... trends in the development of world politics, that influence the situation in Europe. The discussion concentrated on the future of NATO and the European Union, the prospects for arms control in Europe, the issues of transatlantic relations, the rise of European populism,... ... etc.
Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, made a speech at two sessions of the Conference on the geopolitical position of Belarus in Europe and the dynamics in the development of the Middle East crisis. Dmitry Suslov and Sergey Utkin, RIAC experts,...
... favorable opportunities for all the international community in geographic areas, where Russia is highly engaged.
The Baltics
Contrary to promises from President Reagan, the three Baltic countries, former members of the Soviet Union, became members of NATO, an alliance directed against Russia. And contrary to their official status as “neutral” countries, Sweden and Finland, have after the Cold War also become more or less NATO members de-facto. Should the three Baltic states and even Finland one ...
... which could have been amended if the two blocs had started a real dialogue and if the European Union had altered the one-sided implementation of its eastern policy.
Moscow... ... that over the past two decades Europe has de facto failed to follow any rules, given NATO’s eastward expansion and refusal of the West to engage in a dialogue on the... ... that the West will not make more persistent (even though gradual) attempts to push Belarus towards neutrality. Moscow has made its position absolutely clear: any attempt...
