News (Announcements, Reports)
On June 2, 2021, the Bavarian Hanns Seidel Foundation held an international conference on strategic stability in the 21st century, dedicated to the problems of arms control and a qualitative arms race just before the summit meeting of Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin in Geneva
ShortThe workshop was attended by experts from think tanks and universities from Spain and other EU countries, representatives of Spanish departments
ShortOn June 1, 2021, the Sixth International Conference “Russia and China: Cooperation in a New Era” convened, being held remotely amid the pandemic
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On May 31, 2021, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), in partnership with the Embassy of Portugal and the Delegation of the European Union to Russia, held the
Tenth Meeting in the “EU-Russia” Series by RIAC and the of the Chair Countries of the Council of the European Union
On May 28, 2021, RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov had a meeting with Venkatesh Varma, Indian Ambassador to Russia
ShortThe event was attended by over one hundred and twenty international experts representing leading think tanks and research universities in Russia and China
ShortAt the end of April 2021, the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, in cooperation with the Higher School of Economics and the Centre for Liberal Strategies (Sofia, Bulgaria), held a political simulation on the theme “International Crisis Management: Private Initiative”
ShortOn May 24, 2021, Russian International Affairs Council and Center of Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center, Azerbaijan) held a closed meeting on the prospects for cooperation between Azerbaijan and Russia: security and logistics in the South Caucasus
ShortOn May 20–21, 2021, Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute in Florence held an international conference on the topic: “Where Do We Start? Designing Steps Towards a Regional Security System in the Gulf ”
ShortOn May 20, 2021, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Ivan Timofeev, RIAC Director of Programs, had a meeting with Lee Seok-bae, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Russia
ShortOn May 20, 2021, East Office in partnership with the Nordic West Office hosted an online conference on "US-Russia Rivalry and the Nordic Companies."
ShortOn May 21, 2021, Branko Rakovec, Slovenian Ambassador to Russia, and Katarina Gradic Rezan, Embassy Counsellor, visited Russian International Affairs Council
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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%)