... because one of the program’s alumni refused to return to Russia. One year after the FLEX shutdown, Russia
closed the American Corner
in the State Foreign Literature Library: It had to move to the building of the U.S. Embassy in central Moscow.
3. The Russia–West information warfare
Robert Legvold:
U.S.-Russia Relations: The Price of Cold War
“The idea that Russia did not meddle in our election is fake news,”
said Sen. Lindsey Graham
(R-S.C.) last summer. The U.S. political establishment has no doubts that ...
The best way to knock the “Russian card” out of the hands of political profiteers is to implement a well-balanced, long-term and consistent strategy of Russia’s relations with a specific state or groups of states
In recent years, Russia has unfailingly found itself the focus ...
... the same” (p. 22). This idea could be evolved into a dialogue on how both sides perceive information and political threats, if not into a mutual obligation to not intervene in each other’s internal affairs.
Ivan Timofeev:
Russia and the West: An Information War?
“Russian Propaganda” and Russia
“Russian propaganda” is being touted as one of the main problems for the West, but it understandably worries Russia itself. The comprehensive approach of the RAND report and other similar projects on information influence ...
... since the early 19th century.
What other issues will the conference address?
Of course, we will discuss the topical issue of information warfare and the perception of conflicts. The economic plenary session will discuss economic interdependence as a way ... ... East.
It appears that the theme for this meeting, war and peace, was chosen a long time ago. Have the recent events such as Russia’s involvement in Syrian conflict influenced the conference agenda?
No, they haven’t. On the contrary, they ...
