Search: Russia,International Security,Ukrainian Crisis (11 materials)

 

John Kerry in Sochi: Will It Be Easier to Breathe by the Sea?

On May 12, 2015, US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Sochi, where he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov. The significance of Kerry’s visit should ... ... meeting would focus on bilateral relations. Lately Russia has been stuck in a vicious cycle, including the situation with the Ukrainian crisis – the central issue on the Russian agenda regarding the European dimension of its foreign policy. Russia ...

14.05.2015

Andrei Kortunov and Igor Yurgens Represent Russia at 2015 Riga Security Seminar

... 2015 Riga Security Seminar devoted to the problems of preserving and strengthening security in Europe in the context of the Ukrainian crisis took place on April 9–10. The seminar was organized by the Latvian Institute of International Affairs ... ... government officials and the heads of NGOs from Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as by EU and NATO representatives. Speeches were given by the ...

10.04.2015

From Russia with Concern: A Letter to an American Friend

An open letter from Ivan Timofeev to his American counterpart Robert E. Berls Jr. Last week the Moscow Times published an open letter by Robert Berls, senior adviser for Russia and Eurasia at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI). In his letter to the Russian colleagues, Mr.Berls expressed his concern over deteriorating relations between Russia and the West. RIAC Program Director Ivan Timofeev responded to his letter and ...

08.04.2015

Full-Frontal Attack: It’s Time for the “Pilots” to Think

Shuttle diplomacy exercised by European leaders gives us a phantom of a chance that we must not overlook The first impression from the Munich conference is that relations between Russia and the West are beginning to resemble a game of chicken. It is as if two airplanes are rushing towards each other head-on, and both crews refuse to deviate from their planned route. The only way for one side to win is for his opponent to lose....

09.02.2015

Ukraine Crisis More Dangerous Than Cold War

Instead of a new Cold War, someday we could face a real, large-scale military conflict Since the crisis in Ukraine began, many have claimed that a new Cold War between Russia and the West already exists. This rhetoric, used even by high-profile politicians, in my opinion, is driven mostly by emotions and is meant to justify difficult positions taken by one or the other side. I am convinced that no Cold War of the type ...

26.01.2015

Cold Peace in European Skies

... far away but the sides are working hard to make it happen As it comes to a close, the year 2014 has seen relations between Russia and the collective West reach an emotional level if not seen during the time of the Cold War, then certainly during the ... ... appears to be a piece aimed at making the mudslinging more convincing. Russia's Attitude REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov Alexei Fenenko: Is Ukrainian Crisis the Last for Russia? As far as airspace encounters are concerned, Russia's official view, mostly responding to ...

15.12.2014

Ukraine Crisis Brings Russia and China Closer

On October 23, 2014, the Russian International Affairs Council received a delegation of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries ( CPAFFC ) to hold an expert meeting on Russian-Chinese Relations in the Ukraine Crisis Context . The Chinese side ...

24.10.2014

Is Ukrainian Crisis the Last for Russia?

... issue discussed by politicians, diplomats and journalists. Alexei Fenenko , leading research fellow at the RAS Institute of International Security Problems, shares his views on the impact of the sanctions on Russia and the potential resolution of the situation in eastern Ukraine as well as offers his vision on the most potentially dangerous ... ... Russia, and, in my opinion, by all means have to mount an adequate response. What has Russia managed to achieve in terms of the Ukrainian crisis, and what are the prospects of the latter’s settlement? Russia succeeded in working out a cease-fire and ...

26.09.2014

OSCE Faces a Choice

... run-up to the international seminar “Helsinki +40: Prospects for strengthening the OSCE”, which will be held by the Russian International Affairs Council, we talked to Professor Andrei Zagorski of MGIMO University, head of department at the ... ... 1990s, when the Organisation often had to improvise but at the same time played a more prominent role in resolving crises. The Ukrainian crisis has shown that the OSCE has forgotten to make flexible and creative use of the potential that it has. In the ...

24.09.2014
 

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