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It is safe to assume that António Guterres, who assumed the office of the UN Secretary-General on January 1, 2017, will be able to bring positive momentum to the activities of the global organization. One can say this because during his ten-year tenure as the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (2005–2015), he was extremely ...
The Emerging Geopolitics of Peacekeeping As the saying goes, peace, like war, must be waged, and the United Nations (UN) has been at the forefront of this battle for almost 70 years. From the UN Emergency Force (UNEF), the first ever peacekeeping mission set up in 1956 at the height of the Suez crisis, to the 2014 UN mission in the Central African Republic ...
Despite the fact that Mosul has not been recaptured from the Islamic State, and the announced attack on Syria’s Raqqa has lost some momentum, there is little doubt that the fate of radical Islamists in Syria and Iraq is sealed. This makes the issue of the two countries’ postwar state structure particularly important. Who will ...
For the first time in the 10-year history of the United Nations Human Rights Council the election of its members has caused somewhat of a stir. In the run-up to the election, the Anglo-Saxon states put an unprecedented amount of pressure on the other UN members to ensure that Russia would not be re-elected ...
It is very likely that on October 6 we will find out the name of the new UN Secretary General. Preliminary estimates grant victory to Antonio Guterres, Portugal’s former Prime Minister. RIAC editing team suggests you take a look at the candidate’s basic proposals on conflict prevention and peace operations, human ...
The end of Ban Ki-moon's term as UN Secretary-General in 2016 and the forthcoming elections of his successor (the first round of Security Council voting on the candidates is scheduled for July 21, 2016) will provide an occasion for the international community not only to choose a candidate ...
On June 22, 2016, the Russian International Affairs Council hosted UNDP Administrator Helen Clark , former prime minister of New Zealand (1999-2008), who is running for the post of UN Secretary-General. It was her only public appearance in Moscow. The event ...
On June 21, 2016, RIAC Program Manager Elena Alekseeenkova attended a Valdai Discussion Club event with António Guterres, a UN Secretary-General candidate, UN High Commissioner for Refugees in 2005-2015 and Portuguese prime minister in 1995-2002. Mr....
Part 1 – Introduction and historical approach to the Ethiopian Conflict In the sphere of Responsibility of International Organizations, there is no agreement on how to set their responsibility. On the third week of March 2016, at MGIMO University, the Sixth Commission of the International Model of the United Nations (MIMUN) discussed this issue. I was invited to give a expert view on this issue, as the introductory session of this conferences, which were held in Spanish and assisted ...
On April 27, a breakout session hosted by the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) entitled “Fostering Inclusiveness and Integration through Global Education” was held as part of the 7 th UN Alliance of Civilizations Global Forum in Baku , Azerbaijan. The session was moderated by RIAC Programme Manager Ekaterina ...
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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