The greatest challenge of our times is a deficit of solidarity between nation states, including those of them, which are entrusted by the United Nations Charter with a special responsibility to maintain global peace and security
Reflecting on problems of 2018 and on challenges of 2019, it is tempting to point at the current US Administration as the greatest international problem of today....
... Putin-Trump meeting was likely to worry America's allies, one cannot help but hope for a better dialogue between Russian and American leaders. The cancellation of the meeting on the margins of the Buenos Aires summit is therefore not good news.
Andrey Kortunov:
Russia and Ukraine: Four Scenarios for the Future
What can Europe do to restore a normalized dialogue with Russia? How should such a dialogue tackle the case of Ukraine?
Andrey Kortunov
Europe could potentially play a significant role in the resolution ...
... Syrian government and the scattered political opposition to begin working on the constitution. It is necessary to build an influential international consensus in support of the early work of the Constitutional Committee according to the UN Security Council Resolution 2254. Russia is able to play a leading role as a coordinating centre. Otherwise, the Syrian settlement train may get off the Geneva tracks, while changing the destination can lead to unpredictable traffic accidents.
Source:
Valdai Club
On August 14-17, Accademia Konrad Adenauer and "Villa Collina" (Italy) welcome international expert meeting "Russia-Ukraine Conflict - Will UN Peacekeeping Mission Be Created?" that involves representatives from Germany, Russia, and Ukraine
On August 14-17, Accademia Konrad Adenauer and "Villa Collina" (Italy) welcome international expert meeting "Russia-Ukraine Conflict ...
... or two days after the incident;
— etc.
To improve JIM’s
work, Russia proposed some changes to the functions of JIM including setting up
a center where all information from different sources would be collected and
made available to the Security Council.
Russia’s concern
was ignored by the Western countries, and the publishing of the 7
th
JIM report, which did not address Russia’s frustrations, became the turning
point in JIM’s fate.
Though the report
covers two incidents, in Umm Hawsh and in Khan ...
... viewpoints on current events and possible strategies for the new political cycle. We asked some of our foreign partners from different parts of the world to respond to questions about a variety foreign policy issues in the upcoming cycle.
Project page:
russiancouncil.ru/en/2018-2024
... veto on issues related to crimes against humanity and genocide. French President Emanuel Macron announced that Paris was ready to be an example of a great power with a “responsible attitude” towards its international commitments.
Ivan Timofeev:
Unwanted Ally? Russia and the Future of the Anti-Terrorist Coalition
The Big Three – Russia, the US and China – resolutely rejected the ultimatum but this proposal quickly won the support of the vast majority of UN members. In response to the categorical rejection ...
... information. They are preserving and, in all probability, consolidating their social base.
Ad hoc Relations for Ad hoc Terrorism
. Interview Kathleen Hicks, Kim Cragin and Olga Oliker
Importantly, a much more dangerous trend is becoming increasingly pronounced today. Russia is excluded from the list of partners on fighting terrorism in the Western narrative as a matter of principle. It is believed that recognition of Russia as a partner even in this narrow area will allow it to break the isolation from the information ...
... situations.
Anatoly Isaenko reflected upon his past experience in UN peacekeeping forces and commented on the Russian policies and trends in regard to the international interventions. He also discussed the topics ranging from the future appointment of the Russian representative to the UN, to the variety of international interventions over the past decades.
After their presentations, A. Nikitin and A. Isaenko answered the questions of the participants, who particularly expressed interest in the scope of peacekeeping as an instrument ...
... its members to make impartial decisions.
Three candidates from Eastern Europe were put forward for membership of the Human Rights Council in the period 2017–2019 at the meeting of the UN General Assembly held on October 28, 2016 – namely, Hungary, Russia and Croatia. According to the results, Russia
received
112 votes, Croatia received 114, and Hungary received 144. The United States and the United Kingdom were given “free passes” to the Human Rights Council from a group of Western ...