Search: Sergey Lavrov (17 materials)

 

Islam, the hidden “I” in BRICS

... Federation president Vladimir Putin has praised Argentina, where he just signed a major nuclear deal with the government. But in their coverage the BBC also noted that the Russian leader remains circumspect about the future of the BRICS. Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov was recently quoted by international news agencies as saying that to manage its global presence Russia needs to spend more money on public diplomacy and public relations. The same can be said for the BRICS. There is a burst of media buzz ...

14.07.2014

Can Russia help save Peronist Argentina from itself?

... will check back on progress at the end of July. U.S. energy companies, including Chevron, have acquired interests in the “new” YPF. In a recent visit to Moscow Argentine foreign minister Hector Timerman held discussions with counterpart Sergey Lavrov, who confirmed the Kremlin's support for Argentina's position regarding the disputed Malvinas-Falkland islands. The United States does not support Argentina's claim. With nearly 30 years of experience as an author,...

30.06.2014

Sergey Lavrov Meets RIAC Members

On June 4, 2014 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met RIAC members at a working supper, where he spoke on current international issues and Russia's foreign policy. His address was followed by an open discussion. RIAC is a noncommercial organization engaged in the development of practical ...

09.06.2014

Containment's Last Hurrah

“Even the leaders were unsure about what they would do next or how to avoid fatal missteps. Each side called on its intelligence services to supply that knowledge.” The quote is from an article by Markus Wolf and Tennent Bagley, two icons of the Cold War intelligence community with opposing ideologies writing in 1997 in the Los Angeles Times as a team about how in August, 1961 construction of the Berlin Wall surprised the best and the brightest in the West. They wrote a review of...

27.04.2014

Nuclear geopolitics. Shifting sands along Africa’s Uranium Road

... States, among others. Will Russia play an expanded role in across the Maghreb and in the Sahel regions of Africa? The threat potential in and around the Tindouf camps and elsewhere in southern Algeria continues to grow. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has met three times with Algerian counterpart Ramtane Lamamra over the past six months, most recently on February 11th, in Moscow. While a broad range of bilateral issues have been mentioned in public communiques the focus has tended to ...

19.02.2014

Future of Assad and Arab Socialist Ba’ath Party In Limbo As Syria Sitzkrieg Plays Out

Successful talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry provide an opening for broader discussions. But these measures do not include mediating and checking the ongoing efforts of feuding regional powers Qatar and Saudi Arabia, whose big money and disruptive tactics have joined with western interests to advance a parallel government and army in Syria. Earlier this year, U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, who was part of the negotiations...

15.09.2013

Interview to the Foreign Policy Magazine

Question: Minister Lavrov, thank you so much for taking the time. It’s a pleasure to speak with you. We are doing a special issue of Foreign Policy magazine that will come out in May and dedicated to power in all of its manifestations, so this is a perfect chance to have a conversation with you. And I appreciate you taking the time. S.Lavrov: Thank you. Question: Well, first of all, we are interested in Russian-American relations. And I’m wondering if you could give me a sense of what...

29.04.2013
 

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