News (Announcements, Reports)

The EU Delegation to Russia together with the Russian International Affairs Council organize a breakfast discussion at the Dostoevsky library on 28 February at 10.00.

On January 17, 2019, at 4:30 pm, Russian International Affairs Council holds an open seminar on the challenges think tanks are facing and the forecast for their future.

The online debating aims to yield concrete recommendations on some of the world’s most pressing security challenges, from de-escalating nuclear tensions and fighting terrorism to cybersecurity and managing global migration patterns.

On May 29–30, 2018, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) hold the 4th international conference «Russia and China: Cooperation in a New Era».

Petr Stegny, RIAC member,  Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, and Timur Makhmutov, Deputy Director of Programs, took part in the event on the Russian side, among the speakers at thematic sessions on the Middle East issues.

On 20th of February Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) together with the FES Regional Office for Cooperation and Peace in Europe (Vienna) held the presentation on the outcomes of the project "Foresight Ukraine. Four scenarios for the development of Ukraine".

On the 24th of January 2018 Museum of Contemporary Russian History will host a lecture “Current prospects for East-West detente — Analysis by a former Western diplomat” by former ambassador of Australia to Poland and Cambodia Tony Kevin. The lecture is part of the RIAC and Museum’s joint course «Outlining the New World Order», planned for 2017/18.

On November 13,  2017, the Embassy of New Zealand in Moscow hosted a meeting for Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General,  Andrey Kolesnikov, Chair of the Russian Domestic Politics and Political Institutions Program at the Carnegie Moscow Center, and Rob Taylor, Head of European Department at New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

On October the 6th the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that it was awarding the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize to ICAN – the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.

On July 4, 2017, RIAC held another “urban breakfast” at the Dostoyevsky Library in the series dedicated to convening experts to debate relevant international affairs questions in front of wider audiences.

Prague event is mostly focused on "Countering fragmentation and polarization: Re-creating a climate for stability in Europe."

Within the framework of this event, experts have presented the book “Global Energy 2015¬–2016”