Discussion "Self-Reliance: a Chimera, Forced Strategy, or Real Opportunities?"

On March 18, 2019, HSE hosted a discussion "Self-Reliance: a Chimera, Forced Strategy, or Real Opportunities?". The event was organized by Council for Foreign and Defense Policy, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russian International Affairs Council, Y-club networking site, and Russia in Global Affairs magazine. The discussion was moderated by Fyodor Lukyanov, Chairman of the Presidium of the Council for Foreign and Defense Policy, RIAC Presidium Member, Editor-in-Chief of "Russia in Global Affairs" magazine, HSE School of World Economy and International Affairs Research Professor.

On March 18, 2019, HSE hosted a discussion "Self-Reliance: a Chimera, Forced Strategy, or Real Opportunities?". The event was organized by Council for Foreign and Defense Policy, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russian International Affairs Council, Y-club networking site, and Russia in Global Affairs magazine. The discussion was moderated by Fyodor Lukyanov, Chairman of the Presidium of the Council for Foreign and Defense Policy, RIAC Presidium Member, Editor-in-Chief of "Russia in Global Affairs" magazine, HSE School of World Economy and International Affairs Research Professor.

Ivan Timofeev, RIAC Director of Programs, was the key speaker at the session on “Closed World: Development Under External Pressure” with a lecture on “Sanctions and Other Types of Economic War: Degree of Impact on Economic Development, Ways to Minimize Damage”. The meeting was also attended by Nikolay Markotkin, RIAC Media and Government Relations Manager, Vladimir Morozov, RIAC Program Manager, project manager for German-Russian International Affairs Dialogue, and Alevtina Larionova, RIAC Program Assistant.

During the meeting, different generations of experts exchanged views on the issues of changing the system of international relations and Russia's place in it, the internal points of growth for the Russian economy, the impact of sanctions on the country's business environment, and priority areas of economic development.