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.
New entries
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…
Educational online program Hablemos con Rusia for young leaders from Latin America receives applications from 19 January, 2023. Hablemos con Rusia will take place on 15-16 March, 2023. Creative Diplomacy…
We represent the second issue of the Public Diplomacy Journal under the brand of the Meeting Russia Program. The topic of the issue is "Russia and Latin America: Public Diplomacy Meeting Points". Kaleidoscope of Russia's and Latin…
Author - Ulrike Reisner, political scientist, Vienna, Austria. Original publication on picreadi.com Climate change and the Ukraine conflict are being used as a pretext to declare a state of energy emergency in the European Union. This time…
Author - Ulrike Reisner, political scientist, Vienna, Austria. Original publication on picreadi.com International criminal law: The repeated attempts of European states to prosecute other states or their nationals in conflicts under the pretext…
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union address in mid-September made it clear how far the political course of the European elites has meanwhile distanced itself from the concerns and needs of the societies in the member states…
The historical course of the Ibero-American countries, most of which have two centuries of independence processes behind them, or are close to reaching their independence bicentenaries (for Brazil it will be September 2022, for Bolivia – 2025), as well…
The Russian Federation is now deep into its "special military operation" in Ukraine. In response to the February 2022 outbreak of armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, western counties, including Canada, have all but ended any constructive…
In addition to supplying weapons and taking in millions of refugees, numerous countries, including those in Europe, have agreed to provide financial support for the reconstruction of Ukraine. However, the price for Europe is high, because the damage of…
The Ukraine crisis in itself did not have to bring about an energy and supply crisis. However, these crises are being fuelled by sanctions against Russia to enable the restructuring of the international financial system under US-American hegemony…
An article by the President of PICREADI Natalia Burlinova was published in the International Analytics journal(Institute of International Studies, MGIMO University). The paper examines Russia's and the EU's approaches to non-governmental organizations…
Meeting Russia 2022 will be held online in Moscow on May 25-26. Meeting Russia is a significant public diplomacy project for young and aspiring analysts, diplomats, journalists, social activists, and politicians. This program has been held annually…
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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%)
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