On November 14, the Federal Academy for Security Policy and the German Atlantic Association, co-hosted an international conference «A New NATO for New Challenges?» in Berlin.
The participants of the conference — high-ranking politicians, military officials, diplomats, experts, and journalists from the Alliance member-states discussed the current and future security and stability challenges to the Alliance, desirable and necessary reforms of the basic NATO institutes and procedures...
On November 8 Andrey Kortunov, Director General, RIAC, had a meeting with Rüdiger Freiherr von Fritsch-Seerhausen, Ambassador of Germany to Russia.
During the meeting the speakers discussed the most pending current issues of the Russia-Germany relations; relations between Russia, EU, and NATO; and possible areas of work for European-Atlantic region security crisis solution.
Andrey ...
The document reflects the main results of the
162nd Bergedorf Round Table
(Bergedorfer Gesprächkreis), held in Moscow
by
the German Kurt Körber Foundation (Körber Stiftung) and the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) on July 10-12, 2016.
The Bergedorf Round Table was established in 1961 and has become a traditional discussion platform for leading politicians and experts who meet within its framework several times a year.
During the event, the participants discuss fundamental...
Last July the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) published a truly landmark article
[1]
on a burning political issue - Germany's leadership in Europe. Insisting that Germany has become the continental hegemon, the authors Josef Janning and Almut Möller describe the situation as follows.
First, Germany's leadership is essential for resolving military conflicts along ...
The Berlin state election – the fifth and final election of the calendar year in Germany – was held on September 18. In terms of party-political processes, the results are particularly intriguing, especially given the upcoming elections to the lower house of the German parliament (the Bundestag) to be held later this month.
...
... for Disarmament and Conflict Resolution Studies of the Center for International Security at RAS IMEMO; Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General; Vadim Kozyulin, Program Director of the PIR Center Conventional Arms, as well as diplomats of the Embassy of Germany in Russia and German Foreign Ministry officials. Head of the Political Department of the German Embassy to RF Hubert Knirsch moderated the meeting.
The participants discussed recent proposals of German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier ...
... Walter Steinmeier met with members of the Russian civil society at the Boris Yeltsin Urals State University, Yekaterinburg, RIAC was represented by Program Director
Ivan Timofeev
.
The event was used for the presentation of the updated project "Germany and Russia in 2030" performed jointly by German Friedrich Ebert Foundation, RIAC and Urals University and devoted to the dynamics of the Russian-German relationship and development of recommendations for the interested agencies of the two ...
... country rejecting the project outright. It will then be considered by the European Commission.
Obstruction on the part of Poland will, apparently, lead to the country rejecting the project outright. It will then be considered by the European Commission.
Germany, the European Union’s economic leader, may largely decide the future of Nord Stream 2. Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel has already
said
that Nord Stream 2 will be implemented regardless of the sanctions against Russia and that it is ...
... refugees in the industrialized European countries.
The discussion has again demonstrated the need for a Track-2 Russia-EU dialogue aimed at overcoming the confidence crisis in relations between Russia and the European Union and between Russia and Germany.
July 12, 2016, was the final day of the 162nd Bergedorf Round Table held by the German
Körber Stiftung
and the Russian International Affairs Council with traditional participation of politicians, businesspersons and key experts on foreign affairs from the EU, Russia and the United States.
The six sessions focused on the origins of the Russia-West crisis seen as the gravest since the end of the Cold War, Russia's and united Europe's vision of their niches in the globalizing world, prospects...
