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...
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.Read...
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 prot...
So they dispersed the Chistye Prudy camp. Not a clever move, if you ask me. Dishonorable, too. A police colonel gave protesters until Wednesday midday to leave, and look how they went about it, like bloody thieves in the night.
Riot police dismantled early on Wednesday the downtown Moscow camp set up by anti-Putin activists following complaints by local residents of filth and an unsafe environment for children. A Moscow court had earlier obliged police to “take action to put a halt to disorder” at the camp, which was set up a week ago in the wake of protests against the May 7 inauguration of President Vladimir Putin for a third term.
Several economists have questioned the Kremlin's new ambitious plan to jumpstart economic growth over the next six years, with most describing it as flawed or fuzzy. In a raft of decrees signed last week, Russia's newly-inaugurated President Vladimir Putin laid out an ambitious plan to attract businesses, promote investment and spur economic growth. But economists who analyzed the president's ambitious economic agenda said Russia has neither the necessary preconditions to stimulate economic growth nor the wherewithal to accelerate productivity – both of which are crucial to the success of Putin’s plan.
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.
Valdai International Discussion Club will hold a round-table discussion and 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) on May 16.
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.
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”.
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)
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.
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The future of opposition in Russia under the new president:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
There is a lot of talk at the moment about the need to update and rebrand United Russia, and this is certainly a necessary move. It is clear that Medvedev plans to consolidate the party and boost its image after taking control.
Since all three countries support a just and rational new international order with democratization of international politics and multipolarisation, there are a number of areas possible for their political cooperation in the new century.
Russia would like to find another negotiating platform that is less bureaucratic and able to solve important practical problems.
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.
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.
A Russian court has ordered police to break up an Occupy-style encampment in a Moscow park where people are protesting against Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency.
How to settle the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict? It is very difficult. Let’s speak a simple language. It taking away from Armenia the territory they had occupied and make them withdraw their troops. Who and how will deal with this? If it should happen, the decision should be made by America and almost all members of the EU. Only in this case will pressure on Armenia be effective.
The Russian public believes the Nato alliance is playing a foul game that threatens the country's security, says Yevgeny Shestakov.
Within hours of reassuming the Russian presidency this month, Vladimir Putin demanded that the United States provide "firm guarantees" that a U.S.-led missile-defense system in Europe won't be aimed against Russia.
