Region: Post-Soviet space

Those who are used to thinking of foreign policy and diplomacy as some sort of ceremonious activity should forget the Congress of Vienna and Helsinki talks. The time of intellectual battles between…

Russia need not concern itself about a new security architecture in Europe: eventually, one will grow out of its ongoing confrontation with the United States, together with the combined impact of…

Macron can achieve tactical, albeit quite tangible, successes in its policy on Russia and Iran

On September 6, 2019, RIAC hosted an expert seminar and the presentation of the International Crisis Group report “Rebels without a Cause: Russia’s Proxies in Eastern Ukraine”.

One of the main reasons behind the unawareness of the processes that are unfolding in the neighboring country is the lack of effective communication

On August 28–29, 2019, in The Hague University (Netherlands), an expert meeting was held focusing on relations between Russia and Ukraine. The meeting was organized by the University for…

Russia’s brand of exceptionalism is not messianic. It is rooted in the isolation of an Orthodox country and its belief that it possesses the gift of a true religious faith. It has been strengthened…

The European Union is taking up a defensive position. This is not isolationism but pragmatism, which signals a revision of the ideas at its heart and a sharp decrease in any desire to project power…

Food for thought paper on the Russia-Baltic Relations

Preserving the Union and ensuring its development through “objective interests” only is problematic. Credibility and “shared meanings” are required.

The main points of the speech at the fifth session of the forum “A New Social Contract: Values, Identity and the Transformation of Social Consciousness”

On April 30, 2019, an expert seminar "Russia and Belarus: In Search of Effective Alliance Formula During the Period of Geopolitical Turbulence» was held by Russian International Affairs Council…