... possibility of new sanctions being imposed on Russia by the US, it is the European view that is worth looking at. Dr Richard Connolly, Associate Fellow for Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House (UK) shares his thoughts on economic ties between Russia and the European Union.
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Richard Connolly
How do you think will possible new US sanctions affect economic ties between the EU and Russia?
In this case we can only guess. If we look at the evidence from the last few years there has been deterioration,...
On February 8–9, 2018, within «Public Diplomacy. EU and Russia.» project Russian International Affairs Council and Delegation of the European Union to Russia held a seminar on the prospects of economic interaction under sanctions.
On February 8–9, 2018, within «Public Diplomacy. EU and Russia.» project Russian International Affairs Council and
Delegation of the European Union to Russia
held a ...
... theory and in practice. The upcoming elections are likely to bring a similar rethink. Russia faces a number of forks in the road, which could determine the direction of its foreign policy.
Relations with the West are a priority. The United States and the European Union this year will increase pressure on Russia via sanctions, military deterrence and information warfare. Russia will respond in kind, though the balance of power is significantly skewed in the West’s favor.
Broadly speaking, the aim of Western countries is to change Russia’s approach ...
... thought had paved the way for a fundamentally new alignment of powers both in Europe, and in the world in general.
Andrey Kortunov:
Russia's Changing Relations with the West: Prospects for a New Hybrid System
At the beginning of the 2010s, trade between Russia and the European Union exceeded US 400 billion per year, EU countries accounted for more than 60 per cent of all foreign investments into Russia, with the cumulative volume of European investments into the Russian economy reaching US 300 billion. And Russia’s ...
... 20 Barcelona Centre for International Affairs — CIDOB in cooperation with Centre for Global Economy and Geopolitics — ESADE and with the support of Barcelona City Council held an international seminar «War and Peace in the 21st Century? What is Russia up to?».
On January 20
Barcelona Centre for International Affairs — CIDOB
in cooperation with
Centre for Global Economy and Geopolitics — ESADE
and with the support of Barcelona City Council held an international seminar «War and Peace ...
... in Switzerland, Austria, etc. are not accidental; they manifest the profound changes that have taken place in American and European societies over the last decade [
12
].
The Impasse
It may appear paradoxical at first glance, but the United States, Russia, the European Union and China are all similar to each other, not due to their (sometimes deserved) claim to the role of great powers, but to their being in similar impasses.
Andrey Kortunov:
Russia's Changing Relations with the West: Prospects for a New Hybrid ...
... the key European institutions. Can we say in earnest that in 2017 Russia was discussing the future of the Russian project with the same zealousness, breadth and intensity?
It is of course possible that skeptics will soon mount another attack on the European Union, and that pro-Russian leaders will come to power in one or two European countries. It is also possible that Trump will manage to win a tactical victory over the Deep State, minimizing the practical implementation of new anti-Russian sanctions. A new major armed conflict ...
How to build relations with the United States? Russia is not the only country asking itself this question
Late last year, President of the United States Donald Trump presented the country’s new National Security Strategy. The unveiling was handled with the kind of pomp typical of the current U....
... trajectories relate to each other?
RIAC and DGAP Report "Russia–EU Energy Relations"
One can easily imagine drifting further apart from each other guided by bitter disagreements about the past and their diverging perceptions of the future. The European Union will manage without Russia, and Russia will not collapse if it separates itself from EU. However, in this case our common continent will remain divided in the XXI century as it was for the most part of the XX century. The division will have a profound negative impact not ...
On December 18, 2017, RIAC in cooperation with European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) held EU–Russia Strategy Group meeting.
On December 18, 2017, RIAC in cooperation with European Council on Foreign Relations (
ECFR
) held EU–Russia Strategy Group meeting.
In the course of the meeting Russian and European experts discussed the prospects ...
