Assessing the prospects and context of Ukraine’s EU drive
Ukraine first embraced the European path during the 2004 revolution. Institutionally, this path implies the country’s aspiration to join the EU and NATO. The recent amendments to the Ukrainian constitution legitimise this drive. This very fact suggests that Ukraine is committed to development and reforms, but a number of paradoxes cast doubts on the project.
This article aims to dissect Ukraine’s European integration process in the context...
... Assessment Section, Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences.
In the opening speech Sergey Utkin noted that Brexit, dividing the British public into two blocs, is an extremely difficult challenge for the European Union.
The discussion began with a speech by Oksana Antonenko, who gave the general overview of the factors that had influenced the results of the referendum on the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union. According to the speaker, the ...
... the prospects for economic cooperation between Russia and the EU, the transition to digitalization, the concept of "connectivity"
On February 28 – March 1, 2019, Russian International Affairs Council together with the Delegation of the European Union to the Russian Federation held a seminar “Transition to Digitalization and Connectivity: Prospects for Economic Cooperation between Russia and the EU in the Conditions of Sanctions”.
The seminar discussed the prospects for economic ...
The EU will still have to rescue the Italian economy. However, Brussels is growing ever more reluctant to save Rome
March 1
st
marks nine months to the day since the new Italian "government of change" came to power. Few in Europe would have believed that Italy, one of the EU founding states which had been governed by centrist cabinets for over 30 years, would end up with a coalition of right- and left-wing Eurosceptics, who would be calling for a revision of the fundamental principles...
On February 26, 2019, at Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute in Berlin, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, gave a public lecture focusing on the topic “Peace after the INF Treaty”.
On February 26, 2019, at Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute in Berlin, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, gave a public lecture focusing on the topic “Peace after the INF Treaty”.
The lecture participants included experts from Berlin think tanks, government officials, diplomats, civil society...
... Affari Internazionali (IAI). The session was moderated by Steven Blockmans, Head of Europe in the World & Institutions Units, CEPS. The discussion was attended by experts from EU think tanks, representatives of official structures of the EU and the European Union countries.
On February 24-26, 2019, Berlin is hosting a regular high-level “second track” meeting on security issues in the Middle East region; meetings in this format are regularly held by The Shaikh Group, an international political consulting agency.
On February 24-26, 2019, Berlin is hosting a regular high-level “second track” meeting on security issues in the Middle East region; meetings in this format are regularly held by The Shaikh Group, an international political consulting agency.
Traditionally...
... from his native Indiana, urging obstinate allies to discard their heretical doubts and follow President Trump on every single issue without exception — from counteracting Nord Stream 2 to withdrawing from the multilateral nuclear deal with Iran. The European Union was criticized for its indecisiveness regarding Venezuela: not all of the United States’ European allies have stated their distrust of Nicolás Maduro and recognized Juan Guaidó as the country’s interim president. And China was admonished ...
... Dostoevsky library on 28 February at 10.00.
The EU Delegation to Russia
together with the Russian International Affairs Council organize a breakfast discussion at the Dostoevsky library on 28 February at 10.00.
The United Kingdom is due to leave the European Union on 29 March 2019 at 11 pm UK time, a little less than three years after the Brexit referendum on 23 June 2016, when 51.9 percent of those who voted supported the withdrawal. The British society and political elite remain divided on the ...
On February 20, 2019, Wolfgang Schuessel, Austrian Foreign Minister (1995–2000), Federal Chancellor of Austria (2000–2007), visited Russian International Affairs Council.
On February 20, 2019, Wolfgang Schuessel, Austrian Foreign Minister (1995–2000), Federal Chancellor of Austria (2000–2007), visited Russian International Affairs Council.
The Austrian statesman learned about RIAC activity, shared his assessments of current issues on European security, and discussed the possibilities of expanding...
