The study examines various techniques and methodologies for comparing the international competitiveness of the world’s biggest cities. Using scientific and professional experience, the authors conducted research that involved documenting current trends in creating international city rankings and identifying the main characteristics of regional authorities’efforts to elevate their positions in these rankings. Particular focus is placed on the dynamics of Moscow’s position in the international rankings.Additionally,the positive and negative aspects of Moscow’s urban environment are examined,as theyare reflected in the city’s rankings. The authors conclude that, given the changeable nature of the global environment, it is important to emphasize the development of objective scientific rankings of cities while taking into consideration Russia’s and the BRICS nations’ experiences, whose relations are given top priority in the Russian Federation’s new foreign policy concept. Such assessment systems can offer a more comprehensive and accurate representation as well as focus on current needs and challenges.
Shilikov Nikita Sergeevich
Department for External Economic and International Relations of the City of Moscow b Moscow State Institute of International Relations
Publications of the author
In the journalp. 73-87
Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals by G20 countries for the period from 2022 to the first half of 2023
N.S. Shilikov
The article provides a comprehensive analysis for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals bythe G20 countries in the context of strengthening the role of global governance while facing the current global challenges.International political tensions,the economiccrisis following the COVID-19 pandemicand the preceding financial recessions of 2008 and 2015 have shaped a new political reality. In today’s international arena, the competitiveness of states depends on developing human potential by increasing the quality of life through ecologyand safetyof the urban environment,education,and digitalization of the economy.At the same time,strict economic indicators are becoming a second priority.The world community is experiencing a gradual shift of the coordination initiative from supra-regional international organizations towards such actors as the G20 -a less bureaucraticand competitive association with a growing institutional structure.Based on the results of 2022 and the first half of 2023, we can argue that amid political turbulence, such systems provide a stable dialogue between the working groups driving the rapid implementation of SDGs on the states’agendas.
