... universities, which is the constitutional right of any person in all ‘civilised’ countries of the world. No state is ‘marginal’ for the Western world, which could prohibit its citizens from using a particular language not in the workplace. But in Ukraine, it is part of Decolonization, while in Georgia Russian is heard more often. And, of course, one cannot ignore the question of the formation of a new perception of history in general, especially its political component. Books in these directions have long been rewritten so that Ukraine will soon become ...
... suffer losses in the Russian market. The country remains oriented towards the West, but clearly does not want to aggravate relations with Moscow. Georgia’s key interest is to prevent the reopening of territorial conflicts amis the developments in Ukraine. The balance of losses and gains for Georgia is not yet obvious.
Kazakhstan also plays the role of a hub for Russian business. Here, too, a significant influx of human capital from Russia is possible. Kazakhstan is a big market. A lot has also been done here to develop the financial infrastructure, including the establishment of the Astana International Financial ...
... of international cooperation in combating coronavirus and preventing humanitarian emergencies in armed conflict zones.
The participants assessed the consequences of the pandemic for the people of Nagorno-Karabakh, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Eastern Ukraine, as well as the potential role of such organizations as WHO, OSCE, and ICRC in providing humanitarian assistance to the population in conflict zones. The meeting was attended by over a hundred experts, diplomats, journalists, and public figures....
... (officially allies of Turkey) are concerned about Russia and Turkey forming a kind of “Eurasian Alliance.”
Alexander Yermakov:
Challenges to Eurasian Security in the Coming Decade
The case of Kosovo described above is not so simple. Paradoxically, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Romania and Moldova all share the same position when it comes to not recognizing the independence of the former Serbian Autonomous Province. Yet, their views on ethnopolitical conflicts in the former Soviet countries are diametrically opposed....
... relations with six eastern countries of the former socialist bloc. The collaboration program with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine was primarily intended as a means for introducing these countries to the European experience and approaches to developing their economies, political institutions and civil society. Given current events, however, Russia has a highly negative perception of the EU's policies concerning the Eastern Partnership, viewing them with an utmost mistrust,...
... to perform training missions.
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Certainly, these events have a special significance for their participants, who exchange information and expand cooperation. The Blackseafor
was established
for this purpose in 2001 and had Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, and Georgia participate. Today, we can hardly say that the states of the Black Sea region have a complete understanding on security matters: joint exercises with the participation of all states
have not been held
since 2014. The Blackseafor has essentially ...
... game-spoiler, perhaps to be sidelined. But a good thing about the EU in Georgian context is that the EU has neither military means nor any vital strategic interests at stake in Georgia at all. The EU just wants peace and stability in Georgia. Once EU–Russia solutions have been found in the Baltics and in Ukraine, Georgian puzzle can and will be solved.
Other issues in Europe
Various issues include allegations of possible Russian connections into European politics, or perhaps also the other way around (we never hear about that). And the Skripal case. All these ...
... 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 that it is a sensitive part of the relationship between NATO and the Alliance ... ... NATO summit in Brussels. There has been no particular substantial move forward in terms of membership accession with regards to Georgia or the Ukraine. And there are very good reasons for that, including those that I have already described to you as the membership accession ...
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RIAC scientific and editorial support:
I. Timofeev, Ph.D. in Political Science; T. Makmutov, Ph.D. in Political Science; I. Sorokina, M. Smekalova, R. Mayka; with participation of D. Khaspekova and N. Mukhin.
The strengthening of Russia’s positions in the international arena as a result of its integration into ... ... connections to “playing on multiple boards at once.” After the Russia–Georgia conflict in August 2008, Russia acquired two new foreign political partners:... ... Foreign Policy:
Interests, Opportunities and
Constraints
Since 2014, Russia–Ukraine relations have been extremely tense. Today, they are far from the understanding...
