RIAC and DGAP held a roundtable "Connecting Eurasia: EU — Russia — China — Central Asia Strategic dialogue on connectivity". Maria Smekalova discussed the meaning of connectivity and the ongoing projects with Fabienne Bossuyt and Feng Shaolei
On December 4, 2018, in cooperation with DGAP RIAC held a roundtable “
Connecting ...
On December 4, 2018, Russian International Affairs Council together with the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) held a round table “Dialogue among Russia, the EU, China, and Central Asia on the Cohesion of Eurasia”.
On December 4, 2018, Russian International Affairs Council together with the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) held a round table “Dialogue among Russia, the EU, China, and Central Asia on the Cohesion ...
Thomas Mayr-Harting, Managing Director for Europe and Central Asia in the European External Action Service, and Boris Yaroshevich, Managing Director of the Central Asia Department of the European External Action Service, attended the event.
On September 14, 2018, Russian International Affairs Council organized ...
... Translation,” the specifics of the Russian identity, and the problems of promoting Russian literature abroad.
In a recent interview for our website, Vladimir Medvedev referred to you as an exception — the only author of novels based on the theme of Central Asia who is not biographically related to that region. Where does your interest in Central Asia stem from?
I would not say that I am any exception. A Russian-speaking writer from Central Asia — now
that
would be quite a rarity. I belong to ...
... region. However lacking competition and without transparency, Sinosure can effectively write its own rules of the game, and ensure that China’s renminbi (RMB) is the currency of choice. While greater overseas direct investment (ODI) from China in the Central Asian and Caucasus economies may be welcome, it is important to understand that with the lack of any competition, and without transparency, Sinosure can effectively write its own rules of the game.
Sinosure was formed in 2001 as a merger of a ...
On June 25–26, 2018, Almaty (the Republic of Kazakhstan), hosted a regional seminar "Enhancing Effectiveness of Migration Policies as a Tool for Regional Economic Stability, Development and Growth in Central Asia».
On June 25–26, 2018, Almaty (the Republic of Kazakhstan), hosted a regional seminar "Enhancing Effectiveness of Migration Policies as a Tool for Regional Economic Stability, Development and Growth in Central Asia».
The event ...
... represented at two sessions. Elena
Kudryashova, Rector of the Lomonosov Northern (Arctic) Federal University, took
part in the discussion on Arctic development. Timur Makhmutov, RIAC Deputy
Director of Programs, made a report at «China, Russia and Central Asian
Countries: The Way towards Win-win Cooperation» session. Yury Kulintsev, RIAC
expert, Associate Researcher at the Institute of Far Eastern Studies (IFES)
Russian Academy of Sciences, chaired the session. As part of the discussion,
the participants ...
On April 10, 2018, RIAC hosted a meeting with representatives of the International Crisis Group on security issues in Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.
On April 10, 2018, RIAC hosted a meeting with representatives of the International Crisis Group on security issues in Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.
The following issues were discussed in the course of the event: the current state ...
The European Union has been active in Central Asia since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The impact of its activities have varied across the five independent Central Asian states: - The political impact of the EU's policies has been the most evident in Kyrgyzstan and to a slightly ...
... than $2 a day (by purchasing power parity). A prolonged war and the associated disruptions and human losses sent the economy into a downward spiral (in 1995, its GDP was 41 per cent of its 1991 level). The Tajikistani economy is one of the weakest in Central Asia. The republic’s strong point is in its proven reserves of silver, lead, zinc and aluminium ores
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, its considerable hydropower potential and its competitive carpet weaving industry.
The Tajikistani economy is defined by its high dependence ...