... 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 ...
... leading industrial corporations of Finland with a total of more than EUR 10 billion investment in 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.
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
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 ...
If another state were to do this, they would have to think very carefully on how they need to educate their people and correctly express the question being asked
During the 11th
EUREN meeting
in Moscow, the RIAC editorial team sat down with Dr Maxine David, Lecturer in European Studies at Leiden University and Research Fellow at the Global Europe Centre at the University of Kent. The discussion was focused on the uncertainty surrounding Brexit, how a new generation of voters could potentially...
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 ...
... countries to discuss the current issues of the European continent. The conference participants touched upon the internal and external challenges to European democracy, the difficulties in the development of European institutions, the interaction of the European Union with major global players. Russia at the conference was represented by Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Lyubov Shishelina, Head of Department of Central and Eastern Europe Studies at RAS Institute of Europe, Head of Visegrad ...
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 political initiative the EU launched in 2009 for developing relations with six eastern countries of the former socialist bloc. The collaboration program with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine was primarily intended as...
... the recognition of Kosovo.
The emergence of a
de facto
autonomous Crimea and Donbas in 2014/2015 and the proliferation of unrecognized and partially recognized territories provided a significant challenge to international organizations such as the European Union, NATO, and the Eurasian Economic Union. This article explains why Moscow, Washington and Brussels decided to recognize new countries
à la carte
instead of applying the Montevideo Convention.
Ostrich diplomacy
According to International ...
... Turkey, who all retain maximum influence in the process. EU states are, to an extent, bystanders. However Europe does retain 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 diplomatic spheres, and it lacks leverage over the involved parties on the ground. With regards to Syria, the EU has largely ...
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 ...
