The fragile political architecture of the Middle East was broken to pieces by Western reckless foreign policy. In the meantime the Russian internal crisis, the lack of confidence and the anachronistic legacy of the fallen empire led to aggression towards Ukraine. Given the fact there is no simple answer to solve these crises, one fact is certain: there will be no deal without Russia, even though it has completely different interests than the West - writes Bartosz Duda (ECFR) in CIR's comment "Russia and the West: no deal? Completing a broken jigsaw puzzle".

The UN’s survival as the apex international body across three eras – Cold War, post-Cold War and the current post-post-Cold War' epoch – is a testament to the unique blend of power and morality which underpinned its creation in 1945. The UN has successfully retained membership of countries that matter in might and capabilities. But at 70, it is time to ask whether "the most important political innovation of the 20th Century" is fit for the challenges of the 21st Century. No, unless the UN's structure and modalities are reformed - writes Amrita Banerjee in CIR's comment "UN Security Council reform".

Just after the Paris talks and agreement, there is need to seriously delve into the question of managing climate change. It goes without saying that adoption of the right strategy for mitigating long-term climate change risks have been outlined by countries like China or India. If special efforts are not taken to implement the agreement on climate change concluded in Paris, the impact on agriculture and food security, human health, water resources, coastal areas would be disastrous - writes Dhurjati Mukherjee in CIR's comment "Rising temperatures. Climate plans not hopeful".