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🚀 "My Month in Career" - your stories!

We decided that we urgently need inspiration! We are launching a new section where each of you can share the main events of the month related to studies, career or research.

🎥 How does it work?

Send us your significant photos with a description of what important happened over the past month. You can choose one or several events that you want to share with our participants.

📱 We will hold it every month and post the most interesting ones on our community's Instagram*.

Let's show the diversity of your trajectories and find out how young diplomats, historians and political scientists live in different countries.

✨ Send your photos in the comments. Share the new section with your friends and colleagues

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😍 Work is underway on the International Сontest "The way of political expert"

Dear friends! Our participants have started working within the competition. Here is what they have managed to do during this time:

📌The 1st webinar was held on March 27 "Transformation of the world order: from unipolarity to multipolarity". Experts shared their vision of the process of transition to a multipolar world order, based on the regional views of each speaker.

Experts from Russia (Alexey Malinin, expert of the Expert Institute for Social Research, member of the expert club "Digoria", co-founder of CIIC), Ethiopia (Dr. Petros Woldegiorgis, President of the University of Bonga), Brazil (Dr. Flavio Rocha de Oliveira, professor of the Federal University ABC) and Slovakia (Tomas Spacek, chairman of the Slavic organization of the committee) spoke at the webinar with their views on multipolarity.

📌On March 28, the 2nd webinar "Qualitative Methods in Political Research" was held, during which the speaker (Danya Alekseev, an expert of the company "Russian Field") spoke in detail about the key aspects of the method and answered many questions from the participants.

The webinar was dedicated to the focus group interview method, with the help of which teams will be able to complete the first task of the Competition and get a chance to advance to the second stage.

🌏 The participants are currently conducting a qualitative sociological study aimed at studying their countries resident's attitude towards the idea of multipolar world. The results will be presented on April 4.

Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to follow the results and competition entries ✨

Weekly Digest

🇺🇸 US Residents Protest Outside Tesla Showrooms

More than two hundred protests against Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk have taken place across the country. The movement's participants are trying to reduce the company's financial performance - to force people to sell their cars of this brand, get rid of shares and boycott the billionaire's projects. Ultimately, this should harm Musk.

🇹🇷 Turkish Opposition Intends to Intensify Protests Against Erdogan

Today, the influential Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DISK), known for its active defense of workers' rights, is joining the protest movement. Starting at noon local time, workers will stop working, expanding the protest from the streets to the workplace. This action marks a new stage in the confrontation with the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan and could significantly affect the development of the political situation in the country.

🌎 Gaza Strip protests against militant rule

Several thousand people have once again gathered on the streets of war-torn cities demanding that Hamas stop using civilians as hostages and leave the Strip. According to protesters, the group's security forces in civilian clothes are trying to detain the most active participants in the demonstrations. At the same time, the militants cannot act openly and en masse due to the threat of Israeli airstrikes on their concentrations.

🇨🇳 Chinese banks write off bad real estate loans to stimulate the economy

Chinese authorities have stepped up efforts to restore the health of the financial sector by encouraging banks to write off bad loans issued to developers. Some banks have already doubled the annual quotas for writing off such loans in their regional branches.
These measures are part of a broader strategy to stimulate economic growth adopted by the Chinese government last September, including restrictions on the construction of new homes to maintain high prices on the market.

✨ What important things happened in your country over the past week? Write in the comments 👇🏽

#CIIC_digest

🇮🇶 Iraq in the Era of Multipolarity

Friends, today we present you with an analysis from our participant Mohammed Alnaqeeb, from Iraq (Kirkuk, Iraq) he spoke about the challenges Iraq has to face in the era of a multipolar world.

As the world moves towards multipolarity, Iraq's role is becoming increasingly significant. The country's vast oil reserves and strategic location make it a valuable asset for global powers seeking to secure access to energy resources and expand their influence in the region. This has led to the emergence of a complex web of alliances and rivalries, often leaving Iraq torn between competing interests.

🔗 You can read the full material at the link

✨ What do you think? Send us your materials and follow the publications

#AnalyticswithoutBorders@ciic_world

🇧🇷 Brazilian diplomacy: the art of balance, soft power and coffee

Brazil is not only a country of carnivals and football, but also a master of the diplomatic game. Its foreign policy is a mixture of flexibility, pragmatism and the ability to be friends with everyone.

The main principles of Brazilian foreign policy are enshrined in Article 4 of the 1988 Constitution: national independence, the primacy of human rights, self-determination of peoples, non-interference in the internal affairs of other states, equality between states, protection of peace, peaceful resolution of conflicts, rejection of terrorism and racism, cooperation between peoples for the sake of human progress, and the provision of political asylum. At the same time, Brazil's aspiration for Latin American integration and the creation of a regional community of nations is recorded.

How does it manage to remain neutral in conflicts, be the voice of the Global South and at the same time remain on good terms with both the US and China?

👉 Catch 5 non-obvious facts about Brazilian diplomacy — inside the card!

📑 Why does Russia need Trump?

It is obvious that the tone of relations between the US and Russia is changing quite rapidly. But what consequences can all this lead to and why does US President Donald Trump want to conclude a deal on the Ukrainian crisis as soon as possible?

🌏 Our friends from "Absatz.media" wrote about this, and an expert from our Center, Alexander Nazarov, expressed his opinion on the news from The New York Times, on how equal the positions are in the dialogue between Moscow and Washington.

"It is important to understand that The New York Times is not a completely independent newspaper, they have their own agenda. Yes, they continue to pretend that this is not the case, but they remain a good propaganda sheet of the Democratic Party, albeit moderate in places."

👉🏽 You can read the full material at the link.

✨ The analysis is presented exclusively for Absatz.media in Russian and can be translated via an in-browser translator

💼 How can foreign students start a career in Russia?

Friends, we are very glad that you have showed a great interest in our new program "Horizons of Opportunites" dedicated to the development of foreign students in Russia. In our previous post, we told you about the schools and training programs that will be waiting for you.

We would like to share with you the instructions on how to submit an application🔥

❗️Important. Applications are accepted until May 18!

How to become a participant?

1⃣Until 18.05.2025 Fill out the form and register in the Telegram bot

2️⃣Until 18.05.2025 Take the online test using the link from the Telegram bot

3️⃣Until 18.05.2025 Send a video business card on the topic of your School

4️⃣Until 26.05.2025 Receive an invitation from the Organizing Committee 🌏

5⃣Until 06.06.2025 Confirm your participation

👉🏽 You can submit an application here

✨ Tell your friends about our initiative and share in the comments what career you dream of!

🌟 Passed the selection!

Friends, thank you to each of you who applied to participate in the "The Way of Political Expert" competition! Your interest and involvement inspire us to move forward and create new opportunities for development.

📌 Impressive numbers:

✅ 525 applications from 73 countries - this is a truly global interest in analytics and international processes!

✅ 66 participants from 30 countries passed the selection and are ready to start the first stage.

🎯 The first stage of the competition starts on March 25 - the educational webinar "Transformation of the Global Order: From Unipolarity to Multipolarity". This is a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in current topics, discuss key trends and gain valuable knowledge from experts.

We are proud of each participant and believe that this competition will be an important step in your professional path.

💬 Share your emotions in the comments! Who is ready to start? What results do you expect from the first stage?

📞 Call Me Maybe

Friends, just recently there was a telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the 47th President of the United States Donald Trump.

🌏 Our expert Alexander Nazarov spoke about the significance of this event in the global geopolitical situation.

You can read the material at the link

🌏 Write in the comments your opinion on the development of the next round of the conflict in Ukraine

🌏 The Munich Conversation of 2007: Who is Vladimir Putin to predict the future of the world and be closer to it?

2007, how long ago was it? Since then, the world has shuddered not once. But it was in 2007 that Vladimir Putin delivered his famous Munich speech, which outlined the positions of the then emerging multipolar world.

🌏Our expert, Daria Korchemnaya, told the Nodal newspaper about the role Vladimir Putin played in geopolitics and what values Russia is fighting for.

The full material is available at the link.

🇷🇺 And how do you assess the international policy of the Russian president?

🇺🇸 Americans are on our side: Russians laud US efforts to end Ukraine war

Today we would like to present you with an interesting article dedicated to Donald Trump's foreign policy in the East.

The article presents different points of view of Russian citizens/experts on Trump's "peacekeeping" efforts. It is good that Al Jazeera does not turn for comments only to representatives of the opposition camp, who are also in the article and from whom, apparently, the phrase for the headline was taken, but still tries to demonstrate that there are different views.

Our co-founder Alexey Malinin took part in preparing the material for a major Middle East publication Al Jazeera.

It is very important for us to build a dialogue with readers from Arab countries in order to objectively assess the events taking place in the world!

🔗 You can read the full material at the link.

A stable peace is possible under the following conditions: Ukraine officially abandons its desire to take Russian territories, refuses to join NATO and ensures incomplete demilitarisation: reduces its army, including heavy weapons.

✨ Let's discuss. Write your opinion in the comments

🤝 Analytics from our subscribers

Friends, we are very glad that we can become a digital international platform that gives young experts the opportunity to share their opinions and analytical notes.

🇮🇷 Today, our friend Mohammad Saeid Bahmani from Iran shared with us the prospects for the development of electric vehicles in Iran.

Electric vehicles (EVs) have gained considerable attention in recent years as a key solution to reduce pollution and reduce dependence on fossil fuels. With growing concerns about climate change and global warming, many countries, including Iran, have moved to promote and develop EVs.

However, the growth of this industry depends on several factors.

🔗 You can read this interesting article at the link

And also on the resources http://www.charkhan.com/

✨ What do you say? Do you agree with the author's opinion?
Let's discuss in the comments

Friends, we have some good Friday news for you!

😍 We are extending the deadline for contest submissions "The Way of Political Expert" until March 16 (23:59)

We hope that this time will be enough for everyone who has not yet managed to finish their video presentations and tests!

In case of any questions, contact us: wayofexpert@ciic.site.

🍀 Good luck to everyone!

🌟 Friends, future diplomats and those who dream of a career in international relations! 🌍

Imagine yourself in 5 years. Where are you? In an embassy, ​​representing your country in important negotiations? In an international organization, solving global problems? Or maybe you are an expert in cultural diplomacy, creating bridges between peoples?

💼 A career in international relations offers endless possibilities. But to achieve success, it is important to understand now where you want to go.

📌 Let's discuss!

👉 Tell us in the comments what kind of career in international relations you see for yourself.
- Is it a job in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?
- Participation in international organizations such as the UN or UNESCO?
- Or maybe you dream of a career in international business or NPOs?

💡 Why is this important?
The clearer you imagine your goal, the easier it will be to choose the right steps to achieve it. And we will help you along the way!

🚀 We want to be as useful as possible for you and in order to understand what direction of your development we decided to start a discussion in the comments.