On February 5, 2019, Elena Alekseenkova, RIAC Program Manager, took part in the meeting of the Russian part of the Russian-Italian Civil Society Dialogue Forum, held at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation.
On February 5, 2019, Elena Alekseenkova, RIAC Program Manager, took part in the meeting of the Russian part of the Russian-Italian Civil Society Dialogue ...
This case has damaged prospects for improved Russia-US relations. What has been gained from it by the US Government? Nothing
The Maria Butina criminal investigation, cruel and futile as it has been, is at last nearing resolution. In a brief hearing on Thursday 13 December, US judge Tanya Chutkan approved a plea deal negotiated between Butina and US federal prosecutors. Under the deal, Butina agreed to cooperate with prosecutors, and pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the law governing...
... European Perspectives
" prepared jointly by the Atlantic Council of the United States, the European Leadership Network and the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) says that "Official pressure has largely stifled debate in Russian civil society, while the Western debate is still focusing on putting the blame rather than on nontrivial solutions of the problem." The statement on debate in Russia appears an exaggeration, as expert and civil society regularly take part in roundtables ...
... many former Soviet states, is proving to be a non-linear process involving different development vectors. Although the successful promotion of democracy depends on the type of political system and political culture, its driving force has always been civil society, which is a cornerstone of democracy-building itself. The development of civil society in Ukraine has faced many obstacles and is once again at the epicenter of contemporary discussions on freedom, equality, liberalization and respect for ...
... half of the 20th and the beginning of 21st centuries, the number of non-governmental actors dramatically increased, bringing about numerous types of transnational actors: third sector organizations, non-profit organizations, voluntary organizations, civil society organizations, social movement organizations, self-help organizations, etc. The abbreviation
GONGO
, often used by print media denotes, an organization which is set up by the government, but operates like a non-governmental one. In Russia ...