Comments by Pavel K. Baev and Henrik Larsen
Russia has recently unveiled its draft security treaty proposals addressed to NATO and the United States. With these proposals leaving plenty of room for comment and discussion, RIAC has reached out to experts from our partner organizations in a bid to share their perspective on the drafts, exploring the possibility of a compromise between NATO and Russia.
Below you can find the comments presented by some of the experts. If you would like to add your...
... Our dialogue—open and sincere. We have intensive political contacts, regular exchange of views which allows us to coordinate our positions on a number of bilateral and international issues.
We are on the same page when we speak about strengthening European security, countering common threats and challenges, fostering dialogue and pragmatic cooperation between Russia and the rest of Europe. An important element of Russian-Slovenian relations is a mutual respect of common history.
2. Unfortunately ...
On September 23, 2021, the European Leadership Network (ELN) held an online meeting to plan the content and organizational development of the network
On September 23, 2021, the European Leadership Network (ELN) held an online meeting to plan the content and organizational development of the network.
The meeting agenda included the following issues: preferred work formats, mechanisms of interaction with members and partner organizations, and promotion of ELN materials and ideas in the leading European...
... human rights and in advancing the obsolete concept of the “liberal universalism”.
This view is not entirely right. The OSCE never limited its activities to human rights protection. For instance, it remains one of very few mechanisms to discuss European security in general, and confidence-building measures in Europe in particular. One should not forget that in 2014, the OSCE turned out to be the only international organization capable of playing a role in deescalating the crisis in Ukraine. ...
The main findings of the workshop on ‘European Security’ organised by RUSI and RIAC in February 2021
Introduction
This conference report outlines the main findings of the workshop on ‘European Security’ organised by RUSI and the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) in February ...
... Russia–UK Relations”. Both Russian and British experts took part in the event.
The first panel discussion was attended by young researchers of Russia–UK security dialogue. The discussion focused on the political issues that inform the current European security landscape as well as on the parties’ perception of threats and the avenues for their reduction. The participants outlined and analyzed the strategic priorities of Russia and Great Britain and the prospects for the European security ...
... this new reality.
Does it open up new avenues for co-operation or will the deadlock of recent years deepen into further confrontation?
The Clingendael Institute is pleased to organise a webinar to discuss these and other developments in the field of European security, bringing together an American, Russian and European perspective.
Speakers
Clingendael moderator Bob Deen (Senior Research Fellow and Co-ordinator of the Clingendael Russia and Eastern Europe Centre) will moderate a conversation with ...
How could NATO and Russia improve their cooperation?
Stanley R. Sloan
has worked in and out of the U.S. government on transatlantic relations and European security for over five decades. He has served as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Air Force, an analyst and research manager at the CIA and as an analyst and manager at the Congressional Research Service for 24 years, retiring from his position ...
On July 16, 2020, an online international expert dialog on Russia-NATO relations took place, bringing together experts, former diplomats and military, public leaders from Russia, the USA, and European NATO member-states.
On July 16, 2020, an online international expert dialog on Russia-NATO relations took place, bringing together experts, former diplomats and military, public leaders from Russia, the USA, and European NATO member-states.
The organizers of the dialog on the Russian side included...
... unable to reach internal consensus about engaging in substantive dialogue with Russian military officials, even as chances for the extension of the New START Treaty grow increasingly slim.
Earlier this year, there was hope that a serious conversation on European security might take place in Moscow during the seventy-fifth anniversary of Victory Day. But those hopes were dashed when commemorative events were postponed because of the pandemic.
Additional economic problems between Russia and the EU are ...
