On April 30–May 2, 2021, the regular 34th annual modular intensive training educational program Seminar XXI was held online. The program has been conducted since 1986 by the Center for International Studies of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT Center for International Studies) for senior officials of the U.S. government agencies, private business leaders, and independent research centers dealing with foreign policy and national security.
On April 30–May 2, 2021, the regular 34th annual modular intensive training educational program Seminar XXI was held online. The program has been conducted since 1986 by the Center for International Studies of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT Center for International Studies) for senior officials of the U.S. government agencies, private business leaders, and independent research centers dealing with foreign policy and national security.
Every year 100-120 participants representing different sectors of the U.S. foreign policy elite are selected on a competitive basis to be part of the program. Participants in Seminar XXI together with leading international experts model possible regional and global crises, analyze current and potential threats to regional and global stability, and discuss alternative options for the U.S. foreign policy strategy.
Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, made a report on Russia’s current views on the state and development trends of the international system, on the outlooks of the development of world politics, and on the future world order preferable for Russia. The following discussion also touched upon pending issues of Russia-the U.S. relations, the prospects for strategic arms control, and the possibility of interaction between Moscow and Washington in resolving regional crises.
