... around the same table
Despite eight years of horrific conflict, and over 500,000 thousand deaths, a stable peace in Syria remains elusive. The two writers of this article... ... Kortunov, Malcolm Chalmers:
Upholding Stability in the Middle East: An Opportunity for Russia–Europe Cooperation?
— Bashar al-Assad starts a major offensive in Idlib,... ... international players around the same table. Three of them, i.e. Russia, the US and France, have vested interests, a capacity to talk to many regional stakeholders and...
Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council Andrey Kortunov on the Future of Nuclear Arms Control
Andrey Kortunov:
The Domino Effect: ... ... Iranian nuclear programme began. In October 2003, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France Dominique de Villepin and Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany Joschka Fischer approached President of Iran ...
... the challenges that are shattering the region. Brussels simply has neither resources, nor desire to do it.
RIAC Longread “Russia in the Balkans”: Interests of the Leading Actors, Russia’s Presence in Southeast Europe and Russia’s New Strategy
... ... permanent "Balkan Council" is a top priority. It would include representatives of Russia, the US, Great Britain, Turkey, France, Italy, Slovenia and Germany as international observers, with mediation on the part of the EU and the UN, and also envoys ...
... case can include claims that had accumulated over a long period of time. Taking into account the growing sanctions pressure on Russia, the case studies of 2018 are especially interesting. They combine sanctions against both American and foreign companies,... ... agreed to pay the US Treasury the highest fine, almost $54 million. The Treasury accused the French bank of conducting over a thousand transactions that violated the sanctions regime against Cuba, Iran and Sudan worth $5.5 billion during 2007-2012. The American ...
... though China may be disappointed with the results of this process), or on certain transparency measures.
In addition, China, France and the United Kingdom could set up an independent expert commission to look into the “violations” committed by the United States and Russia, help the countries better understand each other and propose solutions.
Europe and China are particularly interested in ... ... short-range missiles were primarily a threat due to their ability to carry nuclear warheads. Even with a range of several thousand kilometres they would ensure guaranteed destruction of their targets with warheads yielding hundreds of kilotons. Today,...
... demonstrated that the overwhelming majority of ethnic Turks support Recep Erdogan. Italy, France and Spain are largely guided by economic considerations and the
Realpolitik... ... the domestic events
that followed
. It is clear that, to paraphrase the words of the Russian poet Ivan Krylov, the “companions” within the European Union “don’t... ... organizations. Those arrested and accused of terrorism number in the hundreds of thousands. It should be remembered that, previously, in order to liberalize the visa regime...
... major regional and global players in the Syrian conflict, the prospects for the political process in Geneva, and the impact of the Syrian conflict on the situation in the region of the Middle East in general.
On February 7 French television company France24 held a live debate on the issues of de-escalation is Syria.
Tony Badran, Research Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies; Andrey Kortunov, Director General, Russian International Affairs Council; Joshua Landis, Director of Center for Middle East Studies, University of Oklahoma; and Ammar Abd Rabbo, Freelance Photo Journalist took part in the debate.
The topic of the discussion was the new aggravation of the ...
... perception of Russia, built on a certain caution, which he will need to use even more when talking to the new leader of the USA, certainly more unpredictable than the present president of Russia. It is easier to find terms of understanding when between predictable individuals… Also Mr Macron is a hurried man, and ... ... enemies, to be able to achieve their goals fast. I therefore believe in a necessary easing of the present political ties between France and Russia, in spite of Germany. Am I optimist? I hope not. Kasonta: Your grandchildren Nina and Oscar were baptised at ...
... Tory foreign secretary and super Toff, Boris Johnson, who just last year (born in the USA, BoJo was a dual national) renounced his US citizenship in an unsuccessful attempt... ... Way, to more and more young Americans, Washington public diplomacy assets have tagged Russian president Vladimir Putin as the leader of a plot to use Brexit as a tool to... ... to work together to combat extremism.
Existentialism, a product of Nazi-occupied France
In fact, academic existentialism did not evolve into an “ism” (or...
UN propagandists claim that the selection process to name the next secretary general, who will take office before the inauguration of the next U.S. president, will be the most transparent in the history of the organization, which was founded in 1945.
But on close examination, the security council recommends a new secretary general based on "a private meeting."
This means that the politics and diplomacy that determine who becomes the next leader of the institution, and the roles of NGOs...
