... with us in his
interview for RIAC
only a few weeks ago. It is always difficult to say good-bye to people like Yuri Dubinin. But his memory will live on. Here are the few materials Yuri Vladimirovich prepared in cooperation with the RIAC.
The Art of Diplomacy
On the Diplomatic Art
RIAC expresses its condolences to the family and friends of Yuri Dubinin.
Lecture 2
What is the art of diplomacy? While the art of war lies in the ability to claim victory through the force of arms, the art of diplomacy aims to achieve the goals set through peaceful means. It is, therefore, the antithesis of using force to solve international problems....
The sides start thinking seriously about peace only when they reach a military equilibrium
Developments over Syria and the effectiveness of diplomacy as a means of resolving a conflict situation reviewed by
Anatoly Adamishin
, president emeritus of the non-governmental Association of Euro-Atlantic Cooperation, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia, and RIAC member.
The situation ...
... positively tomorrow than it does today. For these reasons the West should not only reconsider its visa policy but to change it. Author suggests three directions of Western activities: 1. Regenerating expertise about Russia; 2. Develop active public diplomacy; 3. Institutional reinforcement (mechanism of consultations, coordination and support need enhancement). According to the writer (and it’s very difficult not agree with him) such policies will not jeopardize the West’s current scheme ...
This is the first paper in a series devoted to the art of diplomacy, a lecture read by Yuri V. Dubinin, Professor of the Diplomacy Department at MGIMO-University, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, to the students of Moscow Linguistic University. In our age of public and ...
... may want to consider and learn from.
I suggest you look at the successes our international relations achieved during WWII and after. What diplomats and the intelligence services did helped to bring the war to its end faster and with fewer casualties. Diplomacy has not lost its significance today. I teach the masters course at the Moscow Institute (University) of International Relations (MGIMO) , and I feel I need to point to one thing about this university. Whatever ideas Russia may be entertaining ...
Barack Obama hopes to engage Russia in his effort to continue reducing nuclear armaments. For the president, this is vital for advancing his goal of a world less reliant on nuclear weapons. For Moscow, however, nuclear arms remain the bedrock of military security and a key component of Russia's international status. This does not necessarily doom Obama's approach, but it makes further reduction of U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals contingent on Washington's willingness to consider Moscow's security...
On June 19, 2012, the Russian Council on Foreign Relations jointly with the Gorchakov Foundation for Public Diplomacy held a
round table on the topic Public Diplomacy as a Tool of Russian Foreign Policy: Opportunities, Problems and Prospects
. The event was attended by members of the Russian Council on Foreign Relations and the Gorchakov Foundation, representatives ...
What will diplomacy look like in one hundred years?
Future has already arrived. Diplomacy is radically and visibly changing. Facing new challenges, it is transforming its structures and methods, while integration diplomacy and para-diplomacy suggest new models....