... Russia's image in Africa and analyzing tools and approaches for its improvement and development.
The participants of the discussion stated that serious challenges in the Russian information policy for Africa did exist, along with the absence of a long-term media agenda and a narrative adapted for different African states in the field of Russian-African relations. At the same time, experts noted that Russia has soft power tools with beneficial effect on creating an attractive image of Russia in Africa, including ...
RIAC and VIF Report #34, 2017
In 2017, Russia and India celebrate the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations. Over the years, the two states have steadily developed mutually beneficial ties. Their cooperation has achieved the level of special and privileged strategic partnership. Regular contacts between the two leaders have become an established practice. However, in order to make full use of the collaboration potential, ties between Russia and India should be taken to a qualitatively new level...
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300 years of Russia-France diplomatic relations have been marked by a lot of events that seriously affected their development.
The interest for Russia seems to have reduced among the French elite, involved in foreign policy making. Leading French media create quite a negative image of Russia. However, the relations framework established during General de Gaulle’s 1966 visit to Russia allowed the countries to withstand the trial by sanctions. Despite the ongoing Ukrainian crisis, the institutional ...