... interpreted extremely broadly, which will allow them to be manipulated. Decisions are made not by machines, but by people. Their perception of the recent past matters. It is also compounded by deeper trust issues related to the post-Cold War structure of European security. The Russian leadership has repeatedly made it clear that it perceives Western policy over the past three decades as an attempt to exploit the results of the Cold War, contrary to the principle of equal and indivisible security.
The second is the high probability ...
... proposals are unlikely to be acceptable to Washington and its European allies. The important thing is that Russia comes up with its own initiative and proposes a system in which the principle of equal and indivisible security will be implemented. Here Russian proposals are directly related to the Ukrainian conflict. The European security system has failed to ensure the principle of equal and indivisible security. The Ukrainian conflict was a direct consequence of its defects. It is unlikely to be resolved solely by an agreement on relations between Russia and Ukraine....
... ambitions on hold. Within the EU the balance of power between
New Europe
and
Old Europe
is shifting in favor of the former and to the detriment of the latter [
3
].
Arguably, the most important contemporary official document addressing the emerging European security agenda is a new Russia’s Foreign Policy Concept released in March 2023 [
4
]. It is worth noting that the first draft of the new Concept was prepared back in 2021 [
5
], but the launch of the Special Military Operation in Ukraine and the subsequent dramatic deterioration ...
... Threats on Union State,” “Analyzing Situation in the Arctic and Policies of Arctic States” and “EU Sanctions Policy Toward Russia Before and After February 2022: A Comparative Outlook.”
During the session on the evolution of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, experts from both sides reviewed the challenges Moscow and Minsk face amid the European security crisis. The speakers included Vladislav Vorotnikov, Director of the Center for European Studies of the Institute for International Studies of MGIMO University; Svetlana Krivokhizh, Head of the Department of International Relations and ...
... Institute (SIPRI), held a round table discussion on relations between Russia and the West in the context of finding ways out of the crisis.
The following issues were discussed: the impact of the Ukrainian crisis on the development of relations between Russia and the West; options for European security architecture in the new conditions; the impact of the conflict on the global context, in particular, the dynamics of the U.S.-China relations, and the impact of the crisis on food security and food supply chains.
Experts from Russia,...
... invoked one way or another, as soon as the need for international monitoring of any prospective ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine arises.
Maria Khorolskaya:
OSCE’s Involvement in Conflict Resolution Across the Post-Soviet Space
No doubt,... ... possible role of the OSCE in Europe’s future. If there ever was a chance to place this organization at the core of the future European security and development framework, that chance was irrevocably lost a quarter century ago. Neither the OSCE nor any ...
... Deputy Ambassador to Moscow
On August 31, 2022, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, had a meeting with Deborah Bronnert, British Ambassador to Russia, and Tom Dodd, newly arrived Deputy Ambassador to Moscow.
During the meeting topical issues of European security and bilateral Russian-British relations were discussed.
On June 22, 2022, Russia-the UK expert workshop on European security issues and analysis of political events around the special military operation in Ukraine was held
On June 22, 2022, Russia-the UK expert workshop on European security issues and analysis of political events around the special military ...
... the dialog on the Russian side included RAS Institute for the U.S. and Canadian Studies and RAS Institute of Europe. The meeting focused on the role of third countries, primarily the permanent members of the UN Security Council, in the settlement of Russian-Ukrainian conflict, as well as the connection of this settlement with more general challenges of European security and arms control.
Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, spoke at the meeting. The discussion was moderated by Sergey Rogov, Academic Director of RAS Institute for the U.S. and Canadian Studies (ISKRAN), RIAC Member, and Alexei Gromyko,...
On May 20, 2022, Russia-the UK expert workshop on security issues was held
On May 20, 2022, Russia-the UK expert workshop on security issues was held.
During the workshop RIAC and RUSI experts exchanged views on arms control, the future of security architecture in Europe,...
