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RIAC — ABI Online Conference with African Diplomatic Corps Representatives

The conference participants commended RIAC and Africa Business Initiative Joint Report Africa-Russia: problems, achivments, prospects, that they had previewed in advance On May 15, 2020, within the framework of the “Russian Strategy in Africa” Project, RIAC in partnership with Africa Business ...

16.05.2020

Trade, Investment and the AfCFTA

A Russia-EU-Africa Strategy for Economic Development and Prosperity. Policy Brief #25/2020 Policy Brief #25/2020 A Russia-EU-Africa Strategy for Economic Development and Prosperity Russia and the European Union are in the ambitious pursuit of Africa’s heart....

21.04.2020

COVID-19: Africa Doesn’t Seem Ready to Give up Without a Fight

Review of the Jessica Moody’s “Could West Africa’s experience with Ebola help it combat COVID-19?” Several weeks ago, as shocking images from Italian hospitals spread across the internet like wildfire, it became entirely clear that no state, no city and no one was safe from COVID-19. It ...

07.04.2020

UK–Russia Security Relations: Talking To Understand

... dialogue have covered a range of geopolitical issues such as the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, organised crime, terrorism, and the Middle East. This year, the workshops focused on the challenging issues of the economic opportunities in Africa; maritime security in the Arctic; private military companies; and the rules of the information space. This iteration of the project also broadened its activities beyond London and Moscow with an event on maritime security held in the Arctic ...

01.04.2020

Made in China: Why Would China Export its Governance Model?

... Chinese governance model. It is suitable for many developing countries that for a long time have had a one-party (or authoritarian) governance system with fairly strict state control. This is characteristic, in particular, for most countries of the African continent, thereby one can feel the strong influence of the PRC there. Today, China made a conceptual design of a development model based on its own economic successes of the last 30 years. Xi Jinping has repeatedly told the world that China’s ...

30.03.2020

Africa-Russia+: Achievements, Problems, Prospects

RIAC and Africa Business Initiative Union Joint Report #53/2020 RIAC and Africa Business Initiative Union Joint Report #53/2020 Africa entered the 21st century with significant achievements and challenges relevant for both the development of the continent and ...

05.03.2020

Akihiko Tanaka: Trump Has Come to Recognise the Importance of the US-Japan Alliance System

Prof. Tanaka reflected on the 60th anniversary of the US-Japan Security Treaty, what President Trump's 'getting tough' stance means for the world and why Japan is open to cooperation with third parties in Africa On February 7, 2020, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted Professor Tanaka Akihiko, President of the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), for a round table on the topic “International Politics in East ...

17.02.2020

Non-Economic Drivers of China’s Peacekeeping Operations in Africa

Conflicts are a serious threat to Chinese investments in African infrastructure Research on China-Africa relations has often been dominated by the economic component, as well as debates over whether China's involvement in the continent will have a negative or positive impact. Some scholars have questioned ...

17.01.2020

RIAC Presents the Results of its Work on Middle East and African Vectors at Russian MFA

On November 14, 2019, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Nataliya Zaiser, RIAC Expert, Chair of the Board, Africa Business Initiative, had a meeting with Mikhail Bogdanov, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, and Oleg Ozerov, Deputy Director of the Africa Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia On November 14, 2019, Andrey Kortunov,...

15.11.2019
 

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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  
     21 (19%)
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