On May 22, 2014 RIAC leaders and experts met members of the Pacific Council on International Policy representing the foreign policy expert community of the U.S. West Coast.
Reflecting the sides’ specific characteristics, the topics included international activities in Asia-Pacific, the China factor in today’s world, development of the Russian Far East in the context of the APEC economic processes, future Russia-U.S. cooperation with regard to their common maritime boundary. Separate attention was given to the processes in the post-Soviet space, chiefly the Ukraine crisis and the situation in the Caucasus.
On May 22, 2014 RIAC leaders and experts met members of the Pacific Council on International Policy representing the foreign policy expert community of the U.S. West Coast.
Reflecting the sides’ specific characteristics, the topics included international activities in Asia-Pacific, the China factor in today’s world, development of the Russian Far East in the context of the APEC economic processes, future Russia-U.S. cooperation with regard to their common maritime boundary. Separate attention was given to the processes in the post-Soviet space, chiefly the Ukraine crisis and the situation in the Caucasus.
The event was addressed by RIAC President Igor Ivanov and RIAC experts, among them Gleb Ivashentsov, Deputy Director of Russian APEC Study Center Sergey Luzyanin, Deputy Director of RAS Institute for Far Eastern Studies, and Sergey Markedonov, Associate Professor of Department of Regional Studies and Foreign Policy at Russian State University for the Humanities.
Speaking about the Russia-U.S. tensions, Dr. Ivanov stressed that the two countries are short of channels for communication on acute international problems, which seems especially significant in view of the Ukraine crisis since the matter affects the future security architecture for the entire Euro-Atlantic region. Dr. Markedonov supported the thesis by providing points to prove why a simplified perception of Russian foreign policy is counterproductive.
According to Dr. Ivashentsov and Dr. Luzyanin, it is energy cooperation in the Asia-Pacific that opens certain opportunities for new areas of international cooperation. Joint projects could attract any kind of participants and bring about both changes in the quality of economic cooperation and improved trust among them.
The event has provided a positive example for development of the think tank-level contacts between Russia and the United States. The sides agreed to continue cooperation and exchange publications on burning global issues.
RIAC and Pacific Council Discuss Foreign Policy
