On July 16, 2019, Laurie Bristow, British Ambassador to Russia, and Sarah Docherty, Political Counselor, visited Russian International Affairs Council.
On July 16, 2019, Laurie Bristow, British Ambassador to Russia, and Sarah Docherty, Political Counselor, visited Russian International Affairs Council.
The discussion with British diplomats focused on the current state and prospects for the development of relations between Russia and the UK, current problems of European security in the context of...
Without a clear explanation of the reasons for the detention of the vessel by the EU, Tehran’s claims remain natural
The seizure of an Iranian tanker by the authorities of Gibraltar has aggravated Iranian-British relations and could lead to further escalation. The oil transported by the Iranians was supposedly intended for the Syrian government. Tehran has already threatened to respond by detaining British ships. Meanwhile, the authorities of Gibraltar have extended the detention of the tanker...
On May 7, 2019, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, RIAC Member; Dmitri Trenin, Director of the Carnegie Moscow Center, RIAC Member; and Yevgeny Gontmakher, RIAC Expert, Member of the Committee of Civic Initiatives; had a meeting with Philip Barton, Director General, Consular and Security at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, at the residence of the British Ambassador to Russia.
On May 7, 2019, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, RIAC Member; Dmitri Trenin, Director of the Carnegie Moscow...
... and essentially started a trade war. The European Union wants to develop a unified approach to its Chinese trade policy. However, the Italian government’s decision to join the Belt and Road Initiative has disrupted the “European concert.”
The United Kingdom demonstrates solidarity with Washington, although it is forced to tread carefully since it is now de-calibrating its foreign political strategy in the run-up to Brexit and considers Beijing a key economic partner.
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RIAC and RUSI Report, #45 / 2019
A report based on findings from the third round of the UK–Russia Track 1.5 (non-governmental) bilateral security dialogue, which
The Royal United Services Institute
(RUSI) held in collaboration with the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC).
The first year of the project identified several security and geopolitical topics to establish the most productive areas of cooperation between the UK and Russia. The second year built on three of the most fruitful areas...
On March 28, 2019, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London hosted an expert meeting with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland.
On March 28, 2019, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London hosted an expert meeting with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland.
The following issues were discussed during the meeting: the current activities of the Council of Europe, as well as political, institutional, and financial problems...
On March 28, 2019, London hosted a presentation of the third Russian-British report on the state and prospects of bilateral relations development, prepared within cooperation between Russian International Affairs Council and the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).
On March 28, 2019, London hosted a presentation of the third Russian-British report on the state and prospects of bilateral relations development, prepared within cooperation between Russian International Affairs Council and the Royal...
The discussion took place in the framework of the ninth meeting of the EU-Russia Expert Network on Foreign Policy, an initiative of the EU Delegation to Russia in the framework of the "Public Diplomacy. EU and Russia Project", in cooperation with the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC).
On February 28, 2019, the Dostoevsky Library hosted an Urban Breakfast Úrbi et órbi on the topic “Brexit — a reminder of what the EU really is about”. The discussion took place in the framework...
... organize a breakfast discussion at the Dostoevsky library on 28 February at 10.00.
The EU Delegation to Russia
together with the Russian International Affairs Council organize a breakfast discussion at the Dostoevsky library on 28 February at 10.00.
The United Kingdom is due to leave the European Union on 29 March 2019 at 11 pm UK time, a little less than three years after the Brexit referendum on 23 June 2016, when 51.9 percent of those who voted supported the withdrawal. The British society and political ...
No single power can ‘fix’ the current turmoil in the Middle East. Still, there may be scope for Russia–Europe cooperation in managing the region’s ills
When future historians write about the early 21
st
century, they are likely to single out the crisis in the Middle East as one of the major problems of our times. The crisis is fundamental, long-term and multifaceted. Its roots lie in widespread failure to achieve social, economic and political modernisation (with only a few exceptions), in turn...
