... made by NATO may be unpalatable for Moscow, but they are generally consistent and predictable. The same cannot be said of structures such as AUKUS
The establishment of a new trilateral military and political alliance consisting of the United States, Australia, and the UK (AUKUS) and the corollary rupture of France’s “contract of the century” to build a new generation of diesel-powered submarines for Australia elicited mixed reactions in Russia. Some were pleased to see a conflict arise between the United States and France, while some expressed concern that the alliance targets Moscow just as much as it does Beijing. Others were worried about the implications of the U.S. decision to share ...
... effort by all sides in the coming months and years to ensure that existing regimes are not undermined, which benefits nobody. And where agreements do fall short of expectations, all countries should work hard to improve upon them.
We recognise that Russia continues to be a major player in vital international security mechanisms . Preserving and strengthening the hard-fought international arrangements serves the interests not just of Australia, but of all countries. Irrespective of the current deterioration and diminished levels of trust in relations with the US, we would hope that Russia will play a constructive role into the future.
Ekaterina Koldunova:
ASEAN, EAS and APEC: What ...
On September 14, 2016 RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov met with Australian Ambassador to Russia Peter Tesch and Head of the Political Section of the Embassy Ted Burgell.
The participants of the meeting discussed bilateral Russian-Australian relations, security issues in the Asia-Pacific, and prospects for cooperation between the two countries ...
