Interview for the Schiller Institute
Harley Schlanger
: Hello, I’m Harley Schlanger with the Schiller Institute and Executive Intelligence Review. It’s January 6, 2022, and I’m joined today, very happily, by Dr. Andrey Kortunov, the director general of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC). He’s been a participant at several Schiller Institute conferences. The RIAC itself is a very prestigious and important institute in shaping Russian foreign policy. We’re speaking at a moment of heightened...
The most realistic scenario for the near future is that the collective West “ties up” Moscow’s demands for European security in endless consultations and agreements
The aggravation of the situation around Ukraine has revived a long-standing dispute over the motives of great power politics [
2
].
This motive, among other things, can be survival, security, or the maximisation of influence (power). Moreover, any political process unfolds in a certain resource niche. That is, both security and power...
A smart foreign policy has to focus on international problems rather than on foreign adversaries
Last week, CNBC published an op-ed piece by Frederick Kempe, a prominent US analyst and journalist. The author argues that in 2022 the US will have to focus on confronting the challenges coming from China, Russia and Iran. He suggests that these three nations will likely try to make use of the perceived US foreign policy weakness, which the recent American withdrawal from Afghanistan demonstrated in...
At the Summit, differences were set aside to make transformative progress in defence, fintech and connectivity, commencing a new era of India-Russia relations fit for the 21st century
The India–Russia leaders’ summit and ministerial meetings in New Delhi on Dec. 6, scored big. Differences were set aside to make transformative progress in defence, fintech and connectivity among other sectors, commencing a new era of India-Russia relations fit for the 21
st
century.
Aleksei Zakharovv:
Russia-India...
The two nations should take a clear-eyed review of the current state of their ties with an emphasis on intensifying dialogue in the new sectors
After almost two years in the making, the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi was held on December 6, 2021 in New Delhi. The Russian President’s visit was anticipated as never before since the absence of personal meetings at the leadership level turned out to be critical for the bilateral ties moving forward. Only when leaders meet, the relationship...
Although Moscow’s position in the region remains firm, Kremlin elites are becoming increasingly wary of Ankara’s efforts to project its influence along Russian borders
Russo–Turkish relations have been at the forefront of recent media discussions. Cooperative competition, “frenemies,” managed rivalry, “
co-opetition
,” and other catchy terms are used to describe bilateral relations between Moscow and Ankara. However, the reality is that the two countries have both overlapping, and yet contradictory...
The international community may benefit from Russia’s experience in promoting domestic consensus in Afghanistan
It has been some three months since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, precipitously and without large-scale bloodshed. This came as a complete surprise for the global community—but for the Taliban just as well, although this was what they had long been striving for. Perhaps, this could explain the contradictory situation in the country as of today.
On the one hand, the Taliban...
The costs of a possible war between Russia and Ukraine far outweigh the benefits. The question arises—to whom and under what conditions is this scenario beneficial?
Concern is growing
in the Western media
over Russian military activity in the southwestern theatre. There are opinions that Russia is preparing a military campaign against Ukraine. The supposed goal is to break the deadlock of the Minsk Agreements, to impose further coexistence conditions on Kiev and its Western partners, to prevent...
Interview with Sherri Goodman is Senior Strategist and member of the Advisory Board at the Center for Climate and Security
Sherri Goodman
is Senior Strategist and member of the Advisory Board at the Center for Climate and Security, Chair of the Board at the Council on Strategic Risks, Secretary-General of the International Military Council on Climate and Security.
Interviewed by Tatyana Kanunnikova.
Can climate change be considered a security threat? If yes, why?
Sherri Goodman
Yes, it is a...
On October 29, 2021, Danish Foreign Policy Society held an international conference to mark its 75th anniversary
On October 29, 2021, Danish Foreign Policy Society held an international conference to mark its 75th anniversary. Mette Frederiksen, Danish Prime Minister, made opening remarks. The speakers of the conference included leading Danish politicians, diplomats, journalists and public figures, as well as experts in international relations from the UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Estonia, the...
