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European Union Interference in Central Asia: What Does It Mean for Russia and China?

The European Union (EU) has been active is Central Asia since the breakup of the Soviet Union twenty-five years ago. Despite its geographical ... ... interests and thinking. The region occupies an important place in EU strategic thinking because of its location between China and Russia, and because of its position in the East-West energy trade and developing transport corridors. The following paragraphs ...

02.07.2017

RIAC Takes Part in a Closed Meeting in Berlin on the Role of Russia in the Middle East

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 ...

29.06.2017

Breaking the U.S.-Russia Impasse: Keeping the Door Open to Dialogue

... best means to advance the social, economic and political development of eastern Ukraine and Crimea? What should be done about refugee crisis from eastern Ukraine to Russia and from Syria and other countries to the European Union countries? How should Russia and the European Union respond? Impact of rise of China China is the elephant in the room, or as Mao might say, the monkey watching two tigers fight. Is Beijing benefiting from U.S.-European-Russian rivalries? How does Moscow see the rise of China as a political-economic ...

28.06.2017

ECFR EU–Russia Strategy Group Meeting

European and Russian experts, as well as the representatives of German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, were discussing EU-Russia cooperation issues in terms of Ukrainian crisis, in the Middle East, and in the Balkans, the prospects for Russia-the U.S. relations development,...

20.06.2017

Damage Assessment: EU-Russia Relations in Crisis

... crisis. Featuring Russian and European experts, the report presents their analysis on fundamental aspects of deteriorating EU-Russia relations, including economic impact, political relations and people-to-people contact. For each of these areas the Russian experts present and assess developments inside their own country, while Western authors describe the situation at the EU level and in selected European Union countries. The report was edited by RIAC Director of Programs Ivan Timofeev, ELN Research Director Lukasz Kulesa and ELN Research Fellow Joseph Dobbs. The piece includes articles by Russian experts: Natalia Evtikhevich, Pavel Kanevsky, ...

20.06.2017

Montenegro in the “Zone of Containment” for Russia

Geo-strategic changes in the Balkans force Russia to consider the region’s new position in Russian foreign policy Reasons for Montenegro’s Accession to NATO Two main motivations are present in the actions of NATO on the western part of the Balkan Peninsula—one strategic and one tactical....

14.06.2017

Italian Diplomats Visit RIAC

... Ambassador Armando Barucco, Director of Department of Political Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy, and Roberto Orlando, first Advisor of Italian Embassy in Moscow, visited RIAC. Italian diplomats discussed the current state of affairs between Russia and the EU, Russia-NATO relations and the pressing issues of Russia-Italy bilateral relations. RIAC guests were informed about the results of the Council's and its Italian partners joint projects as well RIAC's further plans regarding Italian direction....

26.05.2017

The EU-Russia Strategic Partnership was destined to fail from the start

The establishment of the Strategic Partnership between Russia and the EU back in 1994 was perceived as a huge step in their bilateral relationship. In the early 2000s it even seemed to move forward: in 2003 four EU-Russia ‘common spaces’ were formulated at a summit in Saint Petersburg as Moscow and Brussels ...

23.04.2017
 

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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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