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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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…
Europe is not only sanctioning Russia but mainly itself. The winners are big tech and financial corporations. With the sanctions, however, Europe is also covering up its own failure to take vigorous action against sinful events in Ukraine. Just over a…
Ulrike Reisner and Lothan Stix (Austria) share their analysis on the international dilemma of undesirable developments in state policy taking the example of the current crisis in Ukraine. For the Europeans, the European states that belong to NATO, but…
As climate change continues to warm up the Arctic region, we are witnessing the opening of new shipping routes, such as the Northwest Passage (NWP) in Canada and the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in Russia. It is interesting to explore the reasons why these…
The soft power of the European Union (EU) has been the first to be impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, as recent developments have compromised the free movement of citizens by disrupting the Schengen area for more than a year and a half already. This…
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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%)
