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RIAC at Forum for European and Mediterranean Think Tanks

On November 21–22, 2018, Rome hosted a forum for European and Mediterranean think tanks (Euro-Med Think Tank Forum) organized under the auspices of Italian MFA and Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) in cooperation with TTCSP. On November 21–22, 2018, Rome hosted a forum for European and Mediterranean ...

24.11.2018

The West and Russia: logic of punishment?

The second episode of the Meeting Russia interview with Ivan Timofeev, program director of RIAC, about Ukraine, the EU’s sanctions against Russia and Russian think tanks. The second episode of the Meeting Russia interview with Ivan Timofeev, RIAC Director of Programs, about Ukraine, the EU’s sanctions against Russia and Russian think tanks.

03.08.2018

“Russian Propaganda”: On Social Networks, in Eastern Europe, and Soon Everywhere

... Russia’s informational impact, which, in the light of the scandal concerning “Russian interference” in the 2016 presidential election, has turned into a new “major threat” for political circles in Washington. The dispute involving key American think tanks, including RAND Corporation, extends to more general questions about the role of information in international relations. However, it poses a very practical question to Russia at the same time: what should Russia do about “Russian propaganda”?...

31.07.2018

RIAC in the «Global Go To Think Tank Index Report 2017»

... of the global analytical centers rating «Global Go To Think Tank Index Report 2017». The full version will be published on May 1, 2018. On January 30, 2018, the University of Pennsylvania made a presentation of pre-launch version of the global think tanks rating «Global Go To Think Tank Index Report 2017». The full version will be published on March 1, 2018. Russia ranks 8th (130 organizations — an increase of 8 over the previous year) among the countries with the largest number of think ...

01.02.2018

RIAC Takes Part in Euro-MED Think Tanks Forum

On November 29-30, 2017, Rome hosted a forum for European and Mediterranean think tanks under the auspices of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) with the support of Think Tanks and Civil Society Program, University of Pensilvania....

01.12.2017

The Ideas Industry. How Pessimists, Partisans, and Plutocrats are Transforming the Marketplace of Ideas

The concept of the "public intellectual" has a rich and colorful history. It began in the early twentieth century, when the new mass media catapulted intellectuals who were able to write for the general public to semi-stardom. The first wave included figures like Walter Lippmann—who coined the term "stereotype" and is widely considered the founder of media studies—and by the 1950s, public intellectuals as a species had become a powerful and influential force in the American cultural...

11.05.2017

RIAC among World’s Top Think Tanks

The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program at the University of Pennsylvania has released its annual Global Go to Think Tank Index Report , the most comprehensive ranking of the world’s top think tanks. The program conducts research on policy institutes ...

01.02.2017

RIAC and Australian National University sign a MOU

On August 26, 2016, in Canberra, Director of the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs at the Australian National University Michael Wesley and Director of the Russian International Affairs Council Andrey Kortunov signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The parties discussed potential priorities in view of cooperation between the two organizations including international food security and comparative analysis of the R2T concept interpretations. The bilateral agreement was based on the outcomes...

30.08.2016

Ilya Kravchenko: US-Russia cooperation in Nuclear Non-Proliferation during current crisis in their relationship. Interview with Mr. William Courtney

....-Soviet defense and space (missile defense) talks. (Biography is taken from Mr. Courtney’s RAND Corporation profile) Interview was conducted in Moscow, on April 17th 2016. Ilya Kravchenko: Mr. Courtney, being representative of one of the leading Think Tanks not only in the US but in the world, what interesting insights can say about structure or funding of the Think Tanks? William Courtney.: Think Tanks currently serve to solving many issues. Many countries have branding problems. Think Tanks ...

22.04.2016

“Hybrid war” – a Scholarly Term or a Propaganda Cliché?

In June 2015 the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) published a report entitled “Russia’s Hybrid War in Ukraine: Breaking the enemy’s ability to resist”, by András Rácz, a senior research fellow at the institute [1] . As the title indicates, the subject of the paper is the phenomenon of “hybrid war”. Following Russia’s accession of Crimea and the start of military actions between Ukrainian security forces and units of the non-recognised Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics in 2014...

17.07.2015
 

Poll conducted

  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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