... which may bring greater potential benefits to Germany and other net contributor states. A historic opportunity is opening for Germany to re-enter the Middle East.
From Berlin-Baghdad to Berlin-Damascus
Anna Kuznetsova:
Greater Eurasia: Perceptions from Russia, the European Union, and China
Germany’s interest in the Middle East dates back to the turn of the 19th century. The Middle East was a region thirsting for investment in infrastructure and for industrial imports. The Berlin-Baghdad railway was planned to ...
... communities, professional administrators and RIAC members.
Plenary session speakers included Vladimir Malakhov, Director of the Center for Theoretical and Applied Political Science at RANEPA; Sven-Olov Carlsson, Deputy Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Russia; Olga Kirillova, Head of the General Administration for Migration Issues at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation; Oleg Malginov, Director of the Department for Relations with Compatriots Abroad at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...
... fleeing war are increasingly eclipsed by popularity-seeking politicians demanding a cap on migration and auguring the onset of chaos and terror for Europe.
Patrick Taran:
Migration, Globalization and Economic Viability: Challenges and Opportunities for Russia & Eurasia
This securitization of migration is equally a feature of Russia. Natives of Central Asia were involved in virtually every underground terrorist cell, every terrorist attack staged or prevented in the country over the past few years. In ...
... short to medium term, Turkey's relations with Germany and the EU will remain far from normal.
Migration agreement
Pyotr Stegniy:
Russia–Turkey Interface for Europe
The current souring of Ankara's relations with Berlin stems from a number of structural factors ... ... grew more vocal in demanding visa-free travel for its citizens and intensification of talks on the country’s accession to the European Union.
Since late 2004, Ankara has enjoyed EU candidate member status. To join the EU, each candidate state needs to ...
The following issues were discussed in the course of the meeting: Russia-EU and Russia-U.S. relations, as well as the current state and prospects for Russia-Finland cooperation.
On September 11 Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Dmitry Trenin, RIAC member, Director of the Carnegie Moscow Center, met up ...
... isn’t the same as the Soviet Union was at the peak of its power. Geopolitical parity between East and West would only be possible with the establishment of a Russian-Chinese military-political alliance.
Andrey Kortunov:
"Seven Phantoms of the Russia's Policy Toward the European Union"
Third, the Cold War model was fashioned by Soviet and U.S. leaders to stand up to the biggest threats of the twentieth century. The twenty-first century has brought many new challenges, and the Cold War model can offer little help ...
A joint seminar with the Embassy of Estonia to Russia and the Delegation of the European Union in the Russian Federation is planned for mid-autumn 2017.
On August 30, 2017, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted a meeting with Arti Hilpus, the Estonian Ambassador to Russia. The meeting focused on the issues of holding a seminar in the ...
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Russia’s willingness to engage Europe on Ukraine and its offer of a coalition against Islamic State in Syria are linked to Moscow’s hopes progressively easing EU-imposed sanctions and restoring a modicum of economic relations with Western Europe.
Russia also hoped that developments in the European Union, including Brexit and elections in France, would lead to a less Atlanticist, less Russoskeptic EU. These hopes have also been disappointed.
Russia’s rupture with the West has increased the importance of the country’s non-Western partners....
... following issues were discussed in the course of the meeting: the dynamics of social, economic, and political situation in the Middle East and North Africa; state and perspectives for Syrian conflict resolution; and opportunities for cooperation between Russia and the European Union in the region.
Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, Timur Makhmutov, RIAC Deputy Director of Programs, and Ruslan Mamedov, RIAC Program Assistant, represented RIAC at the meeting.
... gone wrong over the past two years.
An international collision over Ukraine began in early 2014, driven by incompatible aspirations on the part of the involved countries. Ukraine sought to protect its sovereignty and to draw closer to the EU and NATO. Russia was trying to halt the eastward spread of Western security structures and to retain political leverage over Ukraine. France and Germany were eager to see European security restored and to contain what they perceived as Russian aggression. As with ...
