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On December 10, 2020, Marbella International University Center (Spain), in partnership with the Occidental Studies Institute, held an international conference on the new international economic order in 2020
ShortOn December 9, 2020, the International Crisis Group (ICG) held an expert discussion on the current political crisis in Ethiopia that resulted in an armed confrontation between the federal government of the country and the leadership of the northern state of Tigray
ShortOn December 8, 2020, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) General Meeting was held in Moscow
ShortOn December, 7, 2020, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) organized the online presentation of the book “Syria. The Tragedy of a Pivotal State” authored by Ambassador Rajendra M. Abhyankar; followed by discussion on the situation in Syria
ShortOn December 3, 2020 Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) held a webinar titled “The 2020 U.S. presidential election: implications for Russia and China”
ShortThe discussion also focused on the prospects for the U.S. interaction with the European Union, Russia, China, and Iran
ShortThe participants discussed a wide range of issues, including the lessons learned from Russia's humanitarian policy during the pandemic, ensuring performance improvement of current and training of new personnel for Rossotrudnichestvo, cooperation between business and government structures in the process of implementing Russia’s humanitarian policy abroad
ShortAndrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General addressed the participants of the panel "The Middle East and North Africa in 2030: Trends and Foresights"
ShortThe topic of the conference was determined particularly by the strengthening of the role of the religious factor in the emergence and development of conflict situations in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa
ShortOver fifty leading experts, former statesmen and diplomats from many countries of the world took part in the event
ShortOn November 26, 2020, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), together with the Delegation of the European Union to Russia, held a discussion of the report “Alternative Futures of EU-Russia Relations in 2030”, prepared within the framework of the project “Russia and EU: Partnership Opportunities and Building of a Think Tank Network”.
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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%)