... intensify tensions between Russia and the EU, particularly the Baltic States. While the Baltic States are institutionally dependent on the EU and NATO, the nature of relations in this specific case are more complex than the relations between Western Europe and Russia. The irony is that Moscow, technically, is capable of establishing good ties with Portugal, Greece, Italy, Germany, and any other Western European country, but it wouldn't solve the problems or change the nature of Russian relations ...
On July 4–5, 2019, in the Hague, Russian International Affairs Council in cooperation with the Delegation of the European Union to the Russian Federation and Clingendael Netherlands Institute for International Relations held a seminar on “How Can the EU And Russia Improve European Security”.
On July 4–5, 2019, in the Hague, Russian International Affairs ...
... resolving regional crises; potential areas of interaction between Russia and the West.
Young experts from Russia, EU, the USA, and Ukraine, as well as representatives of NGOs, think tanks, university and business community took part in the meeting.
In 2014 European Leadership Network (ELN) for Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) non-profit organization, and Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) formed a younger generation expert working group to ...
... totalled around some 511 billion Rubbles in 2018 alone. It corresponds to 30% year-on-year grown compared to 2017 figures. Furthermore, thanks to its carsharing fleet of 10,000 – 15,000 shared vehicles, Moscow is becoming the largest carsharing city in Europe. In fact, according to more optimistic estimates, Moscow it’s well on it’s way to becoming the largest carsharing city in the world. Was it logical to expect that after years upon years of living in a non-digital version of the collaborative ...
... crisis between Ukraine and Russia. This was significant for Ukraine’s identity and for Russia’s decreasing influence because through these talks, Ukraine was able to skirt the Russian Orthodox Church as a cultural and religious center in Eastern Europe. With continuing disputes between Ukrainians and the UOC(MP), particularly in government, the Ukrainian government was desperate for a ruling to split the UOC(MP) from the Russian Orthodox Church. These meetings led eventually to the decision by ...
On June 5, 2019 in Berlin, Robert Bosch Academy hosted a public debate on the impact of the elections to the European Parliament over the position of the European Union in the world.
On June 5, 2019 in Berlin, Robert Bosch Academy hosted a public debate on the impact of the elections to the European Parliament over the position of the European Union in the ...
... by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Vienna. The research analyzes the results of two surveys: a public opinion poll on security, as well as a survey in the form of individual interviews with security experts. The two surveys were conducted in seven European countries, including Russia. The text of the report is available
here
.
Ivan Timofeev, RIAC Director of Programs, and Peer Teschendorf, Head of Friedrich Ebert Foundation Moscow Office, made opening speeches.
The authors of the report noted ...
The CoE crisis has a man-made character. Its origins lie in the frank political mistakes made by Europe
By 2019, the escalation of the crisis in relations between Russia and the Council of Europe (hereinafter referred to as CoE) reached its apogee. The question of Russia's withdrawal from this oldest authoritative European organization or about ...
Assessing the prospects and context of Ukraine’s EU drive
Ukraine first embraced the European path during the 2004 revolution. Institutionally, this path implies the country’s aspiration to join the EU and NATO. The recent amendments to the Ukrainian constitution legitimise this drive. This very fact suggests that Ukraine is committed ...
Analysing the RAND Corporation’s Report “Russia’s Hostile Measures in Europe”
In late January, researchers from the renowned U.S. research centre RAND Corporation made their contribution to maintaining anti-Russian sentiments by publishing an analytical
paper
entitled “Russia’s Hostile Measures in Europe: Understanding ...
