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On July 11, RIAC hosted a closed meeting on security challenges and prospects for cooperation between Russia and the EU in the Middle East and North Africa. On July 11, RIAC hosted a closed meeting on security challenges and prospects for cooperation between Russia and the EU in the Middle East and North Africa. The event was opened by Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General,...
On July 6–7, 2017, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) in cooperation with the EU Delegation to the Russian Federation and Institut Français des Relations Internationales (IFRI) held a seminar “Russia and the EU in the Wider Middle East”. On July 6–7, 2017, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) in cooperation with the EU Delegation to the Russian Federation and Institut Français des Relations Internationales ( IFRI ) held a seminar “Russia and the EU in the ...
Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General is representing Russia at the event. On July 3–5 European University Institute in Florence is hosting an international conference “ Beyond Borders and States: The New Actors of the Globalized Middle East” under the auspices of Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies and Middle East Directions Program. The conference is dedicated to the social roots of radicalization and violence; the new forms of governance from above and from below ...
Representatives of European diplomatic and expert circles took part in the event. On June 26 RIAC took part in a closed meeting in Berlin that focused on the role of Russia in the Middle East. The event was organized by BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt , Al-Tawila, and Candid Foundation . Representatives of European diplomatic and expert circles took part in the event. The opening speeches were made by Dr. Michael Schaefer, Chairman ...
... renegotiating a new accord with Moscow or with other states. For the most part, Moscow has stated that it will respond by asymmetrical means to U.S. Missile Defense deployments and radar systems in Poland and Romania, as well as in Japan, South Korea, and the Middle East. How might the 2013 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear accord with Iran impact U.S. Missile Defense deployments in Europe — particularly given the fact that Iran’s presumed nuclear weapons program and its missile program ...
... Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, Bar Ilan University, Tel Aviv, Israel. Mideast and Security Policy Studies No. 135 The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies is an independent, non-partisan think tank conducting policy-relevant research on Middle Eastern and global strategic affairs, particularly as they relate to the national security and foreign policy of Israel and regional peace and stability. It is named in memory of Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat, whose efforts in pursuing peace lay ...
Donald Trump reserves the right to change his policy towards the Middle East Three months of Donald Trump’s presidency have wreaked havoc with American foreign policy that has been traditionally quite resilient despite ambitions of every new Administration. President Trump’s team has produced policy statements ...
... stuck to the commitment it made, Trump’s Secretary of State too agreed that Tehran has not violated the agreement. Yet, US has been extremely critical of the agreement and equated Iran with North Korea. It has accused of playing a negative role in the Middle East, which is harming Washington’s strategic interests in the region.Commenting on Iran, Tillerson stated: "The Trump administration is currently conducting across the entire government a review of our Iran policy ... an unchecked Iran ...
. The meeting was devoted to Russia-Saudi Arabia humanitarian cooperation in crisis situations in the Middle East, as well as countries' participation in multilateral humanitarian missions On April 18, Aleksandr Aksenenok, RIAC member, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipoteniary, and Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, participated in the meeting ...
On April 6, RIAC and International Crisis Group (ICG) held a joint workshop addressing issues of security and development in the Middle East and North Africa. The event was opened by Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Jost Hiltermann, Program Director for the Middle East and North Africa, ICG. The first session covered Middle Eastern actors’ stances in the regional ...
