Search: USA,EEU,Russia (7 materials)

Looking out Five Years: What Should Washington and Its European Allies Expect From Moscow?

Russians have become skeptical about a truly global order. At best, interactions with Western countries will be transactional,... ... Cold War. Thus, Russia has started paying more attention to regional and subregional compacts: the BRICS group, the SCO, the EEU the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), and others. Of the remaining global councils, the UN Security Council ...

30.08.2017

2016 – A Victory of Conservative Realism

... “A battle is won by those who firmly resolve to win it.” I realized then that Russia would resolve and win. More than three years later, the tide has turned. There... ... towards India and the Persian Gulf region via Azerbaijan. The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) Commission and Beijing are discussing concrete ways to integrate the Silk Road... ... and normal values of public and private life, not postmodern ones, rooted in the thousands of years of human history. This set of values and readiness to protect them gave...

27.02.2017

Vladimir Putin’s Visit to China: No High Expectations, Concrete Results

The President of the Russian Federation’s recent visit to China was one of the most successful Russia–China top-level meetings in terms ... ... UN Charter in the political sphere; ensuring a balance of the entire range of weapons at the minimum level necessary and a refusal to expand military alliances that could potentially threaten other countries. The declaration is key to future world politics....

30.06.2016

Eurasia in Russian Foreign Policy: Interests, Opportunities and Constraints

The Eurasian axis of Russian foreign policy has been given several impetuses over the last two years. The ... ... whereas cooperation with the EU was asymmetric in character. The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) will do little to help Russia modernize technologically or open up new markets... ... now focused on shoring up the Afghan government. The region is also important to the USA as a theatre in which to contain the economic influence of China and to block integration...

16.12.2015

Russia – Learning from Armenia

... place, the internal political situation in Armenia, which sees itself as an ally of Russia, is extremely important for Moscow’s foreign policy position itself in... ... January 2, 2015 Yerevan has been an official member of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) [3] . Third, Moscow plays a very important role in the process of Nagorno-Karabakh... ... the external players in Armenia. Thus, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the key vehicle of American “soft power” in the world, had an official...

26.10.2015

Armenian Experts’ Debate: “Membership in the EEU in Exchange for Security”

... investments in Armenia. Russia’s major companies — Gazprom, Russian Railways, INTER RAO UES, United Energy Company, Rusal Armenal , etc. — own 100% of some of Armenia’s open joint-stock companies. This goes to show that Russia is actively involved in the leading sectors of the Armenian economy, including energy supply, electricity processing and ... ... telecommunication, the banking sector, insurance, and mineral production. That being said, the Armenian authorities must perceive the EEU, which is mostly lobbied by Russia, as a bloc capable of ensuring the country’s economic security. The EEU member states ...

22.09.2015

Russia’s Position amid Emerging Trade Partnerships

The prospect of a reduced economic presence resulting from its exclusion from global trade agreements prompts Russia to seek alternative scenarios to sustain its influence. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Transatlantic Trade and ... ... development outside TPP and TTIP limits? No clear-cut answer is apparent in the immediate term. As for the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) and BRICS, their cooperation potential remains great, but still has to prove its economic worth. Importantly, U.S. trade ...

23.07.2015

Poll conducted

  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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