... round of the UK–Russia Track 1.5 (non-governmental) bilateral security dialogue, which RUSI held in collaboration with the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC).
Previous iterations of the dialogue have covered a range of geopolitical issues ... ... terrorism, and the Middle East. This year, the workshops focused on the challenging issues of the economic opportunities in Africa; maritime security in the Arctic; private military companies; and the rules of the information space.
This iteration ...
... non-interference in the internal affairs of African states.
The report used the method of SWOT-analysis to study potential and current problems facing the continent, determine Russia’s policy towards Africa and formulate relevant recommendations.
Africa-Russia+: Achievements, Problems, Prospects
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... Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Nataliya Zaiser, RIAC Expert, Chair of the Board, Africa Business Initiative, had a meeting with Mikhail Bogdanov, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, and Oleg Ozerov, Deputy Director of the Africa Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia
On November 14, 2019, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Nataliya Zaiser, RIAC Expert, Chair of the Board, Africa Business Initiative, had a meeting with Mikhail Bogdanov, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, and Oleg Ozerov,...
... — both in terms of global challenges that the continent is likely to generate and in terms of global opportunities that it is going to offer. If everybody’s attention seems to be focused on the Middle East today, tomorrow it might well shift to Africa. Russian and UK stakes on the continent are likely to grow, while the price of an uncontrolled confrontation is expected to increase.
Moscow and London have to start working on how to contain risks and cut costs of this confrontation. Ideally — on how ...
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What sounds alarming is that beyond the scope of the current security agenda, European experts generally don’t see Moscow making any significant contribution to the future of the MENA. They write a lot about China, about the European Union, about Africa, but not about Russia. Analyzing the long-term challenges of the development of the region, the authors mention Russia only twice — as one of the major food exporters to the region and as an important partner in the development of nuclear energy in the MENA. On other ...
... formulating Russia’s policy towards Africa nor those who are tasked with implementing and analyzing that policy have been able to clearly articulate precisely what Russia should do on the continent and when. Nor will they be able to at the upcoming Russia–Africa Summit. While Russia’s Policy in Africa may very well have produced certain results, there is no discernible strategy behind it. Russia’s relations with Africa were proceeding rather positively until the recent aggravation of the international ...
... rule of law. For that to happen, we need state programs and local initiatives. It is all about the global community helping Somalia help itself.
Mr. Mohamud, please say a few words on the potential of a Russian-Somali partnership.
Olga Kulkova:
What Russia Can Offer Africa
Somalia had a good working relationship with the Soviet Union, but many people in Somalia today have trouble distinguishing modern Russia from the former USSR. A significant portion of the country’s intellectual elite studied in Russia and, therefore,...
... September 4, 2019, in London, RUSI headquarters hosted the first seminar of the new cycle. It focused on the analysis of Russia’s and the UK policies in Africa. The participants of the seminar discussed political, economic, and military interests of Russia and the United Kingdom in African countries, analyzed the effects of the soft power performed by Russia and the United Kingdom on the African continent, and the institutions of both countries to promote soft power. A separate block of issues was related to countering terrorism ...
... Exploring What the Partnership Has to Offer
Military and Technical Cooperation
In recent years, Russia has signed agreements on military and technical cooperation, security cooperation and fighting terrorism with a number of African countries.
At the Russia–Africa Economic Forum in June 2019, Minister of Foreign Affairs
of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov
noted
that “Russia, both through bilateral channels and as part of the UN Security Council, continues to support its African friends in the fight ...
Does the first Russia-Africa Summit mean opportunities for Russia?
During the peak of the Soviet Union, there was no contestant to the powerful influence the superpower held in Africa. The 1970s were marked by the USSR’s active support of the African liberation fight, ...
