Valdai Club

Veniamin Popov

William Pomeranz

Vladimir Petrovsky

Irina Prokofyeva

Dmitry Poletaev

Goran Petronijević

John Peet

Nicu Popescu

Mikhail Pogrebinsky

Olga Potemkina

Doctor of Political Sciences, Head of the European Integration studies, Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor of the Moscow State University.

Materials

Poland and Hungary at Odds with Brussels: Year of Great Confrontation?

With the support of the Austrian government that came to power in October 2017, Poland and Hungary resolutely declared that "the EU's migration policy has failed" and insist on an independent solutions of migration problems, in fact, on the re-nationalization of migration policies.

Outsourcing Asylum: How to Stop Human Smuggling from Africa to Europe

The recent mini-summit in Paris carried on the EU policy of outsourcing asylum and helping African countries stem migration. But the latter will be very difficult to do and will take time because the lucrative and flourishing business of human smuggling is conducted with support from the authorities of the transit countries, especially Libya.

2018 Elections in Italy: Stopping the Migrant Surge and Getting EU Aid

The Gentiloni cabinet is facing a real predicament. Ahead of the 2018 elections it finds itself under pressure from both center-right and populist forces that are displeased with the inability of the authorities to stop the migrant surge and secure substantial aid from the European Union.