... of international relations originates from a variety of factors. Given advancing globalization, rapid developments in science and technology and their penetration into all spheres of life, the changing paradigm of strategic stability, which underpins international security architecture, requires particular attention. The traditional paradigm of strategic stability has been consigned to the past by the new realities in world affairs, and new nascent aspects of military and political power.
The modern-day ...
This summer, Russian-American relations became focused on "reset-2". The idea emerged in late January 2013 when the Obama administration attempted to
revive strategic dialog with the Kremlin
. The popularity of "reset-2" or the "minor reset", went up after Secretary of State John Kerry visited Moscow on May 7, 2013 and the parties agreed to resume the BMD/START talks and convene an international conference on Syria, and peaked on June 17 at the G8 forum in Lough Erne...
Cold War stereotypes prevent the building of a new system of international links
On August 9, Russian foreign and defense ministers met their U.S. counterparts in Washington the day after President Obama had cancelled his September visit to Russia. American hawks were triumphant, as were Moscow’s hawks and some like-minded figures in Europe – all rubbing their hands over yet another slip up in the Russia-U.S. relationship. Cold War stereotypes are proving really hard to kill - poisoning...
International security in the post-Afghanistan era
The international community’s security attention is on the Middle East and interrelated homeland terrorism. These are important areas, of course, but geopolitical events elsewhere suggest that ...
Related Regional Security Concerns
Achieving a modernized conventional arms control arrangement in Europe requires new thinking and a new approach to addressing regional security. The task is not easy and it will likely take time, but initiating the process cannot wait if it is to contribute to long-standing American efforts towards strengthening European security. The development of a new arrangement is particularly challenging at a time when Moscow seems to be removing itself from ongoing cooperative...
On July 1st, 2013, a round table discussion on the Korean Peninsula security problems and inter-Korean relations was held at Lotte Hotel, Moscow, with participation of RIAC leaders and experts, as well as representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea.
The Russian side included RIAC President Igor Ivanov, RIAC General Director Andrei Kortunov, Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Alexander Panov, a RIAC member, Gleb Ivashentsov and Valery Sukhinin, as well as...
Working Paper №VII, 2013
The research is conducted in the framework of joint project of Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and Atlantic Council (AC) on perspective of “mutual assured stability” model in Russia-U.S. strategic relations. The research was presented on Russian-US seminar “
Russia-U.S. relations: new impetus to cooperation
”, March 25, 2013.
Authors
:
S.M. Rogov (Lead Author), Academician, RAS, Dr. of History; V.I. Esin, Ph.D. in Military Science, retired Colonel General;...
Bratislava Global Security Forum GLOBSEC 2013
The Prime Minister of Slovakia and Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Visegrad group countries almost did not mention Russia at the opening of the Global Security Forum in Slovakia. The Forum is a recognized platform for coordinating the foreign political agenda of the Visegrad Group – Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Czech Republic. This year it has been its eighth meeting.
The Visegrad policy-makers in their statements at the opening session basically...
Since the Cold War there has been a stereotype opinion about discussing global issues - it is often wrongly associated with traditional "centers" of international power.
Against this background the rapid growth of influence and authority of the
"Global Security" Forum (GLOBSEC 2013)
which is being held for the eighths time in Bratislava, Slovakia is noteworthy. This year participants from over 50 countries are taking part in the Forum. Challenges for global security and ways...
On April 3, 2013 an influential American
magazine “National Journal”
held a panel discussion on the topical issues of establishing a new security system in the Euro Atlantic region.
The leading American statesmen, members of the military, journalists and experts participated in it.
Igor Ivanov
, President of the RIAC, took part in the debate and gave his evaluation of the current state and perspectives of the US-Russian relations in the sphere of security, the outcomes of the “reset”...
