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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.

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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.

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Africa RSS

Does Gaddafi’s death spell the end of civil war in Libya?

10:29 28/10/2011
Situation in Libya
© Andrey Stenin, RIA Novosti

Gaddafi’s death has not brought an end to the civil war in Libya. What’s more, the brutality with which he was killed without charge or trial has caused public revulsion both in the Arab Islamic world and beyond.

NAUMKIN, Vitaly
Situation in Libya
11:04 25/10/2011

Judge not, lest ye be judged

The West has been mirroring militants’ intransigence in its handling of the Middle Eastern affairs lately. This is exactly the approach that Russia once tried to implement vis-à-vis Chechnya: no dealing with the rogues, no compromises with your opponents, no tolerance for those who do not agree to have it your way.

KOSACHEV, Konstantin
Situation in Libya
10:31 25/10/2011

End of Gaddafi, not Libyan crisis

Whatever one may think about former Libyan leader, his death most likely means not the end, but a beginning of a real crisis in this North African country. Rebels have been consolidated by a common wish to capture and kill the dictator, and this aim kept them together. Now the most important process will be launched – the struggle for revenues and power in new Libya.

LUKYANOV, Fyodor
Jacek Palkiewicz crosses the Sahara Desert
14:29 14/10/2011

Russian business in Africa: missed opportunities and prospects

Africa is gaining greater importance in the foreign policy of developed nations, who are competing for influence on the continent. The United States, the United Kingdom, France, China, and India all seek to expand political and economic ties with African nations. Their main interest in Africa lies in their growing need for its vast resources. Moreover, Africa remains an enormous and largely undeveloped market for technology and consumer goods.

VASILIEV, Alexei
Dmitry Medvedev at BRICS Leaders Meeting in China
14:40 11/10/2011

BRICS – key objectives

The BRICS must learn to appreciate their global role, to turn into an active global force – not only responding to issues as they arise but architects of the new world order.

DELYAGIN, Mikhail
Situation in Libya
10:28 08/09/2011

Libyan aftertaste

In a practical sense, we need to consider the situation in Libya, where Russia has many interests and where those interests may well be implemented with the interim authorities and with the future Libyan government. Of course, we did not take part in the military operation to support the rebels, but on the other hand, we didn’t veto the UN Security Council resolution, which definitely means we haven’t automatically lost our positions and contracts in Libya.

KOSACHEV, Konstantin
Referendum on independence of Southern Sudan
11:32 13/07/2011

Sudan referendum is not yet the end of the conflict

The Republic of South Sudan was proclaimed on July 9 following the referendum last January in which 98% of South Sudan’s residents voted for independence.

AGANIN, Aydar R.
 

Stories

Students in class at commercial banking college № 6, which specializes in educating economists and experts in the banking sector.

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

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.

Test Walk rally staged in Moscow

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.

Informal CIS summit in Kremlin

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.

Vladimir Putin meets with representatives of the country's traditional faiths

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.

 
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