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Russian and EU Experts Discuss a Joint Report within EU-Russia Experts Network Project

On July 5¬–6, 2018, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Delegation of the European Union to Russia held a meeting to discuss the text of the joint report prepared by the Russian and EU experts on the results of the project on creation of EU-Russia Experts Network. On July 5­–6, 2018, Russian International Affairs Council ...

09.07.2018

Migration and «Vortex of Change» in Europe Discussed in Hungary

On July 3, 2018, Kőszeg (Hungary) hosted a session “At the Intersection of Migration and Populist Politics” within XXIII International Summer University (ISU) "Europe in the Vortex of Change”. On July 3, 2018, Kőszeg (Hungary) hosted a session “At the Intersection of Migration and Populist Politics” within XXIII International Summer University (ISU) "Europe in the Vortex of Change”. The cross-cutting theme of the University this year is "Europe in the Vortex of Change: Central European...

09.07.2018

ECFR Expert Meeting on EU-Russia Relations

On July 2–3, 2018, Vienna hosted a European Council on Foreign Relations expert meeting on current relations between the European Union and Russia. On July 2–3, 2018, Vienna hosted a European Council on Foreign Relations expert meeting on current relations between the European Union and Russia. The meeting was attended by experts, diplomats and officials from several ...

03.07.2018

The Fight for Nord Stream 2: The Interests of all the Players Involved

... a restriction of competition.” Poland has also tried to influence the European Commission (EC). For instance, Warsaw took the issue of expanding the provisions of the Third Energy Package to include maritime parts of gas pipelines running into the European Union. The new rules would mean that Gazprom would only be able to transport up to 50 per cent of the capacity of Nord Stream 2. It is a move designed to create unfavourable conditions for the project’s investors. Only 27.5 billion cubic metres ...

02.07.2018

Interview to British Channel 4

... all sorts of countries. You did not mention whether the EU fits into that. Do they need to worry about that new world order? S.Lavrov: Well, the EU is of course part of the collective West with the addition of new members from Eastern Europe. But the European Union is certainly a very important pillar of any world order. As for the Russian Federation, it is our biggest trade partner in spite of the fact that after the unfortunate developments and the wrongly understood interpretation of what the coup ...

02.07.2018

Fighting Sanctions: From Legislation to Strategy

President Vladimir Putin has signed federal law "On Measures (Countermeasures) Against Unfriendly Actions of the United States of America and Other Foreign Countries." The State Duma is also discussing sanctions-related amendments to the Criminal Code. Both pieces of legislation sparked a broad public response while still at the drafting stage. Eventually the lawmakers downplayed the most controversial clauses on the import of medicines and other sensitive issues. The new law authorizes...

02.07.2018

RIAC at IAI Expert Meeting «Russia and the West: What future for the European Security Architecture and the OSCE?»

... Organization, the prospects for convergence of the positions of Russia and the West on issues of European security, the correlation of the OSCE potential with the capabilities of other organizations dealing with security issues in Europe (NATO, the European Union). Aleksey Gromyko, RIAC Member, Director of the RAS Institute of Europe, Andrey Zagorsky, RIAC Member, Director of IMEMO RAS Department of Disarmament and Conflict Resolution, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and several experts: ...

28.06.2018

Fighting Sanctions: From Legislation to Strategy

The policies of opposing US and EU sanctions should be clearly differentiated President Vladimir Putin has signed federal law "On Measures (Countermeasures) Against Unfriendly Actions of the United States of America and Other Foreign Countries." The State Duma is also discussing sanctions-related amendments to the Criminal Code. Both pieces of legislation sparked a broad public response while still at the drafting stage. Eventually the lawmakers downplayed the most controversial clauses...

28.06.2018

Why the World is Not Becoming Multipolar

... without subjecting humanity to extreme risks? Third, do we even have sufficient grounds to say that the world is moving towards multipolarity, even if this movement is slow, inconsistent, and sporadic? Could we, for instance, conclude that today, the European Union is closer to being a full-fledged and independent global “pole” than it was ten years ago? Can we assert that, over the last decade, Africa, the Middle East, or Latin America have made significant progress towards the status of a collective ...

27.06.2018

Poor but Proud

A Tale about How Italy and the European Union Measured Sovereignty The next meeting of the European Council, set to take place on June 28, 2018, promises a certain level of intrigue. One reason for this is the expectation that the new Italian government, formed on the basis of the ...

25.06.2018
 

Poll conducted

  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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