On May 17–19, 2019, Tallinn hosted a regular session of Lennart Meri international conference — an annual forum held since 2007 in memory of the 1992–2001 Estonian President.
On May 17–19, 2019, Tallinn hosted a regular session of Lennart Meri international conference — an annual forum held since 2007 in memory of the 1992–2001 Estonian President.
The general theme of this year was designated as “One Past, Many Futures”; the participants focused the most significant trends in the development of world politics, that influence the situation in Europe. The discussion concentrated on the future of NATO and the European Union, the prospects for arms control in Europe, the issues of transatlantic relations, the rise of European populism, etc.
Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, made a speech at two sessions of the Conference on the geopolitical position of Belarus in Europe and the dynamics in the development of the Middle East crisis. Dmitry Suslov and Sergey Utkin, RIAC experts, also took part in the conference.
