Search: UN,International security (17 materials)

 

A Scenario in Syria

What might be a “second option” for Russia in Syria? The situation around Russia in Syria is up for debate. No doubt, Russia would like to lead a reconstruction effort in Syria, in harmony with all relevant partners, including the UN, the EU, the USA, China, India, Turkey, Iran, Israel, the Sunni Arab states including the ...

04.04.2019

Russia’s New Foreign Policy Cycle

... Vladimir Putin for another term as president of the Russian Federation in March of this year, Russia is entering a new cycle of foreign and domestic policy. Russia's foreign policy at the moment is particularly fraught; the conflict in Syria, the continued uncertain status of the Donbass region of Ukraine, accusations of cyberwarfare and interference in US elections, and the Skripal poisoning incident in the UK have driven wedges between Russia and many other countries. Stronger sanctions are being imposed ...

07.05.2018

Nuclear Weapons Prohibition and International Security

How to move the world away from the brink of a nuclear apocalypse Dmitry Stefanovich: Nuclear-Cybernetic Systems September 20, 2017 was marked by a historic event that took place at the UN General Assembly: the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) was opened for signing. Like the rest of the official and unofficial nuclear powers (as well as a number of their allies), Russia announced in advance that it would not support ...

28.09.2017

Keeping Peace in Africa in the 21st Century

In the past 25 years, Africa has made great strides towards development and peace, but conflict is still present in many places on the continent REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya Dmitry Borisov: A Difficult Peace: The UN and the Challenges of Modern Peacekeeping To avoid relapse into all-out war, a peace operation needs to be deployed quickly and be ready to bear casualties in the face of rampant violence. The UN — often cumbersome, bureaucratic, slow to react to ...

17.03.2017

UNSG candidate Helen Clark at RIAC

... (1999-2008), who is running for the post of UN Secretary-General. It was her only public appearance in Moscow. The event was opened by RIAC Vice President Vyacheslav Trubnikov and New Zealand Ambassador to Moscow Ian Hill. Ms. Clark shared her views on the UN future, as well as key problems of international security and development, which gave rise to a free discussion with participation of RIAC members and experts, academic leaders and researchers from RAS institutes, universities and think tanks. Finally, Ms. Clark answered questions of Russian ...

22.06.2016

Putin and Obama Must Meet in New York

It was announced recently that President Vladimir Putin will speak at the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly and will also head the Russian delegation. The upcoming anniversary session of the UN General Assembly later this month — taking place ...

09.09.2015
 

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