Meeting Russia Blog
Meeting Russia Blog is a joint discussion platform of the Russian International Affairs Council and the Public Initiative "Creative Diplomacy" (PICREADI), a Moscow-based NGO working in the sphere of public diplomacy. This platform brings together Russian and Western young leaders from academia, government institutions, parliaments, think tanks, media, and the private sector to discuss the most important and burning issues of international relations. This blog was launched as a part Meeting Russia Public Diplomacy Program for Young Leaders, organized annually in Moscow by the NGO "Creative Diplomacy". This program seeks to facilitate dialogue between rising leaders interested in Russia and to contribute to the discussion about Russia-West relations.
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Dear friends, we are glad to represent our 8th issue of the Public Diplomacy Journal under the brand of the Meeting Russia program. Topic: "Impossible to Forget: Why the Memory of the Great Patriotic War is Important for Russians". In this…
Author - Ulrike Reisner, political scientist, Vienna, Austria. Original publication on picreadi.com The EU institutions are working hard to identify and remove allegedly harmful and destabilizing foreign content. Projects such as EUvsDisinfo serve…
ISSUE #7 OF THE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY JOURNAL UNDER THE BRAND OF THE MEETING RUSSIA PROGRAM. The topic of the issue is "Just Like in the Movies: Extraordinary Lives of Ordinary Russians". Cinema art is of course one of the best soft power…
Dear friends, we are glad to represent our sixth issue of the Public Diplomacy Journal under the brand of the Meeting Russia program. Topic:"Russian Women: Identity and Destiny". We set ourselves a challenging task to define “a Russian…
Dear friends, we are very glad to present you the fifth issue of our Public Diplomacy Journal for Young Leaders “Meeting Russia”. This issue is your “gateway” to Russia’s historical towns. While Moscow and Saint…
Public diplomacy program Hablemos con Rusia for young leaders from Latin America receives applications from 2 October, 2023. Hablemos con Rusia will take place on 29-30 November, 2023. Our public diplomacy project for…
Author: Natalia Burlinova, President of Creative Diplomacy; PhD; Assistant Professor at the Moscow State University, the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Russian State University for the Humanities; RIAC Expert…
Author - Ulrike Reisner, political scientist, Vienna, Austria. Original publication on picreadi.com It may be that classical neutrality models seem outdated in view of the massive changes to a multipolar world order. It may also be that…
Issue 4 of the Meeting Russia Journal is about the national specificity of soft power in different countries. The articles and essays are about the regional nuances and current trends in soft power. From China’s global concept of harmony and…
PICREADI represents the third issue of the Public Diplomacy Journal under the brand of the Meeting Russia program. The topic of the issue is "Education in Russia": Russian Houses & Their Friends, University of Tyumen: Example of…
Author - Ulrike Reisner, political scientist, Vienna, Austria. Original publication on picreadi.com With funds from the European Peace Facility, the European Union now plans to procure munition for Ukraine. In doing so, the EU is once…
Author - Ulrike Reisner, political scientist, Vienna, Austria. Original publication on picreadi.com The economic outlook for Europe's economy is devastating. Numerous companies are under massive pressure to withdraw from Russia. American…
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In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements 33 (31%) U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity 30 (28%) U.S. wants to dissolve Russia 24 (22%) U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China 21 (19%)