... If there is a new cold war, it is only because established elites have not come to terms with reality: the balance of military, political, economic, and moral power has shifted too far away from the West to be reversed.
Rising tensions between the United Kingdom and Russia are but further proof that Russia and the West, according to no less an authority than
Richard N. Haass
, President of the Council on Foreign Relations, have entered a “
Cold War II
”. I tend to disagree.
Yes, Russia’s ...
The Cold War demonstrated that expulsions of diplomats produce no positive results whatsoever
For several centuries, the Ottoman Empire had a fairly peculiar custom. Each time the Sublime Porte had a falling out with another country, and war became imminent, the hostile state’s envoy would be thrown into the Ambassador’s Tower of Yedikule Fortress, or the Dungeons of the Seven Towers, which had the sinister reputation of being Istanbul’s Bastille. The envoy would be kept in the tower for months...
... brought together experts and former government officials from the two countries to discuss and debate ways in which the UK and Russia’s bilateral security relationship can be better managed.
Initially conceived during a moment in relations when the United Kingdom and the Russian Federation appeared to be on a modestly upward trajectory, relations between the two countries worsened in March 2018 due to the poisoning with a nerve agent of Sergei Skripal and his daughter. The UK has laid the blame ...
Four key questions about the substances collectively known as Novichok, how they are produced, and tracking possibilities
The poisoning of double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter and the ensuing accusations leveled against Russia by the UK have reignited interest in so-called Novichok nerve agents.
All the information currently being made available about Novichok agents mainly comes from the media and politicians and is based on chemist Vil Mirzayanov’s article, book, and assorted interviews...
... against individuals are not likely to scare the Russian leadership. In fact, the Kremlin might even profit from these sanctions – they can assist the current state policy of trying to bring Russian money and Russian businesses back to Russia. If the United Kingdom is no longer perceived as a safe haven for Russian fat cats, the cosmopolitan faction of the Russian economic elite might be forced to seek protection back home. However, a new level of EU sectoral sanctions against Russia, affecting finances,...
On March 12–13, 2018 the British Royal Institute of International Affairs — Chatham House — is holding an international conference «Security and Defense 2018 — New Realities, New Rules».
On March 12–13, 2018 the British Royal Institute of International Affairs — Chatham House — is holding an international conference «Security and Defense 2018 — New Realities, New Rules».
Leading experts on foreign affairs from the UK and other countries, officers from MFA and other British ministries, representatives...
On March 12, 2018, in London, Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security Studies hosted a discussion of the second joint RIAC and RUSI report on the issues in Russia-UK security relations.
The bilateral report was prepared by the experts of the two countries and has been an integral part of a long-term RIAC-RUSI project that was launched in 2016. This document covers a wide range of issues, including strategic stability issues, confidence-building measures, conventional arms control...
On February 2, 2018, the residence of the British Ambassador to Russia hosted a meeting for Karen Pierce, the British Foreign Office Political Director, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, Anton Khlopkov, RIAC Member, Center for Energy and Security Studies Director, Editor-in-Chief of Nuclear Club journal, Victor Mizin and Sergey Oznobyshev, RIAC experts.
On February 2, 2018, the residence of the British Ambassador to Russia hosted a meeting for Karen Pierce, the British Foreign Office Political...
.... The ministers emphasized the obvious fact that there are quite a few areas where the interests of the two countries dictate the need for cooperation, despite the existing differences.
As permanent members of the UN Security Council, Russia and the United Kingdom have a special responsibility for maintaining international peace and security, and this circumstance alone obliges them to engage in cooperation and coordination, as both parties noted. The challenges and security threats the two countries ...
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that the "UK will remain unconditionally committed to maintaining Europe’s security,” in face of Russia and other states which seek to “undermine” “free societies.” Theresa May is falling back on a refrain that has defined much of the United Kingdom’s foreign policy for the last two centuries. Lord Palmerston’s Britain stood as the cradle of liberalism, defending other nations against the barbaric East, embodied by the Russian Empire. Today, the Russian enemy still stands, and ...
