... development of its member countries. Any kind of destabilization of the EU will mean increased economic, political and even military-political risks, particularly in Central Europe, and could also lead to the United States bolstering its influence in Europe.
The most advantageous situation for Russia would be for the influence of the major players in the European Union to grow, along with their ability to contribute to maintaining the stability and governability of countries at the periphery. The transformation of the European Union into a “core and periphery” system most closely matches these parameters....
... “Russian”; Moscow and Brussels were expected to make reciprocal concessions and compromises in the most important areas of their cooperation — like security, energy, visa regime, agriculture or transportation. This is why, for instance, in early 2000s Russia chose not to participate in the European Union's European Neighborhood Policy (ENP): it aspired to be an "equal partner" of the EU as opposed to being part of the "junior partnership" that Russia understood the ENP to be. Consequently, Russia and the European Union agreed to create ...
A review of the report "Relations with Russia: Searching for a Way out of the Political Deadlock"
In late 2015, a ... ... force-based containment needed to make the Kremlin duly honor the opinions of Paris and other European capitals. At the same time, the isolation of Russia cannot be driven to the... ... which implies a more balanced and depoliticized dialogue with outside actors like the European Union.
Some of the ideas presented in the report appear debatable.
First of...
Differences between Russia and Europe have been discussed at length. The fact that these differences exist has taken root in political ideology and social stereotypes in the EU and Russia as well.
The only disagreement concerns the depth of the scission. On the one hand, some believe ...
When Turkey shot down that Russian bomber, what exactly was in the message and from whom, more importantly, was it coming from? Who was it that was really saying, “Come on baby light my fire. Try to set the night on fire?”
The fact that the Turkish plane, which shot ...
... similar battle cry, emanating from the various countries of the EU and it is not looking good. Something has, somewhere, somehow, gone radically wrong with the original concept of the idea’s and treaties laid down, by the founding fathers of the European Union – before and since the tearing down of the infamous Berlin Wall. Europe is under attack. And, it is not from Russia The whole concept of the EU and its original mandates are now coming under threat of attack, but not from some despised, demonized and alienated monster, called Russia, but from the hundreds of thousands of Middle East refugees, trying to enter ...
... exonerate those who sided with Hitler against Stalin.
Thus, as a result of the Ukraine conflict, the gulf between Russia and the European Union is wide, deep and growing. The Russian government does not expect the lifting of EU sanctions for a long time and, even then, it is hard to expect business as before. Putin’s idea of a “greater Europe from Dublin to Vladivostok”, which he was seeking to sell to the European, particularly German business community,...
RIAC Report #16
The dramatic developments in Ukraine in 2014 have once again demonstrated the relevance of the cooperative crisis management tools and mechanisms of the OSCE.
Issues of strengthening and reforming the OSCE are once again part of the European agenda.
The 40th anniversary of the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe represents an important milestone in the development of the organization and provides an occasion for a frank discussion about the problems ...
On September 25, 2014, Russian International Affairs Council and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly held the international seminar "Helsinki +40 Process: Prospects for Strengthening the OSCE" with participation of the OSCE PA representatives, top European politicians and civil society leaders, Russian parliamentarians and key experts.
The event was opened by the project co-chair
Joao Soares
(MP, Portugal) and RIAC President
Igor Ivanov
.
The speakers' list at the plenary session included OSCE ...
