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In the two decades following the end of the Cold War the notion of a Greater Europe, an integrated space stretching from Lisbon to Vladivostok, attracted a great deal of support. You only need read Russian President Vladimir Putin’s 2010 commentary in Seuddeutsche Zeitung to understand just how powerful this idea ...
... Rossotrudnichestvo Deputy Director Alexander Radkov, the event attracted young diplomats from Slovenia, Germany, Poland, Hungary and other countries. At session “ European Security, New Threats and Challenges ,” Dr. Yevtikhevich spoke on construction of Greater Europe, continental challenges, Russia-West cooperation options, as well as openings for Track 1.5 and Track 2 cooperation.
... which became especially evident during the Yugoslav crisis. In the meantime, the real discussion of pan-European values has proceeded and is still going on, not along the border between Russia and the rest of Europe but inside each individual country of Greater Europe. For instance, there is a discussion of the cultural and civilizational sources of Europeanism—it is worth recalling the fate of the European Constitution, which was dismissed because it was impossible to achieve consensus on inclusion ...
... Speech at the 20th Annual International Conference of the Baltic Forum “The US, the EU and Russia – the New Reality”, 12 September 2015, Riga, Latvia. 1. People of my generation have for decades dreamt of a united and indivisible Greater Europe. Of course, there have always been sceptics who thought this an impossible dream. Yet the tone was set by romantics who believed in their star. The dream of a Greater Europe began to acquire tangible features in the mid-1970s with the signing ...
... Proceeding from a premise that the Russia-West contradictions have been amassing during the past years to bring a full-scale crisis exacerbated by the Ukraine turmoil, the discussants covered a broad range of issues including the feasibility of the Greater Europe project, new security challenges (ISIS and migration collapse in Europe), possible areas for Russia-Europe cooperation and appropriate mechanisms, international priorities and interests of Russia, European countries, the United States and ...
... for the 2015 projects on top issues of Russian-Italian cooperation. Mr. Margelov and Dr. Timofeev briefed the attendees on RIAC’s proposals for advancing the bilateral dialogue, Globalization 2.0 project and educational program " Building Greater Europe ". In October 2014, RIAC and ISPI met in Rome to hold a Vnesheconombank-sponsored roundtable “ Resumption of Russian-European Dialogue: from Damage Minimization to New Cooperation Format ” on Russia-EU political and economic ...
On February 10, 2014, Russian International Affairs Council held seminar "Higher Education for Greater Europe: Jean Monnet Program for Russian Universities" co-sponsored by Erasmus Plus Russian National Office and moderated by RIAC Program Director Ivan Timofeev. In his opening remarks, RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov stressed that ...
... Eastern Europe. However, today our two countries find themselves in somewhat similar positions: in the foreseeable future their chances to become integral parts of the European ‘core’ are not very high. Perspectives and challenges for building Greater Europe. Working Paper Speaking of Russia, I have to observe that the current relations between Moscow and Brussels experience a deep and profound crisis – maybe, the most serious crisis we’ve seen during the whole history of this ...
The “Greater Europe – 2030” international working group met in London on 12 December. The session was organized by the European Leadership Network for multilateral nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, the Russian International Affairs Council ...
Without values and ideological guidelines, any pragmatic activity carried out by a country resembles “rats in the garbage” For over 20 years the idea of building a Greater Europe has been a significant landmark along the way to cooperation in the Euro-Atlantic region. However, building a Greater Europe faces at least three fundamental problems: 1. How best to resolve the “security dilemma” between Russia ...
| U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements |
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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