... to the pre-Ukraine crisis balance of power structure. NATO’s expansion into Sweden and Finland can radically transform the political and security landscape in the Baltic region and destroy the established forms of cooperation these states have with Russia. This paper covers: risks and opportunities states face by engaging with Russia in the Baltic region; the changes in the region’s security configuration and their implications for Russia; the position of the Baltic states on the Ukraine crisis ...
... Forum was attended by current and former statesmen, diplomats and businessmen, international experts and civil society leaders.
Russian International Affairs Council has been participating in the Forum since 2015. In 2019, the general theme of the Forum ... ... Kortunov, RIAC Director General, made presentations at two sessions of the Doha Forum: at the session “A Stronger Role for Europe in the International Arena: What Would It Take?” (organized jointly by Aspen Institutes of Italy and Romania) and at ...
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 ...
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 ...
On November 19, 2018, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), held a discussion of W. Hill’s book “No Place for Russia: European Security Institutions Since 1989” with the participation of the author, followed by a broader discussion on European security issues and its future architecture, the role of Russia, and the impact of the U.S. policy on current processes.
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... START and the INF Treaty
The articles below were informed by a roundtable discussion in London in October 2018 between the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and RUSI to discuss the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. While the discussion ... ... the US and Russia now faces its most severe crisis since the 1980s, and risks collapsing altogether. Although the UK and other European states are not direct participants in US–Russia treaties, the end of arms control could have especially severe implications ...
In Paris, 100 years after the guns across Europe fell silent, leaders can begin taking important steps to ensure a new and devastating war will not happen today
This ... ... prevent an incident turning into unimaginable catastrophe?
For those gripped with complacency, consider this scenario. It is 2019. Russia is conducting a large military exercise in its territory bordering NATO. A NATO observer aircraft accidentally approaches ...
... Economic Affairs
Bert Koenders, Former Foreign Minister
Marietje Schaake, Member of the European Parliament
Klaas de Vries, Former Minister for Interior Affairs and Kingdom... ... Euro-Atlantic Association
Portugal
Ricardo Baptista Leite MP, MD, Member of Parliament
Russia
Ambassador Anatoly Adamishin, Former Deputy Foreign Minister and Ambassador... ... Arbatov, Former Deputy Chairman of the Duma Defence Committee; Head of the Center for International Security, Institute of World Economy and International Relations
General...
On June 19–20, 2018, RIAC took part in the global online debates "Debating Security Plus", organized by the European think-tank "Friends of Europe".
On June 19–20, 2018, RIAC took part in the global online debates "Debating Security Plus", organized by the European think-tank "Friends of Europe". "
Debating Security Plus
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It is impossible to return to the glorious past. The illusion that it is possible is depriving us of our future
Introduction
The collapse of relations between Russia and the West after 2014 put an end to the idea of Greater Europe. The area of common security and cooperation from Lisbon to Vladivostok, or even wider – from Vancouver to Vladivostok – remains on paper in numerous documents that are gradually being buried in archives. The almost 40-year ‘post-Helsinki’ ...
