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09:29 Russian Press at a Glance, Thursday, May 23, 2013
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Events

19/04/2013

Valdai Club Middle East Dialogue will Re-Convene in Morocco

4th annual conference of the Middle East Dialogue of the Valdai International Discussion Club, titled “Islam in Politics: Ideology or Pragmatism?”, will take place in Marrakesh, Morocco, on May 14-15.

12/03/2013

Valdai Club and Carleton University held a second joint conference

Issues of commonalities and differences in the Muslim communities of Russia and Canada, as well as problems of their integration into the legal frameworks of their respective countries, were the main topics of discussion at the conference Muslims in Russia, the CIS, and Canada: Cohabitation and Cooperation

01/03/2013

Valdai Club and Carleton University to make another joint project

The conference Muslims in Russia, the CIS, and Canada: Cohabitation and Cooperation presented by Carleton’ Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, the Department of Political Science, the Carleton Centre for the Study of Islam, and the Valdai Discussion Club is to be held on March 8, 2013 at the Carleton University, Ottawa.

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Publications

11:33 24/01/2013
Russia’s Economy: after Transformation, before Modernization

Russia’s Economy: after Transformation, before Modernization

The analytical report “Russia’s Economy: after Transformation, before Modernization” was prepared after discussions at the Valdai Discussion Club Summit held on October 21–22, 2012. The report incorporates many of the conclusions on Russia’s political development contained in the 2011 Valdai report “Russia Should Not Miss Its Chance: Development Scenarios”.

17:00 08/11/2012
Valdai Index 2011-2012

Russia Development Index 2011-2012 (Valdai Index)

The Russia Development Index (Valdai Index) reflects the combined opinion of the world's leading experts on Russia as regards Russia’s political, economic, social, cultural and international performance. The annual poll aims to study changes in Russia’s development trends over a year. It is important that respondents assess not the current situation, but changes.

12:54 19/07/2012
Report Military Reform

Military Reform: Toward the New Look of the Russian Army

The analytical report “Military Reform: Toward the New Look of the Russian Army” summarizes the results of the conference of the Valdai Discussion Club Defense and Security section titled “Modernization of Russia’s Armed Forces and Cooperation in International Security” which was held on May 25-27, 2011 in Moscow.

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Books about Russia

Biography of Putin: A Man Born for Russia

Published in 2012 by the Beijing publisher Xinshijie this analysis of Vladimir Putin’s personality and his role in making Russia a strong and respected nation has enjoyed great success, with four printings and over 30,000 copies sold. It has been called by some of his colleagues the best biography of Vladimir Putin.

By Zheng Wenyang

Putinism: The slow rise of a radical right regime in Russia

The immanent dynamic of Putin’s system points to another direction, that of a strengthening grip on civil society, a further repression of individual freedoms combined with an aggressive foreign policy in the post-Soviet space, possibly including revisionist territorial claims.

By Van Herpen, Marcel H.

Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944-1956

Anne Applebaum studies the formation of Soviet rule in Eastern Europe during the first decade. She describes how security services were gradually established in Eastern European countries with a view to controlling all aspects of life.

By Applebaum, Anne
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From our readers

Future of Chinese-Russian Relations: Common Development and Pragmatic Cooperation

It is obvious that Russia and Vladimir Putin intend to build pragmatic cooperation with all those ready to build relations on equal and mutually beneficial terms. China is a very conven-ient partner in this regard. There is no need to remind of all the assessments made by leaders of both countries during the course of their high- and top-level meetings.

Russia's Slow Engagement Hinders Marriage

Over two decades China has made a huge success in implementing its long-term foreign strategic policy while Russia is still struggling to engage Africa. A critical assessment shows that Russia's problem of winning Africa back stems primarily from lack of political will and concrete policy agenda. After the collapse of the Soviet system, Russia revised its foreign policy concept which underlines new directions to develop political contacts and expand economic cooperation, but in the case of Africa, policy implementation has been slow and most often with little vigour and business-like flavour.

Russia’s position on the global arms market

10:07 21/05/2013
Pantsir S1 anti-aircraft missile and artillery complex
© Valeriy Melnikov, RIA Novosti

The current contract portfolio of Russian arms exporters is worth about $46 billion. Annual exports total $15 billion, and this will ensure uninterrupted deliveries for the next three years, even in the worst-case scenario. The list of the main buyers of Russian weapons is unlikely to change drastically.

MAKIENKO, Konstantin
CIA agent detained in Moscow
10:52 22/05/2013

The Tensions Beneath the Moscow Spy Scandal

Why did Russian officials choose to make Fogle’s case so public and then insist that it was unlikely to affect U.S.-Russia relations? The official explanation for this is that Moscow had already asked the United States to stop trying to recruit its intelligence officers—which seems like a silly and unrealistic request, since Russian agencies seem unlikely to halt similar steps in the United States—and that officials were frustrated after handling a similar case quietly earlier this year.

SAUNDERS, Paul J.
CIA agent detained in Moscow
11:26 21/05/2013

Will the spy scandal fan anti-American sentiment in Russia?

Moscow views the incident as falling within the boundaries of traditional rivalry between the secret services of both superpowers.

SHESTAKOV, Yevgeny
President Vladimir Putin (right) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netranyahu attending a joint press-conference at the Bocharov Ruchei presidential residence in Sochi, May 14, 2013.
12:46 17/05/2013

Russia – Israel: The status of their relationship

In light of the present situation in the Middle East, Russia and Israel find themselves facing common challenges. Under these newly emerging situations, Russia sees its partnership with Israel as a potential asset in resolving acute regional issues. From a Russian perspective, the compatibility of Israeli and Russian interests could contribute to such a partnership.

MAGEN, Zvi
A protester and Egyptian army tanks blocking Cairo's central Tahrir Square
10:17 17/05/2013

Failure of Islamists in the Middle East could return military to power

The failure of the Islamist political parties who came to power in the dramatic events of the Arab Spring would allow the military to reenter the political arena. Political Islam was successful in the opposition, but it could fail in power, as the negative experience of Egypt and Iraq have shown.

 

Blogs

by Nivedita Das Kundu
15:12 04/16/2013

The Fifth BRICS Summit remaps global priorities

The fifth BRICS Summit declaration reflected confidence and hope for future cooperation. The BRICS acronym, created by Goldman Sachs five years ago, brought together the five fastest-growing emerging economies.

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by Dmitry Gorenburg
13:19 04/04/2013

Security in Central Asia: Editor’s Introduction

Russia’s primary interests in the region include maintaining sociopolitical stability and regional security, which comprises issues as varied as the fight against Islamist extremism and the drug threat, nuclear nonproliferation, and border control.

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by Alexei Fenenko
11:08 08/23/2012

Inconspicuous anniversary

The world order laid down by the Atlantic Charter was based on U.S. military and economic dominance. To all intents and purposes, Washington will maintain its military dominance for the foreseeable future. Economic dominance is another matter.

Views: 2025 | Comments: 1
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Russia in Foreign Media

Slow Growth Could Delay Russia Military Spending

Russia could postpone its ambitious military spending program as an economic slowdown forces the government to review its spending plans, the country's finance minister indicated Wednesday.

Troubled Past Aside, Obama Wants Putin As Ally

President Barack Obama wants Russia to be friends. Obama reaffirmed on Wednesday his desire to strengthen the beleaguered bilateral relationship with Russia during talks with Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev.

Wartime MI6 had secret plans for 'liquidation or kidnapping' of targets

Wartime MI6 had secret plans for 'liquidation or kidnapping' of targets. British National Archives reveal plan to sow dissension among Soviet communists. The prime targets of the secret intelligence service were leading Soviet personalities.

Russian confidence growing in its vision for ending Syrian war

Russia believes that its long-held vision of how to achieve peace in civil war-torn Syria has at last become possible due to a shifting balance of forces in the war and changing perceptions in the West, experts say.

Russia leads the way in post-Fukushima world

Real-life energy demands, especially in developing countries, predetermines a significant share of nuclear energy in their national energy consumption structure. Russian experience in this field can offer some interesting solutions to the decision-makers.

Russia’s markets: the Kudrin card

As Russia’s economy slows, one name comes up more and more in conversations – that of Alexei Kudrin, the former finance minister who either resigned or was sacked, depending on whom you talk to, in September 2011. Kudrin has reportedly made it clear that he will only accept the prime ministership. Which means, of course, that the current prime minister has to make way.

Why Is Russia Still Arming Syria?

Instead of using its leverage as Syria’s enabler and defender to move President Bashar al-Assad toward a negotiated solution, Russia recently sent him advanced antiship cruise missiles, and there is fresh talk now of advanced A-300 air defense weapons. The Russians have also augmented their naval presence in the region.

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