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"Hillary Is the Worst Option": How Moscow Sees American Politics

Everyone in Moscow tells you that if you want to understand Russia's foreign policy and its view of its place the world, the person you need to talk to is Fyodor Lukyanov. Lukyanov is the chair of Russia's Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, as well as the editor-in-chief of the journal Russia in Global Affairs, which are something like the Russian equivalents of America's Council on Foreign Relations and Foreign Affairs — though the Russian versions are considered much closer to the state...

08.05.2015

The ISIS Crisis and the faiblesse of global governance

... “democratize” the Middle East, Washington is spending again, and president Barack Obama has just made a rather lackluster speech to build popular support for an... ... States coalition is fighting. Obama calls it “ISIL”. The New York Times and USA Today call it “ISIS.” Others just call it “IS.” Is’s... ... made France a more active part of the U.S.-led alliance to rein in ISIS. President Vladimir Putin, regardless of his policies, is a nationalist and a strong leader. The...

11.09.2014

The U.S. and the Asia-Pacific Region, Russia and China: What Does the Future Hold for Us?

RIAC Experts comment President Obama has completed his Asian tour and President Putin has visited China. What conclusions can be drawn from the results of these events? Below are comments by Gleb Ivashentsov, Deputy Director of the Russian Centre for APEC Studies; Dmitry Mosyakov, Head of the Centre for the Study of South East Asia, Australia and Oceania at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Vladimir Petrovsky, Public Relations Secretary at the Institute for...

26.05.2014

Predicting critical events, an institutional challenge.

... sealed his fate last year during his secret visit outside Moscow with Russian president Vladimir Putin. He bragged that Riyadh controlled Chechen extremists in Russia, and... ... and Al Monitor reported that as far back as 2011, while Hillary Clinton was president Barack Obama’s secretary of state, Kochavi met with senior White House officials... ... entire process back to square one. Billions of dollars are spent annually, and thousands of jobs are created in government and the private sector by all major actors...

22.05.2014

Containment's Last Hurrah

... Kennan’s containment policy helped define the rules of Cold War engagement on both sides. In February U.S. president Barack Obama named a new undersecretary of state for public diplomacy Richard Stengel, a former managing editor of Time magazine.... ... Former U.S. secretary of state Henry Kissinger has urged the international community not to assign blame to Russian president Vladimir Putin and recommends that more negotiations over the future of Ukraine are required to achieve a tenable solution. ...

27.04.2014

Turning the Page in Russian-American Relations

Cold War stereotypes prevent the building of a new system of international links On August 9, Russian foreign and defense ministers met their U.S. counterparts in Washington the day after President Obama had cancelled his September visit to Russia. American hawks were triumphant, as were Moscow’s hawks and some like-minded figures in Europe – all rubbing their hands over yet another slip up in the Russia-U.S. relationship. Cold War stereotypes are proving really hard to kill - poisoning...

15.08.2013

Russia and the USA at the Crossroads: Obama's Initiatives and Moscow's Reaction

.... It should also be borne in mind that according to SIPRI Russia and the U.S. account for 16.2 thousand out of total 17.3 thousand nuclear warheads existing in the world [16] . It means that the share of France (300 nuclear warheads), UK (225), China ... ... The new agenda in the Russia-US relations has been set but has not started to be implemented yet. Therefore, the meeting of Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama this September will play a key role. If the two presidents agree to begin negotiations on economic and strategic ...

26.07.2013

Statement by the President of the Russian International Affairs Council, Igor Ivanov

... International Affairs Council (RIAC) expresses its deep satisfaction with the outcome of the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama, held on June 18 in Los Cabos (Mexico). The joint statement issued following the meeting indicates that the course ... ... regime. If someone believes that there will be an opportunity to play on the contradictions in the approaches of Russia and the USA to non-proliferation, this will not happen. The coincidence of Russian and U.S. positions on sensitive issues such as combating ...

21.06.2012

Poll conducted

  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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