Experts warn of risks from Western sanctions against Russia
(Baonghean.vn)- "Sanctions against Russia in the field of science pose a risk of war between Moscow and the West."
Matthew Randall, an international relations expert and lecturer at the University of Nottingham, said in an article in the National Interest magazine column.
The expert noted that the termination of cooperation between international organizations and Russian institutions, the abolition of Russian scientists' access to world scientific journals, and the ban on funding for research conducted jointly with specialists from Russia would seriously affect international security.
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“This would exacerbate the risk of war. Contacts between Russia and the West allow each side to properly assess each other’s capabilities, motives, and intentions. Otherwise, miscalculations are entirely possible,” Mr. Randall wrote.
He also noted that the termination of scientific cooperation would also affect the most important research on combating climate change, as Russian science plays a major role in this field. He particularly stressed the value of research conducted by Russian scientists on the warming of the Arctic./.
