Search: Eurasia (60 materials)

 

Moldova - EAEU: prospects for cooperation

_ Yuri Kofner, director, Center for Eurasian Studies, research fellow, IIASA. Moscow, 14 August 2017.IntroductionOn April 3rd, 2017 the Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Tigran Sargsyan and the President of the Republic of Moldova Igor Dodon signed in Chisinau a ...

14.08.2017

Ivan Timofeev Took Part in Astana Club Meeting

... organized by the Foundation of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – the Leader of the Nation. The event brought together political analysts, diplomats, economists, and social activists from over 20 countries, who discussed a number of Eurasian and global development issues. Nursultan Nazarbayev, the President of Kazakhstan, made a speech at the meeting of the club in which he underscored that the dramatic drop in prices for commercial minerals and international trade slowdown put ...

18.11.2016

RIAC at conference "Along the Silk Roads"

... Timofeev was in Venice at high-level international conference "Along the Silk Roads" sponsored by the Foundation for World Wide Cooperation . The discussants focused on the "One Belt One Road" initiative and its importance for future Eurasian infrastructure, as well as for the geopolitical and geo-economic environment. The speakers' list included Foundation's President Romano Prodi, Italian ex-premier Enrico Letta, Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni, and Minister for Integration and ...

14.07.2016

Goodbye Post-Soviet Space?

... two decades after the collapse of the USSR, the phrase “the post-Soviet space” is still widely used in expert and political discourse, despite attempts to replace it with another definition” [1] such as the “Newly Independent States” or “Eurasia”. At first glance, the concept of the “post-Soviet space” is firmly tied to the idea of a state of transition. It records a reality that emerged after the disintegration of what was once a unified state. However, during the time since the ...

16.12.2015

Eurasian Geo-Economics: A View from Russia

Russia in Eurasia: SWOT Analysis Russia and Eurasia: Main Trends The Eurasian vector is one of the key areas of Russian foreign policy today. Partnerships with major Asia-Pacific and South Asian countries, as well as cooperation with the CIS countries, has traditionally ...

02.12.2015

Astana Club Opened

On November 9-11, 2015, RIAC Program Director Ivan Timofeev was in Astana at the first session of the Astana Club created for discussion of key Eurasian problems and trends by international analysts. The new platform partners with the Russian International Affairs Council, German Council on Foreign Relations , China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations and Carnegie Endowment ...

11.11.2015

TPP VS Belt and Road (B&R): Who really benefits?

The tapestry of ancient Silk Routes The ancient maritime and overland Silk Routes have been revived. Its modern incarnation, driven by China’s Belt and Road Initiative (B&R), stands on the verge of connecting the Eurasian landmass, East Africa and Western Europe into a single trading matrix. Many Asian communities were defined by the ancient Silk routes. The Knanayas of the Malabar Coast, for example, were notable players in the western segment of the Maritime ...

24.10.2015

Migration, Globalization and Economic Viability: Challenges and Opportunities for Russia & Eurasia

... challenge and opportunity of our time. My remarks feature three dimensions: 1) migration sustaining the world of work today — in other words why immigration to Russia; 2) greater labour and skills mobility in coming years: prospects for Russia and Eurasia; and 3) challenges and opportunities for a viable law and policy regime on migration governance for Russia and Eurasia. 1) Setting the Context: Migration Today Migration today is indisputably key to sustaining the world of work in the Twenty-First ...

06.10.2015
 

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  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
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