When Turkey shot down that Russian bomber, what exactly was in the message and from whom, more importantly, was it coming from? Who was it that was really saying, “Come on baby light my fire. Try to set the night on fire?”
The fact that the Turkish plane, which shot down the Russian bomber, was an American made machine – armed with American air-to-air missiles also raises questions of what possible role the US might have played in this incident. The plane, which shot down the...
This was written as the Paris attacks unfolded. I have preserved the unfolding nature of the original piece to connect the reader in a deeper sense to what I was feeling as I wrote this.
As this historic terrorist attack unfolds, France, Europe, the West, and the Middle East need to really think about what they've been doing and what they are about to do before doing it. This is a time to be smart, but it is also a time to marginalize unhelpful, myopic voices, be they those of ...
On November 20, 2015, RIAC in cooperation with MGIMO University and Swiss Center for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD Center) held roundtable “Dialogue on European Security Architecture” focused on countering challenges and threats common for Russia and Europe, future of European institutions, and prospects for a new Russia-EU strategic partnership.
The event was attended by Russian Public Chamber ...
... Afghanistan could represent the next point of conflict, less out of a desire for stability and more out of a need to find another plane of interaction with the U.S.
Moscow will search for the answers to the consequences of its rift with the West outside of Europe, but always with an eye to what troubles it most, sanctions, and the absence of any stable normal in relations.
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Ivan Timofeev:
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Why I believe that Russia is an ideal “Black Swan Robust” society
Whether or not the world is at all flattening, could be considered a mute, but very debatable point at the moment. One thing, however, which needs nor merits debate, is the rise in appearances of black swans, in the global works of things.
Robert Plant, associate professor at the School of Business Administration, University of Miami, in Coral Gables, Florida, contends that, “rather than being flat, the world is as...
... Eurasia, Dr. Makhmutov stressed the need for quality assessment of the current Russia-EU relationship, as well as for examination of the sides' perception of their niche, role and strategy in international affairs and ties with neighbor countries. The European stance was presented by Director of the European Leadership Network Ian Kearns, who spoke on the significance of relations with Russia for strengthening security and stability in Europe.
Part two of the roundtable was devoted to Russia-EU cooperation ...
On October 23-24, 2015, RIAC Program Director Ivan Timofeyev was in Berlin at
conference
“Back to the Future? Ideas and Strategies of retrograde Modernization in Russia and Post-Soviet Space” organized by the
German Association of East European Studies
within project network “Institutions and Institutional Change in Postsocialism.”
The event was attended by prominent scholars and experts from West and East Europe, among them President of Munich Security Conference Wolfgang ...
... similar battle cry, emanating from the various countries of the EU and it is not looking good. Something has, somewhere, somehow, gone radically wrong with the original concept of the idea’s and treaties laid down, by the founding fathers of the European Union – before and since the tearing down of the infamous Berlin Wall. Europe is under attack. And, it is not from Russia The whole concept of the EU and its original mandates are now coming under threat of attack, but not from some despised,...
On September 30 – October 2, 2015, Belgrade was the venue of the
5th Security Forum
held under the leitmotif “
Can Europe Redefine Itself?
” in view of exacerbation of problems related with Middle East refugees, Ukraine crisis, Islamic radicalism, efficiency of European institutions, the role of the OSCE in conflict settlement including maintenance of peace ...
... a seminar on Renewable Energy in Kuala Lumpur. In the lift, a Swede, a Norwegian an Englishman, and I – Malaysian-British (although I consider myself a global citizen). There was a brief discussion, on the “Invading” refugees into Europe. It was not political or derogatory in intent, but a reflection on what the press was posting. So I interjected, “Yes we know about the Vikings invading Britain too well. And about the Norwegians and the Swedes discussions on who has the ...
