valdai Club

Oksana Grigorieva

Alexander Grushko

Marshall Goldman

Alicia Garcia-Herrero

Alain Gresh

Evgenia Gvozdeva

Alexei Grivach

Gulnara Gadzhimuradova

Daniil Grigoryev

Leonid Gusev

Russian Federation

Leonid Gusev (1966-2020) – PhD of History, Senior research fellow, Analytical Center of Institute of International Studies, MGIMO of MFA of RF

Materials

Afghanistan Impasse and Elections in the USA

Regarding the formalisation of the deal with the Taliban, Donald Trump, of course, would very much like to achieve this before the presidential election in November 2020, as this will be a huge plus for him. However, the Taliban are very difficult negotiators.

Upholding Strategic Partnership: Kazakhstan’s New President Visits Moscow

On Wednesday, April 3, the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, arrived in Moscow. This is the first official foreign visit of the new leader, and it confirms that Russia plays a vital role for Kazakhstan. Moreover, the visit emphasizes that organisations such as the CSTO and the EAEU, where Russia plays a dominant role, are also important for the second president of Kazakhstan.