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On May 21, 2019, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) together with Johns Hopkins University and German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) held a scenario seminar “Russia —…

Andrey Kortunov outlined possible scenarios of new global crises in politics and economics, as well as steps to protect Russia's interests in terms of minimizing damage to our country.

The End of Multilateral Diplomacy? Alexander Grushko About New World Order

We have to re-evaluate the picture of the world that has appeared in the last five years, which implies that Russia’s interactions with Europe are associated with substantive restrictions, writes…

Whither a ‘Strategic Calculus’ under Modi 2.0?

On May 21, 2019, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted a meeting with representatives of Al-Rafidain Center for Dialogue (Najaf, Iraq) headed by Farhad Alaeddin.

What prevents Russia and India from making a breakthrough in bilateral relations?

On May 21, 2019, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, read a lecture to a group of Israeli diplomats and interns from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs visiting Russia on professional…

Can the JCPOA become the basis of a new global nuclear non-proliferation regime?

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.

Earlier this year the Valdai Club advanced an initiative to strengthen the global governance framework via creating a platform for cooperation among regional integration arrangements, regional…

The commonality of the political positions of the United States and the EU will ensure the status quo