... in Donbass using the acquired experience in conflict and post-conflict settlement, promoting regional development and cross-border cooperation, tackling the issue of reintegrating the regions, studying the influence of the diasporas, and developing Track II diplomacy and its potential for resolving the conflict.
In this respect, it may be useful to conduct a review of the expert field (creating a directory or database for distribution); bring attention of young researchers to these issues; set up ...
Interview with Cameron Munter, CEO and President of the EastWest Institute
For several years already, the Russian International Affairs Council and the
EastWest Institute
have been working together on a project regarding Russia–U.S. cooperation in cybersecurity. Cameron Munter, CEO and President of EWI, shares his thoughts on the ways progress in bilateral relations could be reached, the purposes think-tanks address and the qualities a true diplomat would need.
Before working at the EastWest Institute...
There is a tendency to politicise what should be non-political
In discussions between experts from Russia and the EU there are often many areas of common interest discussed. Such discussions often include cooperation in science and technology, promoting regional and trans-border cooperation, and people-to-people contacts. In other words, both sides focus on the less political aspects of relations. However, in the last three years political tensions have had some negative impact on Russia–EU relations...
