RIAC and RUSI Report, #45 / 2019
A report based on findings from the third round of the UK–Russia Track 1.5 (non-governmental) bilateral security dialogue, which
The Royal United Services Institute
(RUSI) held in collaboration with the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC).
The first year of the project identified several security and geopolitical topics to establish the most productive areas of cooperation between the UK and Russia. The second year built on three of the most fruitful areas...
The meeting especially focused on stimulating interaction between the public and the private sectors, as well as their contacts with the experts
On February 4, 2019 RIAC held the last, fourth seminar in the third cycle of a joint project with the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). This final event was devoted the issues regarding information security of the two countries, the search for common problems and solutions. The meeting especially focused on stimulating interaction between the public...
.... The Russian side was represented by RIAC experts, researchers from academic institutions and universities.
The third seminar of the third cycle of the project will be held in London in early 2019 and will be devoted to the policy of Russia and the United Kingdom in the Middle East region.
... brought together experts and former government officials from the two countries to discuss and debate ways in which the UK and Russia’s bilateral security relationship can be better managed.
Initially conceived during a moment in relations when the United Kingdom and the Russian Federation appeared to be on a modestly upward trajectory, relations between the two countries worsened in March 2018 due to the poisoning with a nerve agent of Sergei Skripal and his daughter. The UK has laid the blame ...
... against individuals are not likely to scare the Russian leadership. In fact, the Kremlin might even profit from these sanctions – they can assist the current state policy of trying to bring Russian money and Russian businesses back to Russia. If the United Kingdom is no longer perceived as a safe haven for Russian fat cats, the cosmopolitan faction of the Russian economic elite might be forced to seek protection back home. However, a new level of EU sectoral sanctions against Russia, affecting finances,...
... discussion was the non-traditional security threats that both countries are facing today.
In the course of the four sessions the participants discussed legal provisions of both countries and norms of international law in the area of information security and cybersecurity; analyzed the threats poses by state and non-state actors in cyberspace; some of the sessions focused on cybercrime prevention issues, studying means of cooperation in this area, and analyzing best practices of the two countries in terms ...
RIAC and RUSI Report #32, 2017
At present, Russian-British relations are in deep crisis.
Will countries be able to restore a regular and systematic dialogue at the highest level?
What are the prospects for cooperation between Russia and Britain in the sphere of security, combating international terrorism and countering extremism, including in the Greater Middle East?
What mechanisms need to be worked out to strengthen confidence-building measures, prevent radicalization and develop cooperation...
On February 20-21, Moscow hosted second bilateral Russia-UK expert workshop on security issues between the two countries.
The seminar was organized within the framework of joint RIAC-RUSI (Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security Studies —
RUSI
) project. RUSI is a leading British think-tank in the sphere of security issues.
The seminar was attended by over 30 British and Russian experts working on strengthening trust between the two countries, elaborating proposals on fighting...