... sessions with the participation of RIAC were attended by high-ranking officials and heads of international organizations: Thomas Greminger, OSCE Secretary General; Karin Kneissl, Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs; Markus Ederer, Ambassador of the European Union to the Russian Federation; Alexander Marschik, Political Director of the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of Austria; Stavros Lambrinidis, European Union's Special Representative for Human Rights, etc.
It is ...
On August 21–22, Finland hosted 5th Annual «Helsinki Summer Session», an annual international expert meeting held by Finish Institute of International Affairs as part of the implementation of the Finnish Government Plan for Analysis, Assessment, and Research activities for 2018.
On August 21–22, Finland hosted 5th Annual «Helsinki Summer Session», an annual international expert meeting held by
Finish Institute of International Affairs
as part of the implementation of the Finnish Government Plan...
Washington’s increased radicalism is something that gives Russian diplomacy even more room to maneuver
The US’s latest initiatives continue the trend of escalating and intensifying the sanctions. The new documents directly refer to Russia as an aggressor and adversary not unlike the DPRK, Syria and even ISIS. Russian political leaders are the embodiment of evil and existential threat to the “free world.” the title of the new US bill — Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act (DASKAA)...
On August 7, new US sanctions against Iran came into force. The European Union declared its intention to block them in order to protect European companies working in Tehran. Can this policy be successful? What are the prospects of the US-EU and US-Iran confrontation and what does the future hold for the fragile Iranian ...
EU and the Rule of Law
It started with a kiss: how Juncker
wooed
Trump — Much of the leading Western media has recently been celebrating what they called a successful step in de-escalating the trade war between the United States and the European Union. I came to make a deal, and we have a deal, Juncker
proclaimed
in an interview with the German Broadcasting Company ARD. Critics argue that the President of the European Commission does not have the power to negotiate international agreements,...
The second episode of the Meeting Russia interview with Ivan Timofeev, program director of RIAC, about Ukraine, the EU’s sanctions against Russia and Russian think tanks.
The second episode of the Meeting Russia interview with Ivan Timofeev, RIAC Director of Programs, about Ukraine, the EU’s sanctions against Russia and Russian think tanks.
Russia is not an alternative to Turkey’s cooperation with the European Union; neither Turkey is a substitute for Russia working harder to resolve its problems with the United States and Europe
Relations between Russia and Turkey have always been and will always be a controversial subject. For both countries, this ...
... common European market. In his first two terms as president, Vladimir Putin very much shared this vision: He was very keen to consider a Europe from Lisbon to Vladivostok. But the West was not welcoming. It wasn’t ready. I’m not saying that the European Union shouldn’t have expanded into Eastern Europe, but it was quite clear at the time that the expansion would hurt relations because of all the historical problems between Russia and its Eastern European neighbors.
Don’t get me wrong: I ...
There are growing fears inside the European Union that Donald Trump’s pragmatic approach of cooperation with Russia will further strengthen the position of those in EU member states who criticize Brussels
The NATO Summit, held on July 11–12, 2018, gave Brussels and the EU countries ...
Interview with Kadri Liik and Nicolas de Pedro
In the midst of FIFA 2018 hosted in various Russian cities, RIAC welcomed another round of the EU–Russia Expert Network on Foreign Policy. RIAC Website editor Maria Smekalova talks migration, bilateral relations, and football matters with
Kadri Liik
, Senior Policy Fellow at ECFR, and
Nicolas de Pedro
, Head of the Russia and Eurasia Program at CIDOB.
How is the latest migration agreement going to influence the internal agenda in your country and...
