On July 10 Valdai International Discussion Club organized an expert discussion on the outcomes of G20 Summit.
On July 10 Valdai International Discussion Club organized an expert discussion on the outcomes of G20 Summit.
Fyodor Lukyanov, Member of RIAC, Academic Director of the Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club, and Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs magazine, and Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, summarized the outcomes of the event.
The video...
... former foreign and defence ministers and senior officials from Russia, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Poland, Germany, Italy and Finland
has joined forces to appeal to the leadership of the countries in the Euro-Atlantic area to
halt the downward spiral in West-Russia relations and manage its risks better through developing a more stable and sustainable security relationship
.
Noting the gravity of the situation, they have warned that
a serious risk of military confrontation between Russia and the West ...
Wolfgang Schüssel, Austria Former Federal Chancellor, moderated the event in Vienna.
On June 28 Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, gave a public lecture on the issues in relations between Russia and the West at Foreign Policy and United Nations Association of Austria (
UNA-AUSTRIA
) in Vienna.
The lecture was part of the International Club project of the Association that regularly brings together about hundred participants including Austrian Foreign ...
The parties discussed dynamics of macro-financial and macroeconomic situation in Russia, prospects for Russia's economic ties with the EU and the U.S. as well as international crises settlement and lifting of anti-Russian sanctions.
On May 31, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, met with
Pictet Asset Management
senior representatives.
Pictet manages assets exceeding US $37 billion, with Russian portfolio of over US$ 1 billion.
The parties discussed dynamics of macro-financial and macroeconomic...
... terrorists. The extremist underground is expanding in Russia too. In short, OSCE member countries — the most powerful military nations — are hard put to keep the growing terrorist pressure in check. Why is that happening?
Ivan Timofeev:
Russia and the West: the New Normal
First, the antiterrorism efforts of Russia and Western countries are largely divided. The parties regard each other as a priority security threat. A significant share of their resources is aimed at mutual containment, not at fighting ...
The topics discussed include evolution of strategic characteristics in Euro-Atlantic, Russia–NATO relations, nuclear arms problems in Europe, Ukrainian crisis dynamics, etc.
On May 15–16, Riga hosted annual high-level expert meeting "Riga Dialogue — 2017: Transformation of the Euro-Atlantic Security Landscape".
The event is organized by
Latvian Institute of International Affairs
in cooperation with a number of Latvian and international partners. The topics discussed include evolution...
... stable
There is hardly a country in the world that could boast a firmly established identity. Any immaterial substance is volatile and prone to change. Just recently perceived as bulwarks of stability and possessors of an unshakeable political culture, Western countries are facing grave challenges to their worldview. The Russian identity against this background looks completely stable.
Andrey Kortunov:
Russia and the West, Trapped by Their Own Double Standards
As if by default, many in Russia and elsewhere ...
... of signing the ‘European Union Association Agreement’ in favour of involvement in the Eurasian Customs Union (EACU), considered to the smaller format of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), a priority initiative of Moscow. Upon this development, Western powers provoked the situation in the country, promoting the ‘Maidan Protests’.
Ivan Timofeev:
Russia and the West: the New Normal
Since independence in 1991, the problems of corruption, bribery and inefficient use of national resources, as ...
On March 14–16, Berkeley hosted Global Cyberspace Cooperation Summit organized by East West Institute and attended by over 150 experts, government and business representatives from a number of countries. RIAC website editor Maria Smekalova had a chance to ask Francis Fukuyama, the author of best-selling “The End of History and the Last ...
On March 1, 2017, Madrid hosted an international roundtable devoted to the relations between Russia and the West.
The event was organised by the
Elcano Royal Institute
, one of the leading Spanish "think-tanks" engaged in international relations' analysis. According to the Institute's authorities, Russian studies is a new area of its activity. The ...
