... trough the period of international turbulence that we are entering; second, how to seize new strategic assets or strengthen their presence in key global regions before their competitors do so first. Among those preoccupied by these questions stand the European Union and its central power, Germany.
Germany’s losing gamble on Eastern Europe
Just as for other subjects of global geopolitics, a central task for the European Union as a whole, and for Germany at its helm, is to secure a strong position in global politics: international strength increases a political entity’s ...
Warsaw’s ambitions — a detriment to Berlin
Berlin’s current frustration with Warsaw is a symptom of Eastern Europe’s growing geopolitical importance. The region is attracting attention from two key global players: the United States and China. Germany is mainly concerned with Poland’s rapprochement with the United States and hostility towards Berlin....
On November 23, 2015, RIAC Deputy Program Director Timur Makhmutov and Program Coordinator Vladimir Morozov met with a delegation of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.
The event was also attended by representatives of the
German Marshall Fund of the United States
,
Eurasia Forum
, Amicus Europae –
Foundation of Aleksander Kwasniewski
, and
European Parliament
.
The participants discussed
report
“EU and the East. Four Scenarios for Relations between the EU, the Russian Federation and...
... Vitaly Zhurkin, Honorary Director of RAS Institute for European Studies; as well as RIAC experts and staff.
Opening the roundtable, RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov focused on the dynamic role of the Visegrad countries in the CEE policies of the European Union. Director of RAS Institute for European Studies Alexey Gromyko underlined the importance of the Visegrad Group for development of its member states and cooperation of Russia with Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. Ambassador ...
On May 3-4, political game “Crisis Management in Eastern Europe” was held in Berlin by Korber-Stiftung foundation with participation of RIAC members Deputy Director of RAS Institute for European Studies Alexei Gromyko, RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov, Chairman of Presidium of the Council ...
