... Underpinning the Ongoing Nuclear Renaissance
European leadership
. The different rounds of negotiations and discussions during COP26 were marked by a lack of European leadership, which was denounced by prominent political figures. From the perspective of the European Union, this year’s edition of the COP should have been an opportunity to showcase a strong leadership, convincing the world that strengthening the commitments within the Paris Agreement must go hand in hand with a green global recovery. The ...
... treaty signed not by people but by sovereign nation states. As the EU is not a nation state, it is possible to claim that no European society can exist until the EU becomes a nation state or is substituted by it.
The previous paragraphs addressed the “European Union” part of the “European (Union) society”. Now, it is necessary to focus on the issues of “society”. The concept of “Gesellschaft”, which decently grasped the mode of interactions feasible in the second half of the 19
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... Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Dr. Mitja Slavinec, State Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Sport of Slovenia; Branko Rakovec, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Slovenia to the Russian Federation; and Markus Ederer, Ambassador of the European Union to the Russian Federation
On November 11, 2021, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), in partnership with the Embassy of the Slovenian Republic and the EU Delegation to Russia, held the Eleventh Meeting in the “EU-Russia” ...
... Afghanistan, visited Russian International Affairs Council.
The delegation also included other EEAS representatives and members of the EU Delegation to Russia. The following issues were discussed during the meeting: possible interaction between Russia and the European Union in the APR and the Indian Ocean region, prospects for the development of multilateral formats of international cooperation in Asia, and the impact of the U.S.-China confrontation on the situation in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. In addition,...
Speech at the 11th Meeting in the “EU-Russia” Series held by the Russian International Affairs Council and the Embassies of the Chair Countries of the Council of the European Union
Speech at the 11th Meeting in the “EU-Russia” Series held by the Russian International Affairs Council and the Embassies of the Chair Countries of the Council of the European Union
Dear colleagues,
Russia’s relations with Western ...
Speech at the 11th Meeting in the “EU-Russia” Series held by the Russian International Affairs Council and the Embassies of the Chair Countries of the Council of the European Union
Speech at the 11th Meeting in the “EU-Russia” Series held by the Russian International Affairs Council and the Embassies of the Chair Countries of the Council of the European Union
Dear colleagues,
1. Regrettably, there have not ...
Speech at the 11th Meeting in the “EU-Russia” Series held by the Russian International Affairs Council and the Embassies of the Chair Countries of the Council of the European Union
Speech at the 11th Meeting in the “EU-Russia” Series held by the Russian International Affairs Council and the Embassies of the Chair Countries of the Council of the European Union
Dear colleagues,
1. It is a great pleasure to have ...
On October 29, 2021, Danish Foreign Policy Society held an international conference to mark its 75th anniversary
On October 29, 2021, Danish Foreign Policy Society held an international conference to mark its 75th anniversary. Mette Frederiksen, Danish Prime Minister, made opening remarks. The speakers of the conference included leading Danish politicians, diplomats, journalists and public figures, as well as experts in international relations from the UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Estonia, the...
... policy. In Russia, a more active opposition prompts the political leadership to embark on certain economic and political reforms. This changes Moscow’s foreign policy rationale and opens a window of opportunity for more constructive engagement with the European Union, including on the Donbas conflict. Both sides are able to steer their relationship through the choppy waters of global US-Chinese rivalry.
Little of what happened since November 2020 seems to points in this direction. The first visit of ...
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Angela Merkel’s sixteen years as German chancellor have shaped Berlin’s place and role in Europe and in the twenty-first-century world at large. Her legacy will live on long after she steps down from the leadership. While firmly embedded within the European Union, Germany has essentially become its sole, though by no means, absolute leader. It is a peaceful champion of a soft European version of liberalism. Vocal support for values does not, however, translate into interventionism. Nor does it prevent ...
