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RIAC Meets Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Marta Dassu

On June 24, the Embassy of Italy in Moscow hosted a meeting of a group of RIAC members and experts with Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Marta Dassu. RIAC was represented by its Director General Andrey Kortunov, Deputy Director of RAS Institute for European Studies Alexei Gromyko,...

25.06.2013

Separatism in the European Union

Separatists in Europe: Strangers among Friends Separatism is most apparent in certain regions of such European Union members as Great Britain (Scotland, Northern Ireland), Spain (Catalonia, Basque Provinces), Belgium (Flanders), Italy (northern provinces), and France (Corsica). Separatist activity manifests not only within the political sphere, but sometimes (in Northern Ireland, Basque Country and Corsica) it also translates into terrorist attacks. A considerable number of separatists ...

13.03.2013

The Italian language: soft power or dolce potere?

....” Language, by definition, is an effective tool of dolce potere. Language is a channel for the transfer of information, it is a way of winning confidence, and a vital instrument of business and cultural communication. There is a lively debate in Italy on this subject. While some Italian universities are planning to switch to English, Italian happens to be one of the five most studied languages. According to the influential newspaper Corriere della Sera , the point is not how many people consider ...

07.12.2012
 

Poll conducted

  1. 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%)
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