The meeting was attended by experts from Russia and the EU, permanent members of the group, as well as invited experts on relevant topics
On February 27–28, 2020, Russian International Affairs Council together with the Delegation of the European Union to the Russian Federation, held a plenary “Alternative Futures of EU-Russia Relations – Methodology and Perspectives”. The scenario discussions focused on three areas: the EU, Russia, and the European security in 2030; the EU, Russia, and their neighborhood ...
On February 26, 2020, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, had a meeting with Pierre Levy, French Ambassador to Russia.
On February 26, 2020, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, had a meeting with Pierre Levy, French Ambassador to Russia.
The following issues were discussed in the course of the meeting: the development of Russian-French relations, possible ...
The meeting with the German diplomat focused on the issues related to Russia’s cooperation with the FRG and the European Union, prospects for resolving the conflict in Donbass, possible future of the European arms control, ways to restore European unity, and the evolution of transatlantic relations
On February 25, 2020, Sebastian Groth, Director for Policy Planning ...
... for 2019 suggest that foreign trade averaged $665 billion per year, compared to $783 billion in 2014. What’s more alarming, Russia’s foreign trade actually fell last year (by $23 billion). And while trade with China has grown significantly, the European Union remains Moscow's main trade partner (making up approximately two-fifths of Russia's total foreign trade).
Despite a very successful 2019, foreign direct investment (FDI) is also down significantly compared to 2014, not to mention 2013. China, and Asia as a whole, have not become an effective alternative to EU countries as the ...
... relations between Russia and Europe, starting from the events of 1989–1991 and continuing until the present day, has been dominated by the different visions that Moscow and European capitals have of the most critical parameters of regional security. The Russian foreign policy doctrine contains a provision on the indivisibility of regional security as a central tenet. Formally, the European Union does not have any objections to this, but nuances determine the content of the relations between the two sides.
Twelve Steps Toward Greater Security in Ukraine and the Euro-Atlantic Region. Twelve Steps Toward Greater Security in Ukraine ...
... wide selection of dishes instead of being offered a set meal from the menu.
As far as we can tell, the principle of "selective engagement" was mostly supported in Moscow, albeit with little enthusiasm. Generally speaking, cooperation between Russia and the European Union was primarily selective before 2014 anyway, and the prospect of creating a unified "Greater Europe" had more or less fizzled out by the end of the 2000s. This is why, three months after the “five guiding principles” had been ...
... has started. The Charter for European Security signed in November 1999 in Istanbul was intended to “contribute to the formation of a common and indivisible security space” on the European continent. This document, as well as many others, signed by Russia, the European Union, NATO and other parties, was the foundation for establishing far-reaching plans to build a Greater Europe, a Common space stretching from Vladivostok to Lisbon and shared spaces in various cooperation areas, etc.
These developments transpired ...
... possible consequences of the idea to form a political union of conservative and nationalist forces, with necessary reference to Russia.
The Manifesto of “National Conservatism”
One of the conference organisers, former President of the American Enterprise ... ... commented: “We are the ‘black sheep’ of the community – the EPP would like to be part of the power structure of the European Union by any means. And if the price of that is to give up certain values to make a compromise with the left, they do ...
On February 19, 2020 the press-conference: “Reconstruction of Syria: Visions from Russia and the EU” will be held at the International Multimedia Press Center MIA "Rossiya Segodnya" (Russia Today). Post-conflict reconstruction of Syria is a vital component of the plans to turn this country into a stable, secure and peaceful ...
For the United States, for the European Union, for Russia, for China and for many other leading players in world politics, the great turning point, most likely, will not be in 2020, but in 2024
US history knows just a few examples of how an incumbent president struggling for re-election is defeated ...
