It is impossible to return to the glorious past. The illusion that it is possible is depriving us of our future
Introduction
The collapse of relations between Russia and the West after 2014 put an end to the idea of Greater Europe. The area of common security and cooperation from Lisbon to Vladivostok, or even wider – from Vancouver to Vladivostok – remains on paper in numerous documents that are gradually being buried in archives. The almost 40-year ‘post-Helsinki’ ...
On March 20-23, 2018, Cadenabbia, Italy, hosted the third German-Russian expert meeting on security issues in and around Europe.
On March 20-23, 2018,
Cadenabbia
, Italy, 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 ...
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 ...
Interview with Dr Richard Connolly, Associate Fellow for Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House
With sanctions regime being present since 2014, Russia’s relations with the United States and the European Union have not been easy. Previously, the EU has been mostly in line with sanctions proposed by the US. Taken the possibility of new sanctions being imposed on Russia by the US, it is the European view that is worth looking at. Dr Richard Connolly,...
... and together with a group of former and current senior officials and experts from across the Euro-Atlantic region – the Euro-Atlantic Security Leadership Group (EASLG) – believe that, despite significant differences, the United States, Russia, and Europe can and must cooperate on areas of vital common interest. Together in Munich, we will be presenting and discussing our ideas to improve the security of all people living in the region, beginning with reducing nuclear and other military risks.
Statement ...
... crippled by structural crises. The eurozone may appear to be recovering, but at the next downturn it will be hit even harder by the absence of deeper integration among member states. The EU needs a determined leader to either create a United States of Europe or to put a cross on the federal project once and for all. Merkel is anything but this leader. She satisfies neither Europhiles, who crave for a reformist German-French axis, nor Eurosceptics who deplore her compromising attitude. On the wake of ...
... program Erasmus+.
On December 18
Sant’ Anna
School of Advanced Studies
in Pisa
hosted an international conference «Overlapping Easts: From Shared Neighborhood to Globalized Borderlands» under the auspices of EU international program Erasmus+.
European and American scientists who focus on Post-Soviet space issues and its interactions with European Union took part in the conference. Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, made a report at the opening session of the conference.
On December 13-15 European University Institute in Florence under the auspices of Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, with the support of Academy of Global Governance and Torino World Affairs Institute at the University of Torino held an international training ...
On November 29-30, 2017, Rome hosted a forum for European and Mediterranean think tanks under the auspices of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) with the support of Think Tanks and Civil Society Program,...
On November 8 in Berlin Friedrich Ebert Stiftung headquarters hosted a presentation of the report on Ukraine’s future scenarios prepared by an international group of experts in 2016-2017.
On November 8 in Berlin
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
headquarters hosted a presentation of the report on Ukraine’s future scenarios prepared by an international group of experts in 2016-2017.
The authors of the report, as well as German experts on Ukraine and German Federal Office authorities took part in the discussion...