On November 20, 2013 RIAC President Igor Ivanov held a meeting with the Vice-Chairman of the British research center Chatham House, former British Ambassador to Russia Sir Roderic Michael John Lyne.
During the meeting the parties discussed the prospects for implementing the Russian-British project aimed at developing bilateral relations between the two countries that is being planned by the Russian International Affairs Council and King's College London along with other RIAC projects related to...
... factor on the country’s economy and foreign trade has been fading with the depletion of oil and gas fields on the North Sea shelf and production cutbacks, turning the UK into a net importer of energy resources.
These are the main obstacles along Great Britain’s way out of recession and impeding accelerated economic growth.
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Elizaveta Gromoglasova:
Britain's Search for a New European Policy
To overcome these obstacles, the UK coalition ...
... construction (not even physically obsolete and having the potential for limited use or modernization) from the European fleets during the 2000s and their replacement by a very small number of newly commissioned vessels of the same class.
For example, Great Britain got rid of two of its three Invincible-class aircraft carriers: the lead ship HMS Invincible was decommissioned in August 2005, and HMS Ark Royal – in March 2011. Following the retirement of her fixed-wing strike aircraft Harrier II,...
The Eurozone troubles have worsened relations between Britain and its European partners
After just one year in power, the British coalition government was forced to deal with a harsh EU-wide crisis focused around the Eurozone, one which called the latter's very survival into question. This time, bankruptcy seemed to be in store not only for banks but also for entire countries, in particular Greece, Spain and Italy. London’s behavior, and the steps it took to overcome the crisis, show that...
... Palestine and Transjordan
To start with, Britain historically is known to have interfered in Syrian policy. In 1922, the League of Nation divided the Syrian territories of the Ottoman Empire, which collapsed following World War I, between France and Great Britain. The latter was given control over Jordan and Palestine and the former received what is today Syria and Lebanon (the so-called League of Nations Mandate). However, in the years that followed, Great Britain was always trying to expand its ...
On June 19, RIAC and Center for British Studies of RAS Institute for European Studies held workshop “
Russia-UK Relations: Problems and Outlook
” with participation of experts on Russia-UK-EU relationships from Russian Ministry for Economic Development, 2nd European Department of Russian Foreign Ministry, RAS Institute for European Studies, RAS Institute of World Economy and International Relations, RAS Institute of World History, and Lomonosov Moscow State University.
Opening the gathering...
... influential politicians, officials, businesspersons, and representatives of the media and civil society, support UK membership on new terms, while only 12 percent would like to withdraw.
Hence Moscow should build relations with London on the assumption that Great Britain will remain in the EU and maintain all of its advantages, including those for transnational business as based on the country's participation in a common domestic market.
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How Labour Can Learn to Stop Worrying and ...
On March 12 RIAC hosted a meeting with Sir Roderic Lyne, vice-chairman of the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) and former ambassador to Russia.
The Russian side was represented by Igor Ivanov, RIAC president of the Russian Council, Andrei Kortunov, RIAC general director, and Natalia Shchetinina, head of External Relations and Corporate Marketing department of JP Morgan (Russia).
Discussions included current state and prospects of development of Russian-British relations,...
... Center for British Studies of the Institute of Europe of RAS.
During the meeting the following issues were reviewed:
Basic trends in the Russian-British cooperation,
Performance and efficiency of expert mechanisms for cooperation between Russia and Great Britain,
Possibilities of practical application of the expert work results.
Russian-British Expert Cooperation, September 17, 2012
On September 13, a Russian-British seminar dedicated to the analysis of the changing situation in Afghanistan and Central Asia was held at King’s College (London). The purpose of the seminar was to exchange opinions about the situation in the region, discuss common interests of Russia and the UK in this sector.
A well-known researcher and journalist Professor Anatol Lieven was the initiator and facilitator of the seminar on the part of the UK. The British colleagues presented fieldwork results...
