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Everyone in Moscow tells you that if you want to understand Russia's foreign policy and its view of its place the world, the person you need to talk to is Fyodor Lukyanov. Lukyanov is the chair of Russia's Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, as well as the editor-in-chief of the journal Russia in Global Affairs,...
Of course, I understand what you write about the sorry state of affairs in Russia. I am far more optimistic than you about Russia, but can't disagree with most of what you say. Most discouraging is that I wonder what can feed the hopes of your generation, on which the future of the country depends. Of course, there is ...
... is no doubt that Russia is also willing to work with the West, including the United States, without whom – or even worse, in case of their counter efforts – the construction of a new world order is practically impossible. In his speech, Vladimir Putin explicitly called for the restoration of the Russian–American dialogue, including a discussion on strategic nuclear weapons. The lack of contacts, breakdown of dialogue, and substitution of diplomacy with hostile rhetoric never did anything to solve problems between states. I would like to ...
... key to the future of the new world order. Hours before the Obama speech former Bush-era Pentagon strongman Dick Cheney spoke to the American Enterprise Institute and said he hoped that the U.S. leader would call for more defense spending. In Moscow, Russian president Vladimir Putin has been saying that for a long time. Asking the American people to spend more to roll back ISIS, Barack Obama, whose leadership predictives have been tagged as meek for some time, showed the world he knows how to act as if he is a leader....
... and a groundswell of popular discontent in Ukraine (caused by the dire economic situation and lack of central heating in winter as Kiev has not found a replacement for Russian gas) could lead to a new Maidan. However, despite the shared interests of Russia and Ukraine, Pyotr Poroshenko is unlikely to start peace negotiations with Vladimir Putin. This is not so much because the backdrop for the Ukrainian side tends to weaken its position (Ukrainian troops are suffering heavy defeats instead of military victories in the declared blitzkrieg), but because the country’s elites,...
... and took questions from the audience Brookings commentators gave him good marks for his openness and willingness to dialogue. The image credit is rferl.org Brinkmanship turns into economic warfare Until early this year, diplomatic interactions between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry showed the willingness of presidents Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama to dialogue too. But complications involving anti-Assad Islamists supported by U.S. interests, taking part in the fighting in Syria, and Russian allegations that Chechen and Azeri extremists have been involved with the ...
... dollars for democracy trillions. BRICS nations would do well to be mindful of Shamir’s analysis "Coping With Non-state Rivals (login and registration required) . The BRICS continue to have image problems The Buenos Aires Herald reported that Russian Federation president Vladimir Putin has praised Argentina, where he just signed a major nuclear deal with the government. But in their coverage the BBC also noted that the Russian leader remains circumspect about the future of the BRICS. Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov was ...
RIAC Experts comment President Obama has completed his Asian tour and President Putin has visited China. What conclusions can be drawn from the results of these events? Below are comments by Gleb Ivashentsov, Deputy Director of the Russian Centre for APEC Studies; Dmitry Mosyakov, Head of the Centre for the Study of South East Asia, Australia and Oceania at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Vladimir Petrovsky, Public Relations Secretary at the ...
... of late. Debka, a website with close ties to the Israeli defense and intelligence communities, posits that both Bandar and Kochavi made "miscalculations". Bandar had sealed his fate last year during his secret visit outside Moscow with Russian president Vladimir Putin. He bragged that Riyadh controlled Chechen extremists in Russia, and that he would unleash them on the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics unless Putin ended his support for the Assad regime in Syria. Haaretz and Al Monitor reported that as far ...
... years of president Obama’s first term is on the record saying that Russia’s presence in Crimea is effectively a fait accompli. Former U.S. secretary of state Henry Kissinger has urged the international community not to assign blame to Russian president Vladimir Putin and recommends that more negotiations over the future of Ukraine are required to achieve a tenable solution. Stern, one of Germany’s leading print and online media platforms, has published a poll indicating that 77 percent of those ...
| U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements |
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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