On May 6, 2022, Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS), in partnership with The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University, held the third online international high-level expert round table, dedicated to the trends in the development of world politics in the context of acute recent crises
On May 6, 2022, Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS), in partnership with The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University...
On May 4, 2022, RIAC and The Harvard Negotiation Project held another expert discussion on the current state and dynamics of Russia-Ukraine conflict, the potential role of third countries in reaching a political settlement, and possible parameters of peace agreements
On May 4, 2022, RIAC and The Harvard Negotiation Project held another expert discussion on the current state and dynamics of Russia-Ukraine conflict, the potential role of third countries in reaching a political settlement, and possible...
... threats could converge again in the wake of February 24, 2022. Repeating the 1917 scenario is not predetermined, however. History could go either way, but this combination of threats puts Russia in an unprecedentedly dangerous situation.
Ivan Timofeev:
Ukrainian Crisis. Who Has the Upper Hand?
The Ukrainian conflict has significantly exacerbated the external threats for Russia, and this comes to stay for the long term. Recent years have already been difficult. Unbalanced bipolarity emerged in Europe ...
IMEMO Report
IMEMO Report
In connection with Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, a number of American and European experts and officials have repeatedly expressed concerns that the Russian armed forces could hypothetically, if not intentionally, use chemical weapons. IMEMO specialists decided to analyze the dynamics of Russia’s fulfillment of obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) to determine what real grounds American and European experts, and even more so officials...
On 26 April, 2022, the workhop “Views from Russia and Egypt on the Situation in Syria” was held in online format
On 26 April, 2022, the workhop “Views from Russia and Egypt on the Situation in Syria” was held in online format. The meeting was organized by the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (ECFA). The goal of the workshop was to discuss the positions of Russia and Egypt on key Syria-related issues.
The first session was devoted to the prospects...
... We have already provided such estimates for major players — the US, the EU, India, China, and Japan. And now let’s outline the possible trajectories for some states of Eurasia, located in close proximity to the borders of Russia.
Ivan Timofeev:
Ukrainian Crisis. Who Has the Upper Hand?
Turkey appears to be one of the key beneficiaries of the conflict. Ankara skilfully manoeuvres, benefiting from everyone. Turkish diplomacy opposes the Russian military operation, condemns Russian actions and ...
On April 20, 2022, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC, hosted an online high-level expert discussion on the possible consequences of Russian-Ukrainian conflict for international monetary and financial, trade and investment organizations and systems
On April 20, 2022, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC, hosted an online high-level expert discussion on the possible consequences of Russian-Ukrainian conflict for international...
On April 20, 2022, RIAC in cooperation with Africa Business Initiative held a webinar on the consequences of Russia-Ukraine conflict for African food security
On April 20, 2022, RIAC in cooperation with Africa Business Initiative held a webinar on the consequences of Russia-Ukraine conflict for African food security.
The webinar focused on three key food security issues arising from the Russian-Ukrainian conflict: food, mineral resources and fertilizer increasing prices and the implications for...
... revise their approaches to bilateral relations, smoothing out their contradictions. BRICS should work on the mistakes after the pandemic, trying to formulate joint responses to the serious challenges that are looming today, including those caused by the Ukrainian crisis, such as a new round of food crisis globally and the economic crisis predicted by the IMF and the World Bank. Certainly, the BRICS nations possess the resources to act effectively, since they are the world’s leading food producers (except ...
A return to the usual nature of interaction within the framework of the Arctic Council should not be expected in the near future
Given the deterioration of Russia's relations with the West in almost all respects since 2014, there were fears that these negative trends would extend to cooperation in the Arctic. However, during that time frame, until recently, the Arctic remained the region least affected by the crisis in relations between Russia and the West, where interaction continued despite many...