Valdai's current focus Lukyanov rejects forecasts

Sep 30

Vremya introduces the Valdai forum as 120 participants from forty countries discussing rapid global change. Research director Fyodor Lukyanov says earlier attempts to picture a future world order have become short-lived literary exercises because changes occur so quickly. He says this year's meeting deliberately focuses on understanding the present, which may only modestly clarify what happens next. This is his explanation of the forum's approach, without a geopolitical agreement or prediction presented as established.

In Vremya's current Valdai meeting item, research director Fyodor Lukyanov says rapid and intense changes make forecasts of a future world order short-lived. He says this year's discussions deliberately seek clearer understanding of what is happening now, which offers only limited guidance about the future. The bulletin describes 120 participants from forty countries. This is his explanation of the forum's methodology, not a prediction or agreement.