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Session 'Western Politics and Institutions in New Reality' which took place on the first day of the conference, on the 30^th of November 2023 (moderator Galina Nikiporets-Takigawa) brought together scientists from the Department of International Regional Studies, other Departments of WE&IA Faculty, and other major research centers working in the field of research of the ‘world minority’. 

The section “North-East Asia (China, North and South Korea, Japan, Mongolia): Regional Asymmetries, Challenges and Security Resources” was moderated by Prof. S.G. Luzyanin (HSE University) and took place within the framework of the study of Russia's East Asian pivot, the specifics of China's rise in the region and the world, and Korean, Japanese, and Mongolian regional issues. Twelve speakers, representing HSE University, MGIMO University of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, focused on the key issues of the conference agenda – the reaction of the World's majority in new realities. The section's task was to shed light on the specifics of country and regional processes, large infrastructure projects (the “One Belt, One Road” initiative, Tumangan, etc.) in Northeast Asia, using examples from China, Japan, South Korea, and Mongolia.

The section took place on the first day of the conference.

On December 1^st, the School of Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of the HSE University received Latin American diplomats and scholars to conduct a debate the role of the region in the formation of a multipolar world. The debate “Latin America in the Context of Formation of the World Multipolarity” was held under the auspices of the 5^th International Conference “The World Majority in New Realities: the Regional Dimension”.

The section was held on November 30, 2023. It focused on building a conceptual framework for regional studies as a separate scientific direction.

Lev Sokolshchik, an associate professor of the School of International Regional Studies and research fellow of the Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies (CCEIS), has published an article in the Russian Politics journal.

On the 8th of April, an international student conference “Iranian foreign policy: the potential of Iran’s cooperation with Russia” was held, presenting the results of the project under the guidance of Dr. Mehdi Sanaei and Elmira Imamkulieva.

On April 27, 2023, an open seminar was held at the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs within the framework of the project "India and the challenges of Global Politics", which was devoted to the possibility of India being as economically attractive as China.

Lev Sokolshchik, an associate professor of the School of International Regional Studies and research fellow of the Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies (CCEIS), has published an article in the Journal of Eurasian Studies. The paper addresses the following key issues:
- How has Russia’s place in U.S. foreign policy changed under the Biden administration?
- What factors have contributed to increased confrontation between the United States and Russia under the Biden administration?
- What factors limited U.S. foreign policy ambitions towards Russia, as well as any negotiation opportunities?
- Where was cooperation possible between the United States and Russia, and where were disputes inevitable?

On April 16, 2023, the School of Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University within the framework of the permanent online seminars «Contemporary Area Studies», with the support of the Joint Department of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Russian Middle East Association, and the Middle East Club of the Lomonosov Moscow State University organized the 66th online seminar with a researcher at the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a senior lecturer at the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of the HSE University Grigory Lukyanov.