... of this year was designated as “One Past, Many Futures”; the participants focused the most significant trends in the development of world politics, that influence the situation in Europe. The discussion concentrated on the future of NATO and the European Union, the prospects for arms control in Europe, the issues of transatlantic relations, the rise of European populism, etc.
Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, made a speech at two sessions of the Conference on the geopolitical position of ...
Earlier this year the Valdai Club advanced an initiative to strengthen the global governance framework via creating a platform for cooperation among regional integration arrangements, regional development banks and regional financing arrangements. The main rationale for this idea was the need to promote greater horizontal coordination among the various regional arrangements, while at the same time improving the cooperative linkages between regional and global multilateral institutions. The G20 may...
.... The US sanctions apparatus far exceeds the capabilities of the UN and any other country in terms of financial, human and organisational resources.
Ivan Timofeev:
Political Multipolarity vs. Economic Unipolarity: 2018 Results and 2019 Intrigues
The European Union is also showing increasing activity as an initiator of sanctions. There are several conditions for this. First, the EU is a powerful economy with huge human, financial and technological potential. Economic power is the most important condition,...
... Director of
Centre for European Reform
in London, visited Russian International Affairs Council.
The British scientist was informed about current RIAC projects on the European vector, discussed the current issues in relations between Russia and the European Union and NATO, and the possibilities of building a new architecture of European security.
It’s high time for Mogherini to move forward
Time for Mogherini to move forward
Federica Mogherini has done an absolutely marvelous job as High Representative of Foreign Affairs and Defense in the EU. In Mogherini’s time, the EU’s Foreign Affairs have been taken from being a 1000-year endless paper-project into something of real international importance. Of course, in an era of “US First Policies” and the foot-dragging UK leaving the EU, times have been moving with Mogherini, and the support...
Iran in the Middle East: Regional Spoiler or Stakeholder?
Iran’s critical role in shaping the security agenda of the Middle East is indisputable. No matter what we discuss — the Syrian settlement, state-building in Iraq, civil war in Yemen or political dynamics in Lebanon —, Iran remains the big elephant in the room. Its impact on the region is profound, multifaceted and controversial. The predominant view in the West in general and in France in particular is that Iran is more part of the problem...
How to cut the Geopolitical Gordian Knot in Cyprus
In three essays for RIAC, since summer 2017, and in
Russia-Cyprus Relations: A Pragmatic Idealist Perspective
, we tried to describe, explain and defend why and how these relations are “special.” The main thesis has been that this nature is premised not only on mutual interests but also on shared principles, common values, and “mutual sympathy,” according to Sergey Lavrov himself [
2
]. Such a combination, exceptional in international relations...
Russia can do quite a lot at the political level, but it cannot replace Europe as a potential driver of Iran’s economic and social development
On May 8, 2019, Iran sent a message to Germany, Britain, China and Russia that it was suspending the fulfilment of certain obligations under the “Iranian nuclear deal” – the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA. In particular, Tehran refuses to comply with restrictions that were placed on the production of uranium and heavy water reserves. In addition...
On May 6, 2019, RIAC hosted a meeting with Robert Serry, Chairman of UPEACE Center The Hague, the first Ambassador of the Netherlands to Ukraine, and Renée Jones-Bos, the Netherlands Ambassador to Russia.
On May 6, 2019, RIAC hosted a meeting with Robert Serry, Chairman of UPEACE Center The Hague, the first Ambassador of the Netherlands to Ukraine, and Renée Jones-Bos, the Netherlands Ambassador to Russia.
The conversation focused on the approaches to resolving the crisis in Ukraine in the context...
On May 6, 2019, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Dmitri Trenin, RIAC Member, Director of the Carnegie Moscow Center, had a meeting with Jens Plötner, Political Director of Germany's Federal Foreign Office.
On May 6, 2019, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Dmitri Trenin, RIAC Member, Director of the Carnegie Moscow Center, had a meeting with Jens Plötner, Political Director of Germany's Federal Foreign Office. The meeting was also attended by the German Federal Foreign Office...
