Search: Central and Eastern Europe (6 materials)

RIAC at GLOBSEC Forum

On June 19-21, 2015, Bratislava hosted international security conference GLOBSEC attended by CEE presidents, prime ministers and foreign ministers, U.S. and European top officials, business leaders, foreign policy experts and journalists. RIAC was represented by its Program Director Ivan Timofeev, who took part in “Russia and the West” debate with Senior Vice President at the Center for European Policy Analysis Edward Lucas, Stratfor founder George Friedman and AFK Sistema Chief Economist...

22.06.2015

Russia and the West: The Muscle Flexing is Leading Nowhere Fast

... international security conference GLOBSEC 2015 in Bratislava that took place between June 19-21 is considered by many to be a kind of "Central European Munich." In attendance are presidents, prime ministers and foreign ministers from across Central and Eastern Europe. Also taking part are high-ranking officials from the U.S. State Department and the European Commission, as well as the heads of large defense companies, top international affairs experts and journalists. Russia-West relations ...

22.06.2015

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Prospects for Stationing U.S. Heavy Weapons in Central and Eastern Europe The “war of words” that is heating up between Russia and individual NATO countries in connection with plans to deploy significant military force in Europe is becoming increasingly strained. At first glance, such ...

18.06.2015

Your preferred candidate? None!

... is a brilliant idea! Not only that it absolutely matches thoughts of many people who reject to take part in elections due to their wider disagreement with the political system, or due to feeling of senselessness of voting in Russia, but also in the central and Eastern Europe (CEE) as a whole. People feel disconnection between themselves and politics and often feel much apathy towards any possible change. The tendency of deteriorating turnout in CEE countries seems to be a trend for the running decade,...

25.10.2013

What’s Left of the Left in Central and Eastern Europe?

The international financial-economic crisis of 2008 onwards has revived interest in the left across Europe, although it has not as yet provided it with consistent dividends. The situation in Central and Eastern Europe is, on the face of it, little different from that in the West. Social democrats remain a sizable presence in many countries, but other left-wing party families (the ‘radical left’ and Greens) are rarely strong. Although ...

28.08.2013

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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