The ELN-RIAC Special Report
A new Special Report edited by Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and European Leadership Network (ELN) assesses the damage to EU-Russia relations after three years of crisis.
Featuring Russian and European experts, the report presents their analysis on fundamental aspects of deteriorating EU-Russia relations, including ...
... sanctions have not discouraged their activities in Russia. Indeed they plan on hosting an international summer school on “
Russian Studies and EU-Russia Relations
” in 2017.
According to the head of the EU delegation to Russia, Vygaudas Usackas, “The European Union plans to strengthen cooperation with Russia in the spheres of science, culture, education and the arts”. In a 2016 interview, the EU envoy pointed out that the bloc spends almost 28 million euros to allow 3,500 Russian students to attend ...
... well as the representatives of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other Government entities, journalists, and professors of Paris universities took part in the event.
Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, made a speech about the future of European security system at the conference.
On June 12, 2017 Berlin hosted regular Egon Bahr Symposium focusing on «The Future of European Peace and Germany's Responsibility»
On June 12, 2017 Berlin hosted regular Egon Bahr Symposium focusing on «The Future of European Peace and Germany's Responsibility».
This annual event gathered German politicians, parliament members, diplomats,...
The meeting was organized by the Council on Foreign Relations, New York, the USA, at Tufts European University Center, Talloires, France
On June 9–10 Talloires (France) hosted a Russian-American expert meeting «Managing Global Disorder: Prospects for U.S.-Russia Cooperation».
The meeting was organized by the
Council on Foreign Relations
...
On June 7, RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov held a briefing at Sweden's Ministry of Foreign Affairs devoted to security issues in Baltic region and in the Northern Europe.
On June 7, RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov held a briefing at Sweden's Ministry of Foreign Affairs devoted to security issues in Baltic region and in the Northern Europe.
The briefing was moderated by Ambassador Stefan Gullgren, Director ...
The meeting covered avoiding a new arms race between Russia and the West
as well as problems of conventional arms control and confidence-building
in Europe
On May 25, RIAC hosted a meeting of the Working Group for the Future of a Greater Europe project. The meeting covered avoiding a new arms race between Russia and the West as well as problems of conventional arms control and confidence-building ...
Prague event is mostly focused on "Countering fragmentation and polarization: Re-creating a climate for stability in Europe."
On May 18–19, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic hosts "
OSCE Security Days
" — annual expert meeting devoted to the discussion of security issues in the Euro-Atlantic.
The event has been organized since 2012,...
... better than a bad deal - a set of vague generalised statements the Agreement ended up being. Another puzzling aspect of the Agreement that was supposed to be broad and overarching is its lack of influence on the composition and structure of the EEAS (European External Action Service). For instance, despite the prominent place of the Energy Dialogue in the Strategic Partnership the EU Delegation to Russia does not include a structure in charge of fostering and promoting the energy trade. Arguably, ...
... Cooperation Council between Russia and the Republic of Turkey was held not long ago. This cooperation unlocks the true potential that is based on the fact that Russia and Turkey are the largest Eurasian powers who are to become not only a bridge between Europe and Asia in the XXI century, but also a mechanism translating the civilizational peculiarities of the East making them clearer for Europe, and some sort of «interface» — a term I like. This will provide multiple opportunities and combinations ...