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March to Tripoli, or a Third Civil War in Libya: Initial Results

... is affiliated with K. Haftar, said in an interview with the Alhurra television station that the LNA would be willing to accept a ceasefire without withdrawing from the outskirts of Tripoli, a condition that Sarraj has rejected. Haftar’s visits to Italy and France, which took place shortly after Sarraj visited these countries, were also devoted primarily to finding ways to establish a ceasefire. Andrey Kortunov, Malcolm Chalmers: Upholding Stability in the Middle East: An Opportunity for Russia–Europe ...

13.06.2019

Connectivity Italian Style

Rome Joins the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative Xi Jinping’s historic visit to Italy on March 21–23, 2019 was marked by the signing of a memorandum on Italy’s joining the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative. Despite the fact that 13 other EU countries have signed similar memorandums with China, the significance of Italy’s decision ...

26.03.2019

Can Italy's "Government of Change" Change All of Europe?

... have to rescue the Italian economy. However, Brussels is growing ever more reluctant to save Rome March 1 st marks nine months to the day since the new Italian "government of change" came to power. Few in Europe would have believed that Italy, one of the EU founding states which had been governed by centrist cabinets for over 30 years, would end up with a coalition of right- and left-wing Eurosceptics, who would be calling for a revision of the fundamental principles of European integration....

04.03.2019

Russian-Italian Civil Society Dialogue Forum

On February 5, 2019, Elena Alekseenkova, RIAC Program Manager, took part in the meeting of the Russian part of the Russian-Italian Civil Society Dialogue Forum, held at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation. On February 5, 2019, Elena Alekseenkova, RIAC Program Manager, took part in the meeting of the Russian part of the Russian-Italian Civil Society Dialogue Forum, held at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation. The event was attended by Pasquale...

11.02.2019

Italy as Enfant Terrible of European Unity

For the European Union it is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain unity and solidarity On February 1, 2019, Italy blocked the European Union’s statement recognizing Juan Guaidó as interim president of Venezuela, thereby compromising again the EU’s common foreign policy in front of the whole world. For the European Union it is becoming increasingly difficult ...

06.02.2019

An Unforeseeable Europe

... compared to 2016. The Spanish government somehow managed to quash yet another outburst of Catalan separatism. The single European currency demonstrated its stability, with none of the Eurozone member countries abandoning the Euro. Elena Alekseenkova: Italy and France: Used to Be Friends… or is it Suddenly not so? If 2016 went down in European history as an annus horribilis, then it would be fair to call 2017 annus mirabilis. Just like in 1683, when the giant army of the Ottoman Empire was miraculously ...

29.01.2019

Italy and France: Used to Be Friends… or is it Suddenly not so?

It is obvious that today it is simply impossible to talk about fruitful cooperation between Italy and France for the cause of building a new “United Europe” On January 20, 2019, leader of Italy’s Five Star Movement and Deputy Prime Minister of the coalition cabinet Luigi Di Maio said that France is “one of those countries that by ...

28.01.2019

RIAC at MED2018 International Conference on Security and Development Issues in Mediterranean Region

... of the Russian Federation in the Italian Republic; Oleg Stepanov, Head of Russian MFA Department of Foreign Policy Planning; Maria Zakharova, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman; and other representatives of Russian MFA and the Embassy of Russia in Italy. Russian International Affairs Council is one of MED2018 institutional partners. As part of the conference preparation, on September 18, 2018, RIAC, together with ISPI, with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation ...

25.11.2018
 

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  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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