... hosted the third German-Russian expert meeting on security issues in and around Europe.
The meeting is held annually with the support of Konrad Adenauer Foundation and aims to compare the positions of Germany and Russia on a wide range of issues of international security, identify coinciding and diverging interests, and define possible areas for cooperation between the two countries.
The third expert meeting was held in the context of the formation of a new government coalition in Berlin, along ...
On March 15, 2018, Igor Ivanov, President of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), held a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Russian Federation Li Hui and diplomats of the Embassy.
On March 15, 2018, Igor Ivanov, President of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), held a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Russian Federation Li Hui and diplomats...
... from the UK and other countries, officers from MFA and other British ministries, representatives of foreign embassies and international organizations, journalists, and NGO leaders took part in the event.
The discussions focused on: recent changes in international security at the global and regional levels, the changing nature of international conflicts, the new approaches of the great powers to international alliances, changes in the strategy and tactics of international interventions, the dynamics ...
The concept of strategic stability as we have known it since early 1960s becomes antiquated and immaterial
The recent President Putin’s Address to the Federal Assembly turned out to be a colorful overview of new futuristic weapons — nuclear powered cruise missiles, underwater drones, exotic laser strike systems, and so on. Military and technical experts — in Russia and abroad — now discuss whether the Kremlin already has such advanced weapons at its disposal and if some of them can ever be developed...
... very actors that they aimed to deter with opportunities for their exploitation.” To date, the CD remains deadlocked and the probability of reaching consensus on the Russian proposal is very low.
Dmitry Stefanovich:
Nuclear Weapons Prohibition and International Security
It appears that the current discordance between the US and Russia over chemical weapons terrorism is due to the diametrically-opposing views of these countries about who is responsible for numerous chemical weapons attacks in Syria....
Russia was represented by Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Boris Kuznetsov, Director at the Centre of International and Regional Policy (Saint Petersburg).
On February 26, 2018,
Danish Institute for International Studies
(DIIS) hosted a roundtable discussion «Security Policy in the Baltic Region: Current State of Affairs and Future Opportunities».
The roundtable was attended by Danish and foreign experts on traditional and new dimensions of security in the region, including the balance...
On February 22, 2018, Islamabad (Pakistan) hosted a conference on current relations between Pakistan, Iran, and Saudi Arabia, and the security challenges in the region. The event was organized by Strategic Vision Institute (Islamabad, Pakistan).
On February 22, 2018, Islamabad (Pakistan) hosted a conference on current relations between Pakistan, Iran, and Saudi Arabia, and the security challenges in the region. The event was organized by Strategic Vision Institute (Islamabad, Pakistan).
The conference...
On February 17, 2018, the roundtable «Co-operative Security in Europe: Priorities of the New OSCE Secretary General» was held within Munich Security Conference under the auspices of Center for Security Studies (CSS) ETH Zürich), with the participation of OSCE secretariat.
On February 17, 2018, the roundtable «Co-operative Security in Europe: Priorities of the New OSCE Secretary General» was held within Munich Security Conference under the auspices of Center for Security Studies (CSS) ETH Zürich)...
... Assembly, Italy
Ernest J. Moniz
Co-Chair and CEO, Nuclear Threat Initiative; and former U.S. Secretary of Energy, United States
Ferdinando Nelli Feroci
President, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Italy
Professor
Roland Paris
University Research Chair in International Security and Governance, University of Ottawa, Canada
Paul Quilès
Former Defence Minister; and Chairman of IDN (Initiatives for Nuclear Disarmament), France
Bruno Racine
Chairman, Fondation pour la recherche stratégique, France
Joan ...
In the Euro-Atlantic region today, the risks of a fateful error leading to nuclear conflict are compounded by heightened tensions between NATO and Russia – and little communication between military and political leaders. In the absence of some positive initiative, we will continue to drift toward danger.
When leaders from across the Euro-Atlantic region meet at the Munich Security Conference this week, the “win-lose” framework defining relations between Western countries and Russia will be entering...
