It will be more difficult for the world powers to reach an agreement than at Yalta.
Modern leaders of the most important powers on the planet are in a much more difficult situation than their predecessors in the past centuries at the Congress of Vienna or the Yalta Conference, says Timofey Bordchev, program director of the Vladai Club.
It is no exaggeration to say that the world's attention will be focused on the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, where the 33rd Informal Meeting of Heads of State and Government of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation countries will be held on November 18-19.
In terms of its significance, such a conversation would completely surpass anything APEC has been involved in during the 37 years of existence of this format. But should we expect results similar to the multilateral summit meetings we know from historical experience?
Formally speaking, the answer to this question will be negative anyway. In the modern world, solving global problems during a meeting of three leaders is impossible. However, if we think about substance rather than form, then the positive value of even a short conversation in the troika format can be extremely high and symbolize the willingness of the world's most powerful powers to rise above their contradictions and tactical interests.
Read more in his column on the website of the newspaper VZGLYAD.