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RIAC and ECFR Discuss Possible Cooperation on African Vector

The parties agreed to prepare and conduct a virtual expert meeting in order to identify possible areas for cooperation On June 24, 2020, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, held an online working meeting with Theodore Murphy, Director for the Africa Program at the European Council for Foreign Relations. Andrey Kortunov spoke about RIAC Africa project portfolio, the current areas of the Council's research, publications on topics related to Africa, and plans for the future. Theodore Murphy shared ...

25.06.2020

RIAC and Peking University Discuss Russia-China Interaction in Africa

On June 18, 2020, RIAC held a virtual expert meeting as part of the Russian Strategy in Africa project. Peking University is the project partner in the area of Russia-China interaction in Africa. On June 18, 2020, RIAC held a virtual expert meeting as part of the Russian Strategy in Africa project. Peking University is the project partner ...

19.06.2020

A Russia-EU-Africa Energy Strategy. Nuclear and Renewable Energy Security

Policy Brief #26 / 2020 Policy Brief #26 / 2020 Africa is an ideal market for energy production. With a booming population, developing economies, a crucial need for energy security and international commitment to sustainability and green economies, this continent has all the characteristics of an attractive ...

20.05.2020

RIAC — ABI Online Conference with African Diplomatic Corps Representatives

The conference participants commended RIAC and Africa Business Initiative Joint Report Africa-Russia: problems, achivments, prospects, that they had previewed in advance On May 15, 2020, within the framework of the “Russian Strategy in Africa” Project, RIAC in partnership with Africa Business ...

16.05.2020

Trade, Investment and the AfCFTA

A Russia-EU-Africa Strategy for Economic Development and Prosperity. Policy Brief #25/2020 Policy Brief #25/2020 A Russia-EU-Africa Strategy for Economic Development and Prosperity Russia and the European Union are in the ambitious pursuit of Africa’s heart....

21.04.2020

COVID-19: Africa Doesn’t Seem Ready to Give up Without a Fight

Review of the Jessica Moody’s “Could West Africa’s experience with Ebola help it combat COVID-19?” Several weeks ago, as shocking images from Italian hospitals spread across the internet like wildfire, it became entirely clear that no state, no city and no one was safe from COVID-19. It ...

07.04.2020

Made in China: Why Would China Export its Governance Model?

... Chinese governance model. It is suitable for many developing countries that for a long time have had a one-party (or authoritarian) governance system with fairly strict state control. This is characteristic, in particular, for most countries of the African continent, thereby one can feel the strong influence of the PRC there. Today, China made a conceptual design of a development model based on its own economic successes of the last 30 years. Xi Jinping has repeatedly told the world that China’s ...

30.03.2020

Africa-Russia+: Achievements, Problems, Prospects

RIAC and Africa Business Initiative Union Joint Report #53/2020 RIAC and Africa Business Initiative Union Joint Report #53/2020 Africa entered the 21st century with significant achievements and challenges relevant for both the development of the continent and ...

05.03.2020

Akihiko Tanaka: Trump Has Come to Recognise the Importance of the US-Japan Alliance System

Prof. Tanaka reflected on the 60th anniversary of the US-Japan Security Treaty, what President Trump's 'getting tough' stance means for the world and why Japan is open to cooperation with third parties in Africa On February 7, 2020, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted Professor Tanaka Akihiko, President of the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), for a round table on the topic “International Politics in East ...

17.02.2020
 

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     24 (22%)
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