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News and analysis: May 2013
USA
The Obama Doctrine: The Lord of Two Rings
Sergei Rogov

The Obama Doctrine: The Lord of Two Rings
Two Rings. Two giant economic blocks: Transatlantic and Transpacific.
 
Foreign Policy in President Obama's Second Term: Understanding the Limits of Leadership
Nikolay Pakhomov
Foreign Policy in President Obama's Second Term: Understanding the Limits of Leadership
President Obama is clearly starting his second term with some significant experience behind him and enhanced room for manoeuvre.
Working paper. On the Qualitative Transformation of Russian-American Relations on Strategic Issues
Andrey Sushentsov: The United States as a "Normal Country"
Europe
Humanitarian Cooperation between Russia and the European Union as a Soft Power Instrument
Tatiana Zonova
Humanitarian Cooperation between Russia and the European Union as a Soft Power Instrument
As Romano Prodi, ex-President of the European Commission, aptly remarked, Russia and the European Union go together very well combining 'like caviar and vodka'.
 
The EU and Russia: Competing for the Post-Soviet Space?
Lyudmila Babynina

The EU and Russia: Competing for the Post-Soviet Space?
Both Russia and the EU regard the post-Soviet states as foreign policy entities with no agenda of their own that must choose a pattern of cooperation that is offered from by external actors.
Economic Relations between Russia and the EU: In Search of a Common Vision
Pavel Kanevskiy
Economic Relations between Russia and the EU: In Search of a Common Vision
The promotion of innovative business within European markets is not only key to overcoming the remaining differences between Russia and the EU and establishing a mutually beneficial investment environment, but it is also an element of the Russian version of 'soft power'.
 
The economic foundation of Russia-EU relations is not yet strong enough
Nikolay Kaveshnikov
The economic foundation of Russia-EU relations is not yet strong enough
The quality of political relations between Russia and the EU has decreased dramatically over the last two years. Why has the economy still not become a stabilizing factor in political relations?
Russia-EU Energy Ties: Problems and Possibilities
Tatiana Romanova
Russia-EU Energy Ties: Problems and Possibilities
The key problems in the relationship between Russia and European Union are the lack of a clear-cut goal, a weak legal foundation and excessive politicization.
 
Social Democracy: Riding the Swings of European Political Life
Vladimir Schweitzer
Social Democracy: Riding the Swings of European Political Life
In the early 21st century, Western Europe's Social Democratic political parties faced the emerging trend of fading electoral support and their weakened position in executive power.
Olga Butorina: European Union and Russia: Partnership Without Strategy
Igor Ivanov: Unpredictability dampens Russia-EU relations
Ivan Timofeev: The Visegrad agenda: Russia between the lines
Anis H. Bajrektarevic: Multiculturalism is Dead in Europe - MENA Oil and the (hidden) political price Europe pays for it
Andras Radnoti: No cigar: on Kosovo's new deal, Catherine Ashton and the 'single voice'
Igor Ossipov: Wild World. Crisis of Capitalism, Identity and Finance - Dr. Adrian Pabst Interview
Asia-Pacific Region
Warring in North East Asia: Possible Scenarios
Andrey Gubin, Artyom Lukin
Warring in North East Asia: Possible Scenarios
Northeast Asia's main conflict potential is concentrated in the East China Sea, where China and Japan are the key antagonists contesting the Senkaku (Diaoyu) Islands and the delimitation of the exclusive economic zones.
 
Russia's Guiding Landmarks in the Asia-Pacific after the APEC Summit in Vladivostok
Russia's Guiding Landmarks in the Asia-Pacific after the APEC Summit in Vladivostok
The Outcomes of the Second Asia-Pacific Forum. Representatives from government authorities, expert and business communities of Russia, the United States, China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, and the Philippines attended the event.
ASEAN and the Code of Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea
Evgeny Kanaev
ASEAN and the Code of Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea
Over recent years, the South China Sea has lived up to its reputation as one of the hotbeds of instability of Asia Pacific.
 
Current Trends in China's Nuclear Sector
Andrey Gubin
Current Trends in China's Nuclear Sector
China is becoming a world leader in the rapid construction of large-scale civilian nuclear facilities, which has effects for both domestic developments and the global market for energy-related technologies.
Dmitry Tulupov: Towards The Arctic Ocean through the Kuril Islands
Paul Richardson: Geopolitical Rivalry in the Asia-Pacific
Tetsuya Toyoda: Does China help Japanese Conservatives in the Upcoming Election?
Middle East
Outlook for the Situation in the Middle East in the Period up until 2020
Vitaly Naumkin, Alexander Akimov
Outlook for the Situation in the Middle East in the Period up until 2020
The 'Arab Awakening' that unfolded in 2011 became an event of historic significance for the region, comparable to the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire.
 
Turkey's Armed Forces: A New Look At the Start of 21st Century
Vladimir Avatkov, Yulia Tomilova

Turkey's Armed Forces: A New Look At the Start of 21st Century
At the beginning of the 21st century, Turkey launched a dramatic review of its political system and certain foreign policy priorities.
Russia and the Greater Middle East
Report

Russia and the Greater Middle East
The report provides a comprehensive analysis of current events in the Arab world.
 
Iraqi Market Potential for Russian Companies
Vladislav Senkovich
Turkey's Armed Forces: A New Look At the Start of 21st Century
Notwithstanding close ties with the US, Iraqi authorities have voiced interest in promoting trade and economic links with Russia.
Fyodor Lukyanov: What to expect after Iran's presidential election
Maria Prosviryakova: Responsibility to Protect and Syria
Tarja Cronberg: Solving the Iranian Nuclear Problem
Central and South Asia
Postulates on Russia-India Relations
Working Paper
Postulates on Russia-India Relations
Bearing in mind the particular importance Russia attaches to its relations with India, the RIAC has arranged a series of expert workshops dedicated to specific areas of bilateral relations. The following postulates represent the preliminary results of this work.
 
Five Scenarios for the Future Borders of Central Asia
Andrei Kazantsev
Five Scenarios for the Future Borders of Central Asia
The involvement of major world powers (China, Russia, the US, India, Pakistan) in regional affairs suggests that the borders of Central Asian countries may be changed to meet the interests of these outside players.
Vyacheslav Trubnikov: Nuclear power industry is the key to future development of Russian-Indian relations
Tridivesh Singh Maini: Can Dr Singh salvage his reputation?
Latin America
Vladimir Davydov: Latin America and the Caribbean Development Forecast until 2020
Antarctic
Valery Lukin: In Search of New Life Forms under the Antarctic Ice Sheet
Russian Foreign Policy
Richard Sakwa: Russia-West Relations - Setting the Temperature
Sergey Lavrov: 'The Law of Politics' According to Sergei Lavrov
Fyodor Lukyanov: Does Russia stand among the great nations?
International Security and Arms
Russian Aircraft Carrier: Time to Grasp the Nettle
Ilya Kramnik
Russian Aircraft Carrier: Time to Grasp the Nettle
Work on the design of a future Russian aircraft carrier and concomitant infrastructure is at a stage when the project appears feasible in the foreseeable future.
 
A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins With a Single Step
Prokhor Tebin
A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins With a Single Step
The future of the China's aircraft carrier segment of the fleet will depend primarily on the niche it comes to occupy in Beijing's military and political strategy.
Arms Trade Treaty: Far from perfect, but better than nothing
Steven Haines


Arms Trade Treaty: Far from perfect, but better than nothing
Almost all international trade in goods is regulated, except for the international arms trade.
 
The Global Terrorism Index: measuring terrorism can help us understand its nature and prevent it
Kevin Clements
The Global Terrorism Index: measuring terrorism can help us understand its nature and prevent it
In this interview member of the Research Committee of the Institute for Economics and Peace speaks about terrorism trends over the past decade, explains Index's methodology and comments on the Terrorism Index in Russia.
Society and Culture
Operation "Welfare State" And Its Future
Tatyana Sidorina
Operation Welfare State And Its Future
Today, we face ever more problems associated with the changing contours of welfare policy, which require involvement at the transnational and global levels.
 
The New Role of Migration in Russia's Demographic Development
Anatoly Vishnevsky
The New Role of Migration in Russia's Demographic Development
The disintegration of the USSR changed the situation, affecting the assessment of Russia's place in the international migration system and creating the myth about Russia being the second largest destination for migrants after the United States.
Alexander Zhuravsky, Olga Vykhovanets: Compatriots: Back to the Homeland
Education and Science
The Russian Political Science on International Relations: Methods and Style of Cognition
Dmitry Feldman
The Russian Political Science on International Relations: Methods and Style of Cognition
Moscow State University established its Politics Department in 1755, and, as is apparent from the first original publication on political science, professors then had a clear understanding of the connection between politics and ethics.
 
Russian Science - One That's Been Canned is Worth Two That Haven't
Mikhail Butusov

Russian Science - One That's Been Canned is Worth Two That Haven't
Today the topic of innovation regularly appears in statements by government leaders and members of the media. The issues at hand have remained unchanged for several decades, raising difficult questions with no easy answers.
World in 100 years
Global political architecture in 100 years
Marina Lebedeva
Global political architecture in 100 years
The new political structure of the world is much more significant than the question of which state will hold the leading position, since in the new global political structure there may not be state leadership.
 
From Right to Access to Network Intelligence
Oleg Demidov
From Right to Access to Network Intelligence
What will the next 40 years bring the Internet? Will this digital driver of progress crash down or alter civilization forever? And if this latter, then what shape will these changes take?
RIAC Publications
Russia and the Greater Middle East
Russia and the Greater Middle East

Report #9 / 2013
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Russia's Guiding Landmarks in the Asia-Pacific after the APEC Summit in Vladivostok
Russia's Guiding Landmarks in the Asia-Pacific after the APEC Summit in Vladivostok

Report #8 / 2013
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On the Qualitative Transformation of Russian-American Relations on Strategic Issues
On the Qualitative Transformation of Russian-American Relations on Strategic Issues

Working Paper #7 / 2013
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Postulates on Russia-India Relations
Postulates on Russia-India Relations

Working Paper #3 / 2013
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RIAC News
A new High Level Leadership Task Force on European-Russian Relations: A Cooperative Greater Europe by 2030
A new High Level Leadership Task Force on European-Russian Relations: A Cooperative Greater Europe by 2030
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Environmental Law for the Arctic
Environmental Law for the Arctic
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Second Contest of Young Foreign Policy Scholars 'Global Prospects': the Award Ceremony
Second Contest of Young Foreign Policy Scholars 'Global Prospects': the Award Ceremony
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RIAC and RIA Novosti News Agency Meet to Cooperate
RIAC and RIA Novosti News Agency Meet to Cooperate
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RIAC Cooperates with Federal Migration Service
RIAC Cooperates with Federal Migration Service
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Arctic Council in the RIAC Focus
Arctic Council in the RIAC Focus
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RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov at Shanghai Forum
RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov at Shanghai Forum
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Russia-India: opportunities for cooperation
Russia-India: opportunities for cooperation
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Expert Discussion of Southeast Asia Problems
Expert Discussion of Southeast Asia Problems
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Conference 'The New Contours of Russian-Indian Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership'
Conference 'The New Contours of Russian-Indian Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership'
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RIAC Embarks on Management of the Arctic Aqueous Biological Resources
ACUS Third Session on the New Atlanticism Trilateral Dialog
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RIAC senior management and the Federal Migration Service of Russia hold a press-conference
RIAC senior management and the Federal Migration Service of Russia hold a press-conference
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RIAC President Igor Ivanov Meets ex-National Security Advisor Sandy Berger
RIAC President Igor Ivanov Meets ex-National Security Advisor Sandy Berger
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European Independent Foundations and Think Tanks Gather to Coordinate Strategies
European Independent Foundations and Think Tanks Gather to Coordinate Strategies
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RIAC Programs Presented at the First Russia-ASEAN Youth Summit
RIAC Programs Presented at the First Russia-ASEAN Youth Summit
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Expert Meeting on Relations between Russia and Republic of Korea
Expert Meeting on Relations between Russia and Republic of Korea
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Political Game 'Crisis Management in Eastern Europe' Held in Berlin
Political Game 'Crisis Management in Eastern Europe' Held in Berlin
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International Conference 'The Future of Western-Russian Intellectual Cooperation'
International Conference 'The Future of Western-Russian Intellectual Cooperation'
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Russia and Turkey can take bilateral relations to the next level
Russia and Turkey can take bilateral relations to the next level
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RIAC Signs Cooperation Agreement with Russia Beyond The Headlines
RIAC Signs Cooperation Agreement with Russia Beyond The Headlines
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RIAC Presentation at Siberian Federal University
RIAC Presentation at Siberian Federal University
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Bringing the EU Closer to Russia
Bringing the EU Closer to Russia
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International security: approaches of the Visegrad Four
International security: approaches of the Visegrad Four
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International colloquium France - Russia: future of strategic partnership
International colloquium "France - Russia: future of strategic partnership"
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Will the Arab world be secular?
Will the Arab world be secular?
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Meeting with Konstantin Romodanovskiy, head of the Russian Federal Migration Service
Meeting with Konstantin Romodanovskiy, head of the Russian Federal Migration Service
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