... the United States from the JCPOA, is much more complicated than it was in 2003. Europe faces far greater threats to its security than it did at the beginning of the century. And the bilateral dialogue on nuclear issues between the United States and Russia is extremely difficult at best, and, at worst, in a state of limbo for the foreseeable future. Meanwhile, France and the United Kingdom are still nuclear powers and permanent members of the UN Security Council. And Germany has been a non-permanent member since the beginning of 2019. Maybe it is time for European leaders to show the same kind of political ...
... considerations.
Some of the Lucrative “Multilateral Format” Scenarios
1. Regardless of the resolution of the post-Yugoslav heritage problems, formation of a permanent "Balkan Council" is a top priority. It would include representatives of Russia, the US, Great Britain, Turkey, France, Italy, Slovenia and Germany as international observers, with mediation on the part of the EU and the UN, and also envoys of all the Western Balkan countries. The logical way to give life to this format is to reframe and accelerate the work of ...
On November 30, 2018, RIAC delegation visiting Paris had a meeting with the Alexey Meshkov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia, RIAC Member, at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in France.
On November 30, 2018, RIAC delegation visiting Paris had a meeting with the Alexey Meshkov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia, RIAC Member, at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in France.
In the course of the meeting ...
On November 30, 2018, Paris hosted a seminar organized by Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and Institut Montaigne (France), focusing on the opportunities for Russia-France cooperation in the Middle East.
On November 30, 2018, Paris hosted a seminar organized by Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and Institut Montaigne (France), focusing on the opportunities for Russia-France cooperation in the Middle ...
... for a total amount of $119.5 million, while, for example, in 2014, there were 22 cases worth $1.205 billion. Moreover, each case can include claims that had accumulated over a long period of time. Taking into account the growing sanctions pressure on Russia, the case studies of 2018 are especially interesting. They combine sanctions against both American and foreign companies, large companies and small businesses.
RIAC Report “The Sanctions Against Russia: Escalation Scenarios and Countermeasures”
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On November 19, 2018, I.S. Turgenev Library in Moscow hosted the presentation of the sixth annual report «Russia-2018» prepared by Observo, French-Russian Analytical Center.
On November 19, 2018, I.S. Turgenev Library in Moscow hosted the presentation of the sixth annual report «
Russia-2018
» prepared by Observo, French-Russian Analytical Center.
Some ...
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The INF Treaty is falling apart at the seams, creating threats to all the arms control regimes in their current form. The crisis could either bury the very principle of arms control or create an environment for a new strategic stability architecture.
France and the United Kingdom are obviously concerned about the possibility of becoming targets for Russia’s restored non-strategic missiles. In the worst-case scenario, if the INF Treaty is cancelled altogether, the current cooperation on the SCALP/Storm Shadow cruise missile could result in the development of new long-range land-based cruise missiles ...
... issues were touched upon in the course of the meeting: various aspects of Syrian Settlement, results of the quadripartite Russia-Turkey-France-Germany summit meeting in Istanbul, options for Syrian political transit, possible areas of cooperation between Russia and France in Syria and in the Middle East.
The meeting also focused on the military-political consequences of the likely withdrawal of the United States from the INF Treaty, ways to overcome the current arms control crisis and to restore a single and indivisible ...
... focuses on acute crises in Syria, Yemen, and Libya, as well as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and potential instability in other countries of the region. Aleksandr Aksenyonok, RIAC Vice-President, and Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, represent Russian side at the meeting.
On May 15, 2018, in Paris, Institut Montaigne, French analytical center of social, economic, and political studies, hosted an expert round table on the issues of the current dynamics and the future in the relations between Russia and the West.
On May 15, 2018, in Paris,
Institut Montaigne
, French analytical center of social, economic, and political studies, hosted an expert round table on the issues of the current dynamics and the future in the relations between Russia ...
