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The RIAC anthology on migration comes off the press

The three-volume anthology titled “ Migration in Russia: 2000-2012 ” prepared by the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) came off the press on April 2, 2013. It contains articles and book abstracts from a number of Russian and foreign researchers of migration in 2000-2012....

04.04.2013

Aleichem shalom, or Where Jews Feel at Home

... the experiences of this nation that Russia may put to use to strengthen its geopolitical influence? “One is allowed to follow the road he wishes to pursue” The Talmud of Babylonia, Makkoth 10b . What is remarkable about the Jews’ emigration from the former Soviet republics and their discovery of a new home, is the scale of integration, which, however, did not lead to their assimilation by host communities. The intrinsic unity of Jewish people is striking. They are capable of creating ...

22.01.2013

Rightwing Radicals in Europe: Will the Boiler Explode?

... the political system. The Extreme Right: The Road to Success In Europe, ethnic-based unrest has become as common as the regular victories of far-right and rightwing populist parties, as European states attempt to deal with the consequences of the immigration boom. Paris in 2005, Brixton in 2011, and Amiens in 2012, the twofold popularity growth of Geert Wilders's Party for Freedom in Holland [1] and the Swedish Democrats [2] , as well as the snowballing criticism of the “multicultural project” ...

20.12.2012

Will the American Melting Pot Survive?

Immigration and Politics in the United States Since the United States is viewed as one of the world's largest ”melting pots,” with a long history of attracting migrants from across the globe, it is no surprise that migration-related policies ...

19.12.2012

Ten billion people on earth in one hundred years

... chemicals and medicines. In addition, growth in population density and the intensification of traffic flows may change the rate and geographical distribution of old (influenza, tuberculosis, and hepatitis) and new (HIV-AIDS) epidemics. What Will Happen to Migration? Photo: amazonaws.com Indian station In the next hundred years, the global trend of increased migration flows from economically and socially disadvantaged countries to better developed ones will gain momentum, involving millions more people....

03.12.2012

RIAC held a meeting on migration project

August 1, 2012 an expert meeting was held under the migration project direction of the Council. The expert meeting was attended by prominent experts – authors of articles and heads of thematic clusters readers " Migration in Russia: the first decade of the XXI century. 2000-2012 ", which ...

01.08.2012

Eurasian Union and Migration

Eurasian Labor Market Formation Risks for Russia The CIS countries’ joining the Eurasian Union will lead to changes in the migration management principles in the region and increase the number of legal migrants to Russia. This will result in considerable advantages for employers and foreign workers, while also increase the risks of social destabilization. What will be the ...

28.06.2012

Ideas of RIAC winter school on migration are materializing into specific projects

Ural State Mining University in Yekaterinburg on April 26, 2012 hosted a round table entitled Russian Language as a Path to Russia. It was attended by representatives of the Federal Migration Service of Sverdlovsk Region, regional state authorities, foreign diplomats, heads of national public organizations, public figures, businessmen and academics. During the event, a new structural unit of the University – Centre for Testing ...

14.06.2012

“Islamic factor” in russian migration policy

How does the “Islamic factor” influence migration flows coming to Russia? Even a few years back while specialists in Islamic studies, ethnologists, demographers and other scholars dealing with the problems of Central Asia were talking about the correlation between the “Islamic factor” ...

28.04.2012
 

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  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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