... conference was marked by the following speakers: Aleksey Gromyko, Director of the Institute of Europe (RAS), RIAC member, RAS associate member; Andrey Zagorsky, Head of the Department for Disarmament and Conflict Resolution Studies of the Center for International Security at Y. Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IMEMO); Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General; Sergey Rogov, Academy Fellow, RIAC member, Scientific Director of the RAS Institute of US and Canadian Studies.
Russia in this new strategy is an opponent to the European Union on a number of fundamental issues
The new Global EU Strategy ... ... attempt to transform the European Union into the independent center of world politics and further growth of its responsibility in international security matters. In case of its successful implementation, the EU will attain a greater potential and political ...
... consequently brought limited, if any, positive results.
In the course of our work, we have been able to identify three specific areas where – despite our differences – we believe that the countries of the Greater Europe area including Turkey and Russia should cooperate on the basis of their common interests. These three issues and our recommendations for working together are presented in more detail below.
I. Avoid an inter-state conflict over Syria
According to the latest report of the UN-mandated ...
... missed and it is unlikely to reemerge in the nearest future. There are at least two reasons for that.
First
, the trust between Russia and the West has been completely destroyed. This profound deficit of trust will be with us for a long, long time even under ... ... practically impossible to consider a comprehensive and long term common strategy in such a sensitive and politically loaded sphere as international security.
Second
, there is no common vision about the future of the international system at large or about the ...
... matter is required.
According to a foreign participant, Russia's operation in Syria may add to its tarnished image in the EU since it generates one more driver for the refugee flow to Europe.
The participants agreed to continue their exchanges on the international security issues.
List of participants
Roundtable "Russian and Western Views on International Conflict Settlement and Security Challenges"
... relevant areas, primarily in defense and security sectors, whereas Egypt remains a stronghold of stability in the Middle East and a guarantor of security for the Gulf monarchies.
AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elsham
People walk past a banner with a
picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin
with Arabic that reads, "welcome," along a
bridge in Cairo, Egypt, Monday,
Feb. 9, 2015
As a matter of fact, some changes did take place due to the overall degradation of the regional environment.
The U....
... anniversary of the signing of the Helsinki Final Act. The jubilee session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly was held in Finland's capital in early July, but the festivities turned pretty sour since Finland banned the entry of several members of the Russian delegation and Moscow refused to attend amidst the Russia-West relationship having become very problematic due the ongoing Ukraine crisis and sanctions.
Here RIAC Program Manager Natalia Evtikhevich, PhD in Political Science, shares her opinion ...
On May 27, 2015 the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) in cooperation with the
Valdai International Discussion Club
, will hold an open webinar entitled “Russia and NATO: Enemies Once Again?”
The newest publication in the Valdai Papers series is devoted ...
Stephen Kotkin
, professor of Woodrow Wilson School for Public and International Affairs at Princeton comments on the current state of Russia-U.S. relations, the roots of tensions, and reasons of misunderstanding.
Could you please give an assessment to current condition of Russian-American relations and comment of the roots of it? Would you agree that the current state of the Russia-U....
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 not be understated – US-Russia relations have once again deteriorated over the past year due to disagreements over the ...
