... The meeting was also attended by the German Federal Foreign Office staff and representatives of the German Embassy in Moscow, including Rüdiger von Fritsch, the Ambassador of Germany.
The following issues were discussed in the course of the meeting: Russia-Germany and Russia-the EU relations, the possibilities for reducing tensions between Moscow and Washington, and the prospects for resolving the crisis around Ukraine in the context of the presidential elections in the country.
... more inclined towards pragmatism. Still, I think we should wait for his first key staff appointments. In any case, they will be working within the pro-Western paradigm and lead the country towards collaboration with international financial bodies, the European Union and NATO. Russia–Ukraine relations will largely depend on the general trends in U.S.–Russia relations, and I think gradually moving away from escalation is the maximum that Kiev would be willing to do in its relations with Moscow. This should probably start ...
On April 22–25, 2019, the 13th International Forum on the Problems of International Information Security was held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany).
On April 22–25, 2019, the 13th International Forum on the Problems of International Information Security was held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany).
The forum was organized by the National Association for International Information Security (NAIIS) with the International Affairs Journal and gathered over 100 experts from 18 countries (the USA, the...
... Syrian actors in the process, the European outlook, and the Turkish course on economic recovery in Syria with a focus on Afrin and the «Euphrates Shield» areas.
Alexander Aksenyonok, RIAC Vice President, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia, presented the Russian view on the challenges of economic recovery in Syria. Some ideas were expressed by Ruslan Mamedov, RIAC Program Assistant, and Yuri Barmin, RIAC Expert, who also moderated one of the sessions.
It is time for Ukraine to start building its identity without ties to external factors — pro-European leanings or confrontation with Russia
Volodymyr Zelensky’s victory was hardly a surprise for anyone in Ukraine.
Polls
conducted in the last few weeks showed that Ukrainians were more interested in the new president they elected last Sunday than in the incumbent. Even though many ...
... international law. It has a natural explanation – when the UN Charter was written no one could imagine massive computerisation, and even in the Cold War times computers occupied entire rooms. Constantly referring to the primacy of international law, Russia has never considered it to be a rigid matter carved in stone – we are convinced that cybercrimes must be codified. I see a flash of hope in the fact that EU leaders, for instance, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, are calling to promote international cooperation towards enhancing security and stability in cyberspace and mark her readiness to engage in relevant discussions on the UN platform....
... top tier.
Andrey Kortunov:
Heartland Reunion: Geopolitical Chimera or Historical Chance?
Some analysts contend that EU-Russia relations will naturally improve over the long term. Nonetheless, in the meantime, Moscow finds itself situated between a European Union whose sanctions against Russia are one of the few signs of unity among member states, and a strategic partnership with China that
rests on mixed foundations
.
The Kremlin is keen to play up its agreement with Beijing on normative issues, such as their shared skepticism toward ...
On April 18, 2019, Russian International Affairs Council hosted the presentation of Security Radar 2019 research, implemented by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Vienna.
On April 18, 2019, Russian International Affairs Council hosted the presentation of Security Radar ...
... be a positive step in this direction, at which a number of practical issues could be put forward for discussion.
First, it is time to seriously consider expanding the composition of the group. Now would be a good time to invite representatives of the European Union and the United States to take part. And such a decision would be entirely justified, as it would allow external players to pool their efforts, thus avoiding unnecessary competition and duplication.
Andrey Kortunov, Samuel Charap:
U.S.-Russia Engagement on the Ukraine Crisis
Second, the President of Ukraine could talk at the meeting about the cabinet’s first priority steps to overcome the socioeconomic crisis and identify areas where international assistance is needed the most. This ...
... Eurasian, Pacific but also, above all, a European power, which has made a huge contribution to European culture and played a decisive role in its history.
On its turn, in the absence of Russia, CoE in many respects loses its “raison d’être”. Without Russia, it will not do anything that the European Union no longer does or does not do in the framework of assistance programs to third European countries that are subject to EU enlargement policies or the Eastern Partnership policy.
So, the CoE crisis has a man-made character. Its origins lie ...
