... have worse relations than before Obama came to power. Something went wrong. And what went wrong is difficult to explain in one sentence but a number of factors came into play, largely having to do with the reduction of the place of Russia in American foreign policy in general. Russia does not occupy the same place that the Soviet Union occupied before. When things happen in Russia, the response on the American side is not to prioritize the relation with Russia. On the Russian side, they don’t ...
... prism, i.e. citizens’ demands, needs and perceptions.
Mr. Lukyanov, how would you explain the goals and objectives of your new project National Interest, as well as the timing of its launch?
As a matter of fact, not only professionals engaged in foreign policy advising, but also broader social groups should participate in the analysis of the numerous dynamic and diverse developments surrounding Russia. Some time ago foreign policy was believed to be the domain of the government and only properly ...
In our column Viewpoint, we present an interview with Alexei Venediktov, Editor-in-Chief of radio station Echo of Moscow, about Internet technologies in radio, the latest Russian trends and combining expertise and journalism.
What are the latest trends in radio broadcasting? Does the Internet help or hinder its development?
Radio broadcasting is at a standstill because its functions of ‘inform, educate, entertain’ have not changed since the 1980s, except for minor shifts to please the...
On April 20, 2015, Budapest played host to the international conference “Russia in Global Politics: Driving Values and Interests” organized by Central European University with the support of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.
RIAC member and Director of the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Economics Ruslan Grinberg and RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov took part in the conference, which was attended by specialists from Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Poland, Russia and the United Kingdom...
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Constructivist, liberal and realistic narratives
“Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.”
Winston Churchill
The Importance of Differences in Expert Community
The foreign policy of states in historical literature is often portrayed as a logical and consistent course oriented towards achieving understandable, sometimes too obvious, goals. Such orderliness is the advantage of looking from the future into the past....
It is often thought that an acute international crisis is not the best time to reflect on long-term foreign policy objectives. A crisis demands that politicians and practicing experts completely concentrate on achieving immediate goals and dramatically narrows the horizons of long-term planning, forcing leaders to put off many things that only recently ...
... the continent’s affairs brought about long periods of peace and stable development.
This negative trend culminated in the Ukrainian crisis. We have repeatedly, and in various formats, warned that attempts to make Kiev choose one vector of its foreign policy—either West or East—bode most serious adverse consequences for Ukraine’s still fragile statehood. We were not heard.
As a result of the coup d’état supported by the West, and the subsequent armed seizure of ...
... fail. Despite this policy of our Western partners, President Vladimir Putin clearly said in his address to the Federal Assembly that Russia would never enter the path of self-isolation, suspicion and the search for enemies. We are pursuing an active foreign policy and are consistently upholding our national interests. However, we are not set on confrontation but are willing to make reasonable compromises based on a balance of interests. We have been trying to influence the international situation ...
In a speech on Jan. 13, former Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov spoke about his concerns for Russia’s economic future and said that the country must be open to working with the U.S. and NATO.
On foreign policy
Russia would like to normalize relations with the U.S. and Europe, but it would be unreasonable to ignore the increasing significance of China and other countries that are part of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation organization (APEC)....
