Valdai Club

Alexander Rogozhin

Sergei Rogov

Sir Malcolm Rifkind

Kevin Rudd

Jean Radvanyi

Matthew Rojansky

Yuri Rubinsky

John Russell

Mikhail Rykhtik

Sir Malcolm Rifkind

United Kingdom

Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary of the United Kingdom between 1992-1997

Materials

Expert Opinions

Macron’s Frustration, NATO and Geopolitical Implications

Macron wants the European Union to achieve strategic autonomy in defence; to so integrate its national military forces that it can be a military power in its own right and defend Europe even if the US withdraws from its commitments under Art 5 of the NATO Treaty.

Expert Opinions

Britain at Crossroads: the Post-Election Scenarios

The most likely outcome will be a Johnson victory with a reasonable overall majority over all other parties, writes Valdai Club expert Sir Malcolm Rifkind. However, to achieve that he has to win a significant number of seats from the Labour Party to make up for the seats he is likely to lose to the Nationalists in Scotland and to the pro-EU Liberal Democrats in the South and South-West of England.

Expert Opinions

Brexit: Parliament Is Doing Its Proper Job

Brexit is happening because the UK cannot support deeper domestic and fiscal integration in Europe which would lead to some kind of confederal system with a single currency, open borders and, possibly, a European Army.

Expert Opinions

North Korea Crisis: Serious Diplomacy Needed

The crisis with North Korea over its nuclear weapons programme is often compared to the similar confrontation the international community had with Iran. It would be encouraging if we could expect a similar outcome.

Expert Opinions

The Future is Not What It Used to Be

It is very unlikely that the Government will abandon its decision that Britain should leave the EU internal market.The Conservative achievement has ensured that the Scottish Nationalists will drop their demand for a second referendum on Scottish independence. Thanks to this General Election the threat to the very existence of the United Kingdom has now disappeared for the foreseeable future.

Expert Opinions

Impressive and Unimpressive Great Power Diplomacy

When the great powers make claims or demands which are manifestly unrealistic or incredible they reduce their own authority and make the resolution of international crises far more difficult. They should resist the temptation to do so.

Expert Opinions

Russia-United Kingdom Relations

The United Kingdom and the Russian Federation have important shared interests. If trust between their leaders and with the leaders of Europe and North America, can be restored much will be achieved to the benefit of our peoples and countries as a whole.

Video

Out of Sight – Out of the EU: What Will the UK’s Withdrawal from the EU Look Like? Expert Discussion

29.03.2019