Interview with Andrei Zagorski
In the run-up to the international seminar “Helsinki +40: Prospects for strengthening the OSCE”, which will be held by the Russian International Affairs Council, we talked to Professor
Andrei Zagorski
of MGIMO University, head of department at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences,...
The first in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Helsinki +40 series of international seminars aimed at fomenting reform of the OSCE takes place this Thursday, 25 September, in Moscow.
The event, hosted by the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), will bring ...
Article by Javier Ruperez, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (1996-1998)
Right After the War
No Peace Treaty was signed to certify an end to World War II in Europe and validate the territorial changes it caused on the continent. Hasty military arrangements taken by the victorious powers ...
... "here and now the balance of world powers is tested," including "check whether the US will be able to really create an effective isolation of Russia."
"We must not allow the US to isolate Russia, including on international arena, in OSCE for example. In my opinion, we manage to achieve it. Because the world is very diverse. When we are said in the West that there is a kind of world community, which condemns us, they mean 28 NATO member states and the EU. However, this is not the ...
Trial by Ukraine
The European security system is facing hard times. However, lessons should be learned from crises. Decision-making on key issues must involve all countries in the region. The OSCE provides ample opportunities for seeking consensus and is able to adapt to new challenges.
Since the Dark Ages, the cessation of military conflicts in Europe has been the main motivation for those advancing projects aimed at developing pan-European ...
On July 3, 2014, the Russian International Affairs Council hosted the workshop "Helsinki +40: the Past, the Present and the Future" to discuss the Russian position and Russian interests in the OSCE, prospects of this international body, and the activities to be reflected in a future RIAC report on the issue.
The event has been meant as a preview to the international workshop on the OSCE to be held by RIAC with the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly ...
Russian International Affairs Council is taking part in the
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly initiative
.
August 2015 will mark the 40
th
anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act. The two years before this milestone give us time to fulfill the commitments undertaken and to develop, looking towards the future and capitalizing ...
On June 17, OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier decorated RIAC President Igor Ivanov with the OSCE Medal for outstanding personal contribution in strengthening security and promoting cooperation in the Euro-Atlantic region.
On June 17, RIAC President Igor Ivanov took part in the
OSCE Security Days Conference
held at the headquarters of the Organization for Security and Cooperation ahead of the Annual Security Review Conference intended to analyze the security level in the Euro-Atlantic space.
The Security Days event is attended ...