Valdai. Валдай. Discussion club. Международный Дискуссионный Клуб.

Fostering A Global Dialogue About Russia
 
 
Advanced Search
 
 


 
Mideast USA Security Putin China 2012 Medvedev Military NATO Video Valdai reset
All tags
 

Most read

 

Best rated

 

Forum feed

Putin’s challenge: can Russian universities join the world e

13:06 17/05/2012

On May 7, a few hours after his presidential inauguration, Vladimir Putin signed a decree for a strategic program on the development of Russian education. One of its chief aims is to ensure that a num...

by Ilyichev

Behind Putin's G-8 Decision

11:08 17/05/2012

For Washington, Putin’s doubts about the G-8’s capacity to accomplish anything significant and his close relations with China should turn on the red light with regards to the hallowed U.S.-Russian...

by Stas Goryachev

Moscow Protest Shifts Camp, Tactics

10:17 17/05/2012

Since large-scale protests began in December, government reaction has veered between harsh crackdowns and periods of tolerance. Cautious tactics enabled hundreds of protesters to maintain their first ...

by Ilyichev
 

From Russia Profile

05/17/2012
Protesters Block Police Van on Kudrinskaya Square

Protesters Block Police Van on Kudrinskaya Square

‘Peoples’ Festivities’ moved from Chistye Prydy where the camp was disbanded to Kudrinskaya Square. Yesterday opposition activists blocked a police van carrying detained protesters.

05/17/2012
Cash or Credit?

Cash or Credit?

Starting next year most Russians will have to kick their cash habit as the country's Ministry of Finance moves to prohibit public and private employers from paying salaries and wages in cash. The ministry may also set new limits on cash payments at retail outlets throughout the country as part of its two-pronged effort to curb tax evasion and reduce the amount of cash in circulation, local media reported on Thursday. The new measure is being touted by ministry officials here as a way to wean Russians from their growing cash addiction, which analysts say is also harming commerce.

By <a href="http://russiaprofile.org/authors/tai_adelaja.html">Tai Adelaja</a>
05/17/2012
Police Move in on Occupy Campers at New Site

Police Move in on Occupy Campers at New Site

In just under two hours after being evicted by riot police in the early morning hours of Wednesday from an Occupy-type tent protest in Moscow, anti-Putin protesters moved their camp to another central park to continue their stand against President Vladimir Putin’s return to the Kremlin.

Events

16/05/2012

Valdai International Discussion Club held a round table on Russia-Europe relations

On May 16, Valdai International Discussion Club held a round-table discussion «Russia and the West: new stage of relationship». The framework of the round table also included a presentation of the Russian edition of Alexander Rahr’s book Where Will Putin Go? Russia Between China and Europe (original title Der kalte Freund. Warum wir Russland brauchen: Die Insider-Analyse).

11/05/2012

Future of Russia-NATO relations: after the missile defense or without it?

Following up on the Moscow conference on missile defense and ahead of the NATO summit in Chicago the Valdai Discussion Club convened foreign and Russian experts to discuss the future of Russia-NATO relations.

10/05/2012

Russian-U.S. Working Group meets to discuss strategic stability

The fifth conference of the Working Group on the future of Russian-U.S. relations is to be held on May 17 - 20 in Moscow.

All Events
 

Publications

12:37 22/11/2011
Russia should not miss its chance: Development scenarios

Russia should not miss its chance: Development scenarios

The theses contained in the report “Russia should not miss its chance: Development scenarios” were prepared by the working group comprising Russian and international experts ahead of the VIII annual Valdai Discussion Club meeting, themed “2011-2012 Elections and the Future of Russia. Development Scenarios for the Next 5-8 Years”.

16:00 01/11/2011
Valdai Index

Russia Development Index 2010-2011 (Valdai Index)

The Valdai Index represents the combined opinion of leading world experts that participated in Valdai Club conferences with respect to Russia’s development in the political, economic, social, cultural and international spheres. Download Russia Development Index 2010-2011 in Russian (PDF)

15:46 19/09/2011
Reconfiguration, Not Just a Reset

U.S.-Russia Relations in Post-Soviet Eurasia: Transcending the Zero-Sum Game

The report examines how the Russia’s and United States` ties with the countries in post-Soviet Eurasia affect the bilateral relationship. The authors argue that despite the initial successes of the “reset” in Russia-U.S. relations, disputes relating to post-Soviet Eurasia represent “a ‘landmine’ in Russia -U.S. relations that could ‘detonate’ at any time and seriously complicate cooperation on other issues.

All Publications
 

Poll

The future of opposition in Russia under the new president:







ResultsAll polls
 

RIAN Newswire

05:06 U.S. Woman Who Sent Back Russian Boy to Pay $150,000
03:19 U.S. Warplanes to Hold Drills Prior to NATO Summit
23:59 Top stories of the day
23:59 Main News of May 17
03:00
 

From our readers

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.

Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s Role in Stabilizing Afghanistan: Challenges & Prospects

SCO might be amenable to the idea of a co-security partnership with NATO. In this regard, the organization would like to work together with the regional powers in fighting the Common cause of combating terrorism and stabilizing the situation in Afghanistan.

Putin’s challenge: can Russian universities join the world education leaders?

13:00 17/05/2012
Students in class at commercial banking college № 6, which specializes in educating economists and experts in the banking sector.
© Alexander Utkin, RIA Novosti

On May 7, a few hours after his presidential inauguration, Vladimir Putin signed a decree for a strategic program on the development of Russian education. One of its chief aims is to ensure that a number of Russian universities enter the ranking of the world’s top 100 universities.

BARABANOV, Oleg
Test Walk rally staged in Moscow
14:10 16/05/2012

Russia’s G7 rivals behind the protests

The aim of the protests was quite simple. The political process behind the demonstrations against Vladimir Putin and for fair elections has now become irreversibly transformed into a technological one.

MUKHIN, Alexei
Informal CIS summit in Kremlin
11:05 17/05/2012

Behind Putin's G-8 Decision

For Washington, Putin’s doubts about the G-8’s capacity to accomplish anything significant and his close relations with China should turn on the red light with regards to the hallowed U.S.-Russian “reset” policy.

COHEN, Ariel
Vladimir Putin meets with representatives of the country's traditional faiths
11:44 16/05/2012

All is not quiet in Russian Islam

In the Muslim community in Russia actual religious and spiritual problems are fading into the background, while the clergy are focused on fighting for leadership and their own financial wellbeing.

MALASHENKO, Alexei
Peace Mission 2009 military exercise final rehearsal in China
12:13 15/05/2012

Russia, China, and the U.S. in Central Asia

In the next few years Central Asia will become a focus of Russian foreign policy both where the Kremlin’s interests in the post-Soviet space are involved and, in a broader perspective, in the context of the Afghanistan factor, relations with the Asia-Pacific Region, and “friendly rivalry” with China.

VLASOV, Alexei
 

Blogs

by Alexei Fenenko
12:18 03/01/2012

What does Russia expect from EASI?

Russia would like to find another negotiating platform that is less bureaucratic and able to solve important practical problems.

Views: 616 | Comments: 0
by Dmitry Gorenburg
09:57 04/26/2012

Russia fears demonstration effects of Syrian uprising

In addition to military contracts, Russian companies have other investments in Syria, primarily in natural gas extraction. These are valued at approximately 20 billion dollars and include a pipeline and a liquefied natural gas production facility.

Views: 286 | Comments: 0
All Blogs
 

Russia in Foreign Media

Moscow Protest Shifts Camp, Tactics

Since large-scale protests began in December, government reaction has veered between harsh crackdowns and periods of tolerance. Cautious tactics enabled hundreds of protesters to maintain their first camp, in Moscow's Chistiye Prudy district, for a week.

Russia’s Asia Play Mustn’t be Ignored

The U.S. risks making a serious strategic error if it neglects Russia. As the White House and Pentagon look to the Pacific, Moscow and China are making moves of their own.

Moscow should not turn back on west

Mr Putin has returned to the presidency finding the Russian public much more restless about his regime that it used to be. He therefore needs to portray himself to the Russian people as a strongman. Foreign policy is a mere servant of this goal.

Putin's Russia is Pivotal For Future U.S. Foreign Policy

Putin could make or break what insiders say is a major foreign policy goal for Obama's possible second term: Continuing to shrink the number of U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons.

Police Eject, Arrest Moscow Protesters

Police ejected an opposition protest encampment from a park in downtown Moscow after a Russian district court ordered their removal, signaling an apparent end for the capital's first Occupy-style protest.

All Materials
 
 
 
Subscribe Support Us Contact Us Partners
© Valdai International Discussion Club, 2011