China’s market is large, young, and avidly embracing new technologies, which provides for the rapid commercialization of digital business models
In October 2019, China
overtook
the United States in the number of unicorn companies, defined as startups that have achieved a capitalization of more than $1 billion over a short period of time. In total, the Shanghai-based Human Research ...
On November 18, 2019, the Board of Directors of East Office of Finnish Industries, uniting 25 leading industrial corporations of Finland with a total of more than EUR 10 billion investment in Russia, met in Moscow.
On November 18, 2019, the Board of Directors of East Office of Finnish Industries, uniting 25 leading industrial corporations of Finland with a total of more than EUR 10 billion investment in Russia, met in Moscow.
Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, Mikko Hautala, Finnish Ambassador...
Evidence from 205 Cases of the U.S. Government Enforcement Actions against Business
Problem Statement
The question of whether economic sanctions are effective as a foreign policy tool has for a long time been central for the students of sanctions policy. Scholars have been rather skeptical about the utility of sanctions. Early ...
What cyber insurance is and why it matters
While on a recent business trip to Russia, RIAC web editor Anastasia Tolstukhina met up with Dr. Andreas Kuehn, Senior Program Associate of the EastWest Institute to discuss the EastWest Institute’s recent report “
Cyber Insurance and Systemic Market Risk
”. The ...
Kaspersky Lab’s contract with the Brazilian armed forces will play the part of the proverbial canary in a coal mine: it will be indicative of the new Brazilian administration’s attitude towards Russian IT businesses going forward
Following the inauguration of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is known for his pro-American views, the already meager Russian-Brazilian relations can now be compared to a toss of a coin. This is in stark contrast to ...
Business initiatives on rules of conduct in digital space
For more than 20 years, countries have been struggling to introduce a set of rules of conduct and liability requirements for digital space users. Progress in designing a code of cyber conduct ...
... Could these two expert groups make groundbreaking progress, leading UN member states to agree on how to behave in cyberspace and respond to cyber attacks? Despite the positive agenda, some of the most sceptical voices in this discussion come from the business community.
Businesses claim that they have the most to lose from
cyber attacks
and are often responsible for dealing with the aftermath. Businesses are increasingly willing to take matters into their own hands when cyber attacks occur, but the ...
On March 8–9, 2019, Venice hosted the fifth annual international Conference “Assessing risk: business in global disorder.” organized by Aspen Institute, Italy, and the Royal Institute of International Affairs Chatham House.
On March 8–9, 2019, Venice hosted the fifth annual international Conference “Assessing risk: business in global ...
The most prominent and currently active businessmen in Syria
After raging for eight years, the violent phase of the Syrian civil war seems to be reaching its final stages, with Idlib as the last
holdout
. Recently, leaders of Russia, Iran and Turkey
held talks
in Sochi to discuss securing ...
Business took up the development of the code of conduct in cyberspace
The domain of international politics has historically been shaped by state actors, especially in the security field. The tradition of political realism has firmly established the ...