The presentation of RIAC report on the same topic was held within the framework of the conference
On December 22, 2020, an online conference on the new horizons of Russia’s science diplomacy was held at the International Multimedia Press Center MIA "Rossiya Segodnya" (Russia Today). The presentation of
RIAC report
on the same topic was held within the framework of the conference.
The conference was attended by: Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General; Professor Gulnara Krasnova, Head...
In today's mediatized and increasingly disintermediated world, ideas-based public diplomacy channeled via connective action is most efficient
It has been just over a decade since “Public Diplomacy 2.0” was proclaimed as the new reality of the increasingly connected global society. However, our ever so globalized world ...
... stop. A note containing a strong demarche in this connection has been sent to the Department of State.
We will continue demanding the release of Ms Butina, who is a victim of this blatant outrage ...”.
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Pavel Koshkin:
Five Challenges for Modern Public Diplomacy and How to Tackle Them
On 10 December,
news broke dramatically in US media
(which has been vindictive and defamatory in its reporting on Butina, watch for example any Rachel Maddow MSNBC commentary to get the full nasty flavour) that ...
Serious confrontation between Russia and the West is not the best environment for developing public diplomacy: Many view it as hidden propaganda instead of a tool of improving bilateral relations between countries. How can one deal with the problem in the current situation?
“Hybrid Analytica: Pro-Kremlin Expert Propaganda in Moscow,...
The arrest of Russian national Maria Butina in Washington is a significant blow for Russia–U.S. relations
The arrest of Russian national Maria Butina in Washington is a significant blow for Russia–U.S. relations. It goes well beyond official diplomacy. The Americans are sending a signal to Russia that any Russian citizen dealing with the United States may very well end up behind bars, that their email and social media posts may be used against them, and that they should be quiet, avoid meetings...
On November 17, 2017, Timur Makhmutov, RIAC Deputy Director of Programs, made a speech at MGIMO-University on the importance of public diplomacy tools within Russia’s foreign policy implementation and the role of analytical centers in foreign policy decision making. The lecture was organized within the Public Diplomacy course for the students of the International Relations schools....
... lifetimes of Kierkegaard, Dostoyevsky, Heidegger, and Nietsche.
Western media plays the Putin blame game
In a world where Superman, Batman and Jason Bourne represent truth, justice and the American Way, to more and more young Americans, Washington public diplomacy assets have tagged Russian president Vladimir Putin as the leader of a plot to use Brexit as a tool to destabilize the EU.
The Express in London and Foreign Policy are saying that Brexit represents a victory for Putin. This view has ...
On October 28, 2015, the 9th Convention of Russian International Studies Association gave floor to RIAC's Special Section "Public Diplomacy of Russia: Track Two" moderated by RIAC Program Director Ivan Timofeev.
Stressing in deliberations that RIAC is an active Track 2 actor focused on protection of its unique communication methods and at the same time open to practices ...
... Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha
to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in January 2014, when a new border conflict arose between those two countries.
Maria Nebolsina:
IS Poses a Threat to Post-Soviet States
The next move that the CSTO could make is to add public diplomacy to its official (or semiofficial) diplomacy, i.e. to engage with civil society in the member states. One of the main recent threats to security is the media impact on society by third countries (they normally refer to the United States) ...
If remembered at all, the Bavarian G-7 Summit will likely be recalled for the entertainment value it created, offering a platform for the “leader of the free world” to deliver a personal attack on the character of the “leader of the evil empire.”
Social media losing credibility as diplomatic tool
According to the Guardian, U.S. president Barack Obama “lambasted” Putin. But it was make-believe. This was not a televised debate or an “on the sidelines”...
