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U.S.-Russia Middle East Dialogue Group Meets for the Third Time

On July 19-21 Berlin hosted the third meeting of the “Middle East Dialogue” group organized by the Washington Middle East Institute in partnership with Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies at the U.S. Ministry of Defense. On July 19-21 Berlin hosted the third meeting of the “Middle East ...

23.07.2017

Meeting-Up with the Staff of Qatar Embassy to Moscow

On July 18, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and a RIAC expert group on the Middle East issues, including Alexey Malashenko and Alexander Shumilin, met up with the staff members of Qatar Embassy to Moscow headed by Ambassador Fahad bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah. On July 18, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and a RIAC expert ...

20.07.2017

RIAC and European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) discuss the Middle East Crises

On July 11, RIAC hosted a closed meeting on security challenges and prospects for cooperation between Russia and the EU in the Middle East and North Africa. On July 11, RIAC hosted a closed meeting on security challenges and prospects for cooperation between Russia and the EU in the Middle East and North Africa. The event was opened by Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General,...

13.07.2017

RIAC and EU Delegation to the Russian Federation Hold a Seminar "Russia and the EU in the Greater Middle East

On July 6–7, 2017, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) in cooperation with the EU Delegation to the Russian Federation and Institut Français des Relations Internationales (IFRI) held a seminar “Russia and the EU in the Wider Middle East”. On July 6–7, 2017, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) in cooperation with the EU Delegation to the Russian Federation and Institut Français des Relations Internationales ( IFRI ) held a seminar “Russia and the EU in the ...

10.07.2017

Florence is Hosting an Annual Conference Beyond Borders and States: The New Actors of the Globalized Middle East

Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General is representing Russia at the event. On July 3–5 European University Institute in Florence is hosting an international conference “ Beyond Borders and States: The New Actors of the Globalized Middle East” under the auspices of Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies and Middle East Directions Program. The conference is dedicated to the social roots of radicalization and violence; the new forms of governance from above and from below ...

05.07.2017

RIAC Takes Part in a Closed Meeting in Berlin on the Role of Russia in the Middle East

Representatives of European diplomatic and expert circles took part in the event. On June 26 RIAC took part in a closed meeting in Berlin that focused on the role of Russia in the Middle East. The event was organized by BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt , Al-Tawila, and Candid Foundation . Representatives of European diplomatic and expert circles took part in the event. The opening speeches were made by Dr. Michael Schaefer, Chairman ...

29.06.2017

Breaking the U.S.-Russia Impasse: Keeping the Door Open to Dialogue

... renegotiating a new accord with Moscow or with other states. For the most part, Moscow has stated that it will respond by asymmetrical means to U.S. Missile Defense deployments and radar systems in Poland and Romania, as well as in Japan, South Korea, and the Middle East. How might the 2013 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear accord with Iran impact U.S. Missile Defense deployments in Europe — particularly given the fact that Iran’s presumed nuclear weapons program and its missile program ...

28.06.2017

Washington and Moscow: Confrontation or Cooperation?

... Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, Bar Ilan University, Tel Aviv, Israel. Mideast and Security Policy Studies No. 135 The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies is an independent, non-partisan think tank conducting policy-relevant research on Middle Eastern and global strategic affairs, particularly as they relate to the national security and foreign policy of Israel and regional peace and stability. It is named in memory of Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat, whose efforts in pursuing peace lay ...

26.06.2017

Defining Dialogue: How to Manage Russia-UK Security Relations

... able to restore a regular and systematic dialogue at the highest level? What are the prospects for cooperation between Russia and Britain in the sphere of security, combating international terrorism and countering extremism, including in the Greater Middle East? What mechanisms need to be worked out to strengthen confidence-building measures, prevent radicalization and develop cooperation in the fight against cybercrime. These and other issues related to the past, present and future of Russian-British ...

31.05.2017

How Obama’s Legacy in the Middle East is Shaping Trump’s Policy

Donald Trump reserves the right to change his policy towards the Middle East Three months of Donald Trump’s presidency have wreaked havoc with American foreign policy that has been traditionally quite resilient despite ambitions of every new Administration. President Trump’s team has produced policy statements ...

10.05.2017
 

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