Alexander Lukin

On December 1, 2022, School of Regional Studies Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University held the session "China in the Age of Xi Jinping" within the framework of the 4th International Conference “The world majority in the contemporary international realities: from fragmentation to new institutionalization”.

On October 27, 2022, Professor A.V. Lukin, head of the Department of International Relations and head of the International Laboratory on World Order Studies and the New Regionalism at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, published a new article in the Nezavisimaya Gazeta.

From 12–16 October 2022, the ‘Balkan Dialogue’ event took place at the Russian House in Belgrade and the Vojvodina Archives in Novi Sad, Serbia. Balkan Dialogue is an international programme organised annually by the Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund. Students and professors from HSE University and other Russian universities were among the participants of the programme. The academic supervisor of the event was Professor Ekaterina Entina, Director of the Mediterranean Studies Centre at the HSE Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs.

Today, Russia is striving to develop its relationships with the countries of East and South Asia and the Middle East. Politicians, diplomats, and businesspeople need to be aware of the specifics of Eastern states, their traditions and culture. To develop a new level of relations, it is important to provide high-quality education for Asian studies specialists. This was discussed at the First International Academic Conference ‘Oriental Civilisations: A View from the 21st Century’ hosted by HSE University. The Conference was attended by scientists from Russia, China, Turkey, Japan, Iran, and other countries.

On October 14, 2022, Professor A.V. Lukin, head of the Department of International Relations and head of the International Laboratory on World Order Studies and New Regionalism at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, gave an interview to Business Online.

The Head of the Department of International Relations and Head of International Laboratory on World Order Studies and New Regionalism Professor A.V. Lukin and Associate Professor of the Department I.A. Safranchuk took part in the scientific conference “Russia and ASEAN in the Asia-Pacific Region: Interaction, Regional Processes and Global Context”, held at MGIMO during the XIV Congress of the Russian Association of International Studies (RAMI). 

The Head of the Department of International Relations and Head of the International Laboratory on World Order Studies and the New Regionalism Professor Alexander Lukin took part in the events of the annual scientific and educational program “Balkan Dialogue - 2022” organized by the Gorchakov Foundation for the Support of Public Diplomacy. On October 13, 2022, he spoke in Belgrade in the section “New Integration Models - Opportunities for the Balkans” about the development and possibilities of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

On September 29, 2022, Professor Alexander Lukin, Head of the Department of International Relations, Head of the International Laboratory on World Order Studies and the New Regionalism at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, gave an interview to Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

On September 29, the Head of the International Relations Department, Head of the International Laboratory on World Order Studies and the New Regionalism A.V. Lukin participated in the international conference "Samarkand SCO Summit: contribution to regional and international security, sustainable development" which took place online.

China and the Chinese world, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Arab countries, Iran, Turkey, Central Asia and Africa are gaining new significance in Russia’s foreign policy. However, we do not know enough about the Eastern countries. It is necessary to change the priorities in education, starting from grammar school. Prospects for the development of domestic Oriental studies in the context of the new stage in the development of the system of international relations were discussed at a round table at HSE University.

Professor Alexander Lukin has published a chapter “Russia and the Changes of World Order” as part of the book: Šrāders Sandis, Terry Spencer (eds.), A Restless Embrace of the Past? The Conference on Russia Papers 2022 (Tartu: University of Tartu Press, 2022).

On Thursday, March 10, 2022, the HSE Bulgarian Club together with the International Laboratory on World Order Studies and the New Regionalism and under the aegis of the Department of International Relations of the National Research University Higher School of Economics held a seminar on the topic “Towards a New European Energy and Climate Strategy: The European Green Deal as the Key Driver Forward”.

On Thursday, February 24, 2022, the HSE Bulgarian Club together with the International Laboratory on World Order Studies and the New Regionalism and under the aegis of the Department of International Relations of the National Research University Higher School of Economics held a seminar on the topic “Ukraine: is the Pandora's Box Open in Europe?”

On February 11, Head of the Department of International Relations A.V. Lukin held an online meeting with Ambassador of Norway R. Resaland.

On Thursday, January 27, 2022, the HSE Bulgarian Club and the HSE Middle East Club together with the International Laboratory on World Order Studies and the New Regionalism and under the aegis of the Department of International Relations of the National Research University Higher School of Economics held a seminar in the format of a discussion on the topic “EU and the Arab World: Anxious Neighbors or Natural Partners?”

Professor A.V. Lukin, head of the International Laboratory on World Order Studies and the New Regionalism and head of the Department of International Relations, published an article in Russia in Global Affairs.

Professor A.V. Lukin, head of the International Laboratory on World Order Studies and the New Regionalism and head of the Department of International Relations, published an article in The National Interest.

On Wednesday, 15 December 2021, The Department of International Relations and International Laboratory on World Order Studies and the New Regionalism of National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University) heldthe thirtieth session of Eurasian Online Seminarin the form of discussion panel. The topic for discussion was the presentation of the Special Issue of the Russian Politics journal (Volume 6 (2021): Issue 4 (Oct 2021) on Russian Foreign Policy, edited by Iain Ferguson, Andrej Krickovic, Alexander Lukin and Richard Sakwa.

On Wednesday, October 27, 2021, the Department of International Relations and International Laboratory on World Order Studies and the New Regionalism of the National Research University Higher School of Economics held the twenty-eight session of Eurasian Online Seminar. The seminar was held in the form of discussion panel. The topic for discussion was “The Politization of the Covid 19 Pandemic: Views from various Countries and Regions”.

Professor A.V. Lukin, head of the International Laboratory on World Order Studies and the New Regionalism and head of the Department of International Relations, gave an interview to Global Times

On Wednesday, December 9, 2020, Professor A.V. Lukin, the head of the International Laboratory of the World Order and New Regionalism, the head of the Department of International Relations, took part in the online event dedicated to the launch of Christopher Cheang 's book “Life and Work in Post-Soviet Russia”.

Professor Alexander Lukin, the head of the Department of International Relations and the International Laboratory for World Order Studies and New Regionalism, gave an interview to Global Times  on September 1, 2020.

On May 6, 2020, an online lecture was held with the participation of the head of the Department of International Relations and the International Laboratory for World Order Studies and New Regionalism Professor Alexander Lukin and the research assistant Olga Puzanova at the John Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University with a professor Ezra Vogel. The lecture was dedicated to the Sino-Russian territorial dispute settlement.

Professor A.V. Lukin, the head of the International Laboratory of the World Order and New Regionalism, the head of the Department of International Relations, published the article “Russia’s Approach to Security Architecture in the Asia Pacific” in the “Regional Security Outlook 2020” prepared by the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP).

The international conference “Modernization of Governance: Perspectives from Russia and China” was held at the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, Higher School of Economics. On September 30, a delegation of scientists from Zhejiang University, China, visited the Higher School of Economics at the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs. During the visit, a joint conference as well as a scientific seminar were organized.

On May 15-16, the HSE faculty of world economy and politics hosted the conference «Civilizations and International Order: ‘One World’ or ‘Multipolarity’?», organized by the International Laboratory of World Order and New Regionalism in cooperation with The Centre for Baltic and East European Studies at Södertörn University.

Professor of the University of Western Australia Mark Beeson delivered a series of open lectures at the Faculty of World Economy and World Politics in the framework of the HSE Visiting Scholar Visits Support Programme and with the participation of the International Laboratory of World Order Studies and New Regionalism.

The National Interest published an article by the Head of the Department of International Relations, Professor Alexander Lukin.

The Head of the Department of International Relations, Professor Alexander Lukin spoke about the Chinese-Russian rapprochement and the current international political situation.

Professor Alexander Lukin, head of the Department of International Relations and head of the Laboratory on World Order Studies and the New Regionalism, took part in scientific events in China.

Interview of the Head of Department of International Relations at National Research University Higher School of Economics Alexander Lukin to Global Times on September 19, 2018.

Alexander Lukin, the Head of Department of International Relations, published an article titled: ‘Tokyo's diplomacy in Eurasia: Successes and failures (1997–2017)’ (Journal of Eurasian Studies)

Alexander Lukin, the Head of Department of International Relations, published an article titled: ‘Eurasian integration and the development of Asiatic Russia’ (Journal of Eurasian Studies)

Whether or not this meant that Trump was looking for Russia’s support against China in the trade war, is unknown. However, Lukin said this was unlikely to happen

Interview of the Head of Department of International Relations Alexander Lukin to The Asan Forum on June 11, 2018.

Alexander Lukin, head of the Department of International Relations at National Research University Higher School of Economics, published an article on the magazine's website "The National Interest".

Interview of the Head of Department of International Relations Alexander Lukin on the situation in Russia on the eve of the presidential elections to "The Point" programme of China  Global Television Network (CGTN) on March 16, 2018.

A review of the book by A.Lukin, "China and Russia: The New Rapprochement" in the Financial Times, was published on March 5, 2018.

Alexander Lukin, head of the Department of International Relations at National Research University Higher School of Economics, published a new book "China and Russia".

On August 3, 2017 Alexander Lukin, Head of the School of International Affairs, took part in the international conference ‘International Relations Theory and the Sino-Russian Relationship after the Cold War’ and presented the report on ‘Russian-Chinese Rapprochement and the Changing International System’.

The Russian Science Foundation has announced winners of its latest grant competition to support basic scientific research and exploratory scientific research conducted by research teams.

Alexander Lukin, head of the Department of International Relations at National Research University Higher School of Economics, published an article on the magazine's website "The National Interest"

January 17 - 23, 2016, Alexander Lukin, Head of the School of International Affairs, spoke at some universities and influential research centres in Delhi on an academic trip to India.

USA Center on Global Interests published the analytical review ‘Uneasy Triangle: China, Russia, and the United States in the New Global Order’, which included the report ‘Russia and China after the Ukrainian Crisis: The Future of the Relationship’ by Alexander Lukin, Head of the School of International Affairs.

Professor Alexander Lukin has published an article on Russia and China relations in an online journal The Asan Forum. The article analyzes underlying fundamental causes for Russia and China drawing together and discusses the future of emerging Greater Eurasia.

Established in 2001, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has come a long way, and now elicits considerable interest in the world. In the present special issue of Valdai papers Alexander Lukin, Department Head, Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, School of International Affairs, National Research University Higher School of Economics considers the aspects of the organization’s new role nowadays.

HSE has held the 5th International Relations Russia-China Summer School 'Eurasia 2020: Prospects for cooperation.' The school has been held since 2011 by the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs jointly with the East China Normal University (Shanghai, China). This year it was held with support from the Alexander Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund. This is the only summer school of this kind held in Russia.

On June 30 the Civil BRICS Forum was held in Moscow. Leading international experts from BRICS countries took part in the event.

Alexander Lukin, Head of the School of International Affairs took part in the International Symposium on ‘BRICS-II: Institutionalization & Macau’, which took place on May 6-7 in Macau, Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.

On the 11th & 12th February 2015, Alexander Lukin, Head of the Department for International Relations, took part in the international seminar ‘21st Century Maritime Silk Road’ in Quanzhou City in Fujian Province in southeast China.