Club events
The Return of Diplomacy?
Strategic Instability and a New Global Equilibrium
On December 18, a discussion devoted to strategic stability was held at the Valdai Club in Moscow. The moderator of the discussion, Andrey Sushentsov, pointed out the inextricable link between the topic of strategic stability and the confrontation between Russia and the West in Ukraine. He compared the current situation with the early stages of the Cold War, when the rules and practices of interaction were not yet obvious. This state of affairs continued until the Cuban Missile Crisis, when the parties realised that they faced the prospect of mutually assured destruction and took a step back. Now the current crisis has also approached a dangerous line, and whether a settlement will be reached in the near future remains an open question.