... friendly and constructive relations along their borders are a guarantee of successful development.
REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
Sergey Markedonov:
Goodbye Post-Soviet Space?
The picture started to change in response to the increasing political dialogue between Russia and China, and also to the (EEU) becoming fully operational. This shift of focus in Russia’s foreign policy toward its neighbours must be considered separately.
Since the geopolitical space of the former Soviet Union began to develop, there was the notion that Russia’s ...
.... Still, it must be emphasized that the management of economic problems between the EEU countries is unacceptably poor. The people who should be managing these processes and working together to solve problems are not doing their job. That is why any EEU initiatives are harshly criticized.
Is it possible for Russia and the West to cooperate effectively in the settlement of the situation in Afghanistan?
REUTERS/ Parwiz
Andrey Sushentsov, Nikita Mendkovich:
New Spiral of Afghanistan Crisis and Russia’s
Interests
I think we can. Moreover, I think we should....
... rhetoric of unity and cooperation, the removal of internal trade barriers is not reality. Trade disputes between member states has resulted in the temporary resumption of customs controls and bans on certain products. Shortly after the creation of the EEU, Belarus and Russia became embroiled an intense trade dispute following Russian’s bans on imports of European food products. The spat is largely a response to the alleged smuggling of prohibited products through Belarus to Russia, despite Russian regulations ...
The President of the Russian Federation’s recent
visit
to China was one of the most successful Russia–China top-level meetings in terms of practical content. The visit was also notable for the unusually high level of thinly disguised anti-American rhetoric on ...
On 30-31 May 2016 the RIAC held a major international conference entitled “
Russia and China: towards a new quality in bilateral relations
”.
The conference discussed various aspects of the two countries’ relationship, and also the regional dimension of cooperation between Russia and China. There was a special focus ...
This year will see the 25th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s breakup and the emergence of new Russia on its ruins. Time is ripe for taking stocks and mapping a road into the future.
A group of members of Russia’s Council on Defense and Foreign Policy (CDFP) has presented to the state and society its vision of the country’s future foreign ...
... greatest enthusiasm for boosting trade with the EEU. During his four-day trip, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong noted that, notwithstanding Russia's current economic woes, the medium to long-term prospects were good. Mr Lee said he hoped Singapore and the EEU could sign an FTA in 2018 when the city-state and Russia celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations. So far, only Vietnam has signed an FTA with the EEU.
In the realm of sociocultural affairs, the third pillar of the ASEAN Community, 2016 is the ASEAN-Russia Year of Culture. This initiative is designed ...
... between the two blocs. Both the EU and the EEU will vigorously defend their interests in the sphere of energy security, avoiding any chance for mutually beneficial cooperation. The scenario depends on the level of political conflict between the EU and the EEU, and Russia especially.
Here circumstances as well as regional conflicts and their prevention move to the forefront. It is extremely important to create or renew the existing mechanisms of control over the frozen conflicts. The aggravation of tensions (first ...
On February 9, 2016, the Russian International Affairs Council in partnership with the Delegation of the European Union to the Russian Federation hosted a Roundtable “
EU and Russia: Our Differences, Interconnections and the Way Forward
,” attended by many leading ...
... SCO Studies of the Institute for International Studies of Moscow State Institute of International Relations under the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and post-graduate student Yury Kulintsev from the Institute of Far Eastern Studies (IFES) of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The experts discussed the current state of affairs and development prospects of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), issues involving the linking of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) and the Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB) as well as the impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on the economic situation in the region.
Meeting with a delegation of experts from China
