... the Tiergarten towards Brandenburg Gate. There we were immediately blended into the motley crowd of people who had, on a whim, decided to tear the Wall down.
“A Celebration of Disobedience”
Andrey Kortunov:
Most of the Strategic Challenges for Russia and the EU Are Likely to Come from the Changing International Context
In fact, tearing down the symbol of a divided Europe proved much harder than anyone had anticipated. It turned out the East Germans had done a fine job when they built the Wall ...
... the Swedish Embassy in Russia.
The discussion focused on the current state, current dynamics and prospects for resolving the conflict in Yemen, the role of regional forces (Saudi Arabia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates) and external players (the USA, Russia, the European Union, UN) in search of models and options for achieving peace. Particular attention was paid to the possibilities of cooperation between Russia and the European Union on the Yemen vector. The meeting was moderated by Malena Mård, Ambassador ...
... Russia, met in Moscow.
Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, Mikko Hautala, Finnish Ambassador to Russia, and Aleska Simkic, Deputy Head of Delegation European Union, spoke at the session on the issues of Russian foreign policy and relations between Russia and the European Union.
... parliamentarians from the European Union
On November 16, 2019, in Liebenberg (Brandenburg, Germany), with the assistance of Robert Bosch Stiftung (Germany), a closed seminar was held for members of the German Bundestag and other parliamentarians from the European Union. The seminar focused on EU political strategy regarding key external partners — Russia, China, and Turkey — in the context of recent elections to the European Parliament and leadership changes in the European External Action Service.
Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, addressed the participants of the seminar.
On November 13, 2019, Russian International Affairs Council, the Embassy of Finland to Russia, and the Delegation of the European Union to Russia held a joint seminar “EU–Russia Relations in the Context of Finland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU”.
On November 13, 2019, Russian International Affairs Council, the Embassy of Finland to Russia, and the Delegation of the European ...
The “West or Russia” choice cuts off many additional opportunities for Eastern Partnership countries
Vyacheslav Sutyrin:
Russia and Belarus: The “Post-Soviet” Interaction Model Is Exhausting
2019 marks the 10
th
anniversary of the Eastern Partnership, a ...
... Constitutional process, although chaired by the UN, is vital for the key players in the conflict, particularly Assad’s Syria, Russia and Turkey, who all retain maximum influence in the process. EU states are, to an extent, bystanders. However Europe does ... ... potential influence over the outcome and will be following the process very closely.
There are multiple reasons as to why the European Union has limited influence over this situation. The EU has been sidelined in the conflict, in both its military and ...
On October 31 – November 1, 2019, Russian International Affairs Council in cooperation with the Delegation of the European Union to the Russia held a workshop “Participation of Russia and the European Union in International Forums”.
On October 31 – November 1, 2019, Russian International Affairs Council in cooperation with the Delegation of the European Union to Russia held a workshop “Participation of Russia and the European Union ...
A Wide-Ranging Interview with Ian Bond, Director of Foreign Policy at the Centre for European Reform
The RIAC editorial team recently sat down with
Ian Bond
, Director of Foreign Policy at the Centre for European Reform. Bond is an expert in Russia and the former Soviet Union, European foreign policy, as well as Europe/Asia relations and US foreign policy. In this interview, RIAC gets Bond’s take on current political developments in and around the EU and what such developments mean for ...
... Vladivostok, the Chinese “Belt and Road” project and the EU Connectivity Strategy – given the right approach with no confrontation, violent clash of interests or policy of containment – will benefit each and everyone.
Source:
Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the European Union
