... instance, in September 2018, the strategic command staff exercise
Cossack Freedom — 2018
was held and involved Ukrainian troops. A few months prior, in July 2018, the joint Ukraine–US Navy exercise
Sea Breeze 2018
was held in the Black Sea. In 2018, Georgia, Ukraine, France, and the US
held
joint exercises controlled by Romania’s Navy. The press service of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet also
reports
about regular exercises: on January 29, 2019, a planned drill involved the ASW corvette
Kasimov
entering ...
... and Russia. Corruption is a big issue to deal with in Ukraine, but also in Russia. However, corruption on (somehow) comparative levels, has not prevented enormous economic development in other countries like China and India, or even Brazil and Mexico.
Georgia
The situation in Georgia cannot be solved by force. Years ago, the US engineered the downfall of Shevardnadze’s Russia-friendly Georgia. The next Georgian leader (who now has an international arrest order from Georgia for corruption) tried ...
... Government of the Russian Federation, HSE, International Center on Conflict and Negotiation (ICCN), and National Energy Security Fund.
The following issues were considered during the expert meeting: the development of the electric power industry in Georgia and Abkhazia, the prospects for oil and gas projects in the Greater Caucasus and in the Caspian Sea area.
The conference also touched upon some issues that had been earlier discussed the
joint RIAC and ICCN conference
.
On October 10, 2018, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, had a meeting with George Zakarashvili, Head of Georgian Interests Section at the Embassy of Switzerland in Moscow.
On October 10, 2018, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, had a meeting with George Zakarashvili, Head of Georgian Interests Section at the Embassy of Switzerland in Moscow.
In the ...
... to join. This is not NATO reaching out to nations, invading them, inveigling them to join the Alliance. This is democratic nations of their own free will wishing to contribute to and receive the benefit of collective defense and security.
Should the Georgia – process be finalized soon, how do you see Russia – NATO dialogue moving forward from this point? This very aspect of our relations seems to be most sensitive militarily.
Dmitry Danilov:
NATO–Russia Council: What Are the Outcomes?
I accept ...
This publication includes 53 articles analysing the main development trends in the post-Soviet space – both the geopolitical region as a whole and the individual countries that make it up. The anthology consists of three sections: the first section is retrospective in nature and looks at the post-Soviet space 20 years after the collapse of the USSR; the second section analyses the current state of the former Soviet nations; and the third section provides a number of forecasts for the development...
At the end of 2017 discussions on the implementation of the Russian-Georgian Agreement signed in 2011 were rather intensified. The agreement envisages the creation of alternative corridors between Russia and Georgia, which are crucial both for Armenia and the whole region. "Armedia" IAA presents an exclusive ...
Tbilisi’s ways to Reconcile Its Lofty European Ambitions and Institutional and Economic Reforms
“Those [countries] who declare higher ambitions should also deliver on the reforms they have committed to. Georgia is a
good example
,” the ministers of foreign affairs of Sweden and Poland, Margot Wallström and Witold Waszczykowski, said in a co-authored article published ahead of the Eastern Partnership Summit in Brussels on November 24, 2017, arguing ...
On November 1, 2017, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, met up with George Zakarashvili, Head of Georgian Interests Section at the Embassy of Switzerland in Moscow.
On November 1, 2017, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, met up with George Zakarashvili, Head of Georgian Interests Section at the Embassy of Switzerland in Moscow.
In the course ...
On November 24-25, 2016, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted a Russia-Georgia expert meeting on Russia-Georgia cooperation in the area of security. The event was held within the framework of the RIAC and International Center on Conflict and Negotiation (
ICCN
)
(Georgia) project «Assistance to Russia-Georgia Dialogue» ...
