... Director, and
Sergey Utkin
, Head of Foreign and Security Policy Department of the Centre for Strategic Research, Head of Department of Strategic Assessment, RAS IMEMO Centre for Situation Analysis, had a meeting with German diplomats from the Embassy of Germany to Russia.
The following issues were discussed in the course of the meeting: recent aggravation in relations between Russia the West caused by Skripal Case and the possible impact of the current crisis on Russian-European relations in the medium ...
... Togt, Senior Research Fellow at Netherlands Institute of International Relations shares his thoughts on relations between the European Union and the United States regarding sanctions as well as the split on Russia.
We have now all seen the new Kremlin ... ... Russia. Others are a little bit more moderate. In Europe it depends on the country: from Baltic states and Poland to Austria, Germany, and France. Things are shifting and one dangerous element is that everyone, including Europe, is talking about the hybrid ...
'Stability' may ring sweetly, but in the EU's case, it has become a synonym of 'stagnation'. What the EU needs at this point is leadership
Germany today is at a crossroads, divided, uncertain. Christian Lindner, Chairman of the Free Democratic Party, has
walked away
from coalition negotiations, leaving Merkel in political limbo. Whether the Social Democrats will again agree to a 'Grand ...
RIAC and DGAP Report
Restoration and further development of the energy dialogue between Russia and the EU will require the sides to search for compromises and a balance of interests. This is not a simple task, fresh ideas, flexibility and the rejection of stereotypes are crucial. The report provides recommendations for renewing the dialogue.
The report is published in the frameworks of the joint project of Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the
Robert Bosch Center at the German Council...
... Christianity, now half-forgotten in the West, plundering along the way, of course.
It was not an “order” but rather the law of the jungle in its worst form. International law and norms of interstate relations were viciously trampled upon. In 1991, Germany and then the European Union as a whole recognized the independence of Croatia and Slovenia which had broken away from Yugoslavia. Such unilateral recognition was completely against international law and became one of the factors that triggered a civil war in Yugoslavia....
... European Studies (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Osteuropakunde, DGO) and German non-profit association Atlantik-Brücke organized public debate on the role of the U.S. and Russia in contemporary Europe and the prospects for development of relations between Germany, Washington, and Moscow.
On November 14, Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) with participation of the German Association for East European Studies (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Osteuropakunde, DGO) ...
... November 8–9, 2017, Hamburg hosted the 6th “German-Russian International Dialogue”, GRID, a meeting of a Russian-German work group within the joint project of Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and Koerber Foundation (Koerber Stiftung, Germany).
On November 8–9, 2017, Hamburg hosted the 6th “German-Russian International Dialogue”, GRID, a meeting of a Russian-German work group within the joint project of Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and Koerber Foundation (
Koerber ...
... European Asylum Agency, adopting a common defence strategy, forming a European Expeditionary Force, and many other things [
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]. Responding to his proposals, Angela Merkel noted that there is a “high degree of correlation between the plans Germany and France have for the future of the European Union” [
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Or is Juncker afraid of a sharply deteriorating international situation which might have a very negative effect on European Union? The European island of relative prosperity is surrounded by a crescent of wars, discord and political ...
... politics. In the context of the refugee crisis, however, it holds possibly dramatic international implications. The international order that took shape after the collapse of the Soviet Union is changing. Just like other major international players, Germany, and with it the European Union (EU), face two crucial tasks. First, they must secure their existing global power position to maintain the domestic benefits they reap from the latter, in particular economically. Second, they must maximise their positions in globally strategic ...
... government back then was to stop the influx of refugees as soon as possible. In this context, the EU member nations, first of all Germany, perceived Turkey as both Europe's rescuer and its potential undoer.
Fully aware that Europe was dependent on its position ... ... grew more vocal in demanding visa-free travel for its citizens and intensification of talks on the country’s accession to the European Union.
Since late 2004, Ankara has enjoyed EU candidate member status. To join the EU, each candidate state needs to ...