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On February 19, 2026, the Centre for Water Resources Research at the HSE Institute for Economics of Natural Resources and Climate Change held its second monthly Water Workshop, dedicated to the geopolitics of water in Latin America. Experts discussed how the growing interest of global powers in the region is linked to access to freshwater resources and how realistic the scenario of “water wars” might be.

On February 10, 2026, the Centre for Centre for Interdisciplinary Arctic Studies at Institute for Economics of Natural Resources and Climate Change, HSE University, held its first Arctic Research Seminar, entitled “The Greenland Question: Factors, Prospects and Development Scenarios.” Experts examined the impact of the Greenland agenda on transatlantic relations, security, and global markets.

Презентация мониторинга макроэкономического и финансового положения и состояния долговых рынков стран БРИКС в рамках проекта МАС “Подходы к альтернативной международной финансовой системе”

On January 28, 2026, the Centre for Water Resources Research of the Institute for Economics of Natural Resources and Climate Change at HSE University held its first Water Workshop. Participants discussed institutional constraints and opportunities for regional cooperation in the field of water security, with a particular focus on Kazakhstan.

An article by Igor Makarov, Director of the HSE Institute for Economics of Natural Resources and Climate Change, co-authored with Elizaveta Smolovik, Junior Research Fellow at the Laboratory for the Climate Change Economics, has been published in Energy Research & Social Science, one of the leading international journals in the field of energy and social research. The study analyses which countries stand to gain or lose in the context of the global energy transition.

A joint research group from HSE University and the University of Campinas discusses the possibilities of creating a new international settlement system for developing countries.

A joint research team from HSE University and the University of Campinas discusses the possibilities of creating a new international settlement system for developing countries with invited lecturer from the School of World Economy, Igor B. Turuev.

Researchers from the “Approaches to an Alternative International Monetary System” project, Alexandra Morozkina and Ekaterina Bakhmeteva, shared their findings at the International Research Forum hosted by the Russian-Armenian University's Department of Economics and Finance.

On December 11, 2025, a special event was held to mark the launch of the Institute for Economics of Natural Resources and Climate Change at the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of HSE University. The programme featured presentations by the heads of the Institute’s divisions outlining its key areas of work, the launch of a special issue of the journal  Contemporary World Economy, and an expert discussion on the outcomes of COP30 in Brazil.

On 9 December 2025, the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy, jointly with the Autonomous Non-Profit Organization Directorate of International Transport Corridors, held a roundtable entitled “The Role of the International North–South Transport Corridor in Rethinking Eurasia’s Transport Framework” within the framework of the 7th International Conference “The Global Majority and the West amid Geo-economic and Civilizational Transformations.” The roundtable was conducted with the support of Russian Science Foundation Grant No. 25-68-00031.