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19/04/2013

Valdai Club Middle East Dialogue will Re-Convene in Morocco

4th annual conference of the Middle East Dialogue of the Valdai International Discussion Club, titled “Islam in Politics: Ideology or Pragmatism?”, will take place in Marrakesh, Morocco, on May 14-15.

12/03/2013

Valdai Club and Carleton University held a second joint conference

Issues of commonalities and differences in the Muslim communities of Russia and Canada, as well as problems of their integration into the legal frameworks of their respective countries, were the main topics of discussion at the conference Muslims in Russia, the CIS, and Canada: Cohabitation and Cooperation

01/03/2013

Valdai Club and Carleton University to make another joint project

The conference Muslims in Russia, the CIS, and Canada: Cohabitation and Cooperation presented by Carleton’ Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, the Department of Political Science, the Carleton Centre for the Study of Islam, and the Valdai Discussion Club is to be held on March 8, 2013 at the Carleton University, Ottawa.

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11:33 24/01/2013
Russia’s Economy: after Transformation, before Modernization

Russia’s Economy: after Transformation, before Modernization

The analytical report “Russia’s Economy: after Transformation, before Modernization” was prepared after discussions at the Valdai Discussion Club Summit held on October 21–22, 2012. The report incorporates many of the conclusions on Russia’s political development contained in the 2011 Valdai report “Russia Should Not Miss Its Chance: Development Scenarios”.

17:00 08/11/2012
Valdai Index 2011-2012

Russia Development Index 2011-2012 (Valdai Index)

The Russia Development Index (Valdai Index) reflects the combined opinion of the world's leading experts on Russia as regards Russia’s political, economic, social, cultural and international performance. The annual poll aims to study changes in Russia’s development trends over a year. It is important that respondents assess not the current situation, but changes.

12:54 19/07/2012
Report Military Reform

Military Reform: Toward the New Look of the Russian Army

The analytical report “Military Reform: Toward the New Look of the Russian Army” summarizes the results of the conference of the Valdai Discussion Club Defense and Security section titled “Modernization of Russia’s Armed Forces and Cooperation in International Security” which was held on May 25-27, 2011 in Moscow.

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Natalia Narochnitskaya

NAROCHNITSKAYA, Natalia

Director of the Institute of Democracy and Cooperation in Paris and president of the Historical Perspective Foundation in Moscow.

Vitaly Naumkin

NAUMKIN, Vitaly

Director for the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences (since 2009); President for the Center for Strategic and Political Studies (since 1991); Editor-in-Chief of Vostok-ORIENS magazine of the Russian Academy of Sciences (since 1998); Member of the Scientific Council under the Security Council of Russia. Member of the Valdai Discussion Club.

Boris Nemtsov

NEMTSOV, Boris

Opposition leader and member of the Solidarity movement political council

Andrei Nikitin, general director of the Strategic Initiatives Agency

NIKITIN, Andrey

General Director of the Strategic Initiatives Agency (SIA).

Hovhannes Nikoghosyan

NIKOGHOSYAN, Hovhannes

Magdalena Yesil Visiting Scholar, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University (August 2012 – June 2013). Grantee of the Valdai Club Foundation.

Vyacheslav Nikonov

NIKONOV, Vyacheslav

First deputy chairman of the State Duma International Affairs Committee, Co-Founder and President of the Polity Foundation (since 1993); Executive Board Director of the Russki Mir Foundation (since 2007). Member of the Valdai Discussion Club.

Nivedita Das Kundu

NIVEDITA Das Kundu

Foreign Policy Analyst, presently working with the Indian Council for Social Science Research, New Delhi.

James Nixey

NIXEY, James

Manager and Research Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House

Günther Nonnenmacher

NONNENMACHER, Günther

Journalist, coeditor of the largest daily newspaper in Germany “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung”.

Julien Nocetti

NOCETTI, Julien

Research Fellow at the Paris-based think tank French Institute of International Relations (IFRI).

 

Stories

A protester and Egyptian army tanks blocking Cairo's central Tahrir Square

Failure of Islamists in the Middle East could return military to power

The failure of the Islamist political parties who came to power in the dramatic events of the Arab Spring would allow the military to reenter the political arena. Political Islam was successful in the opposition, but it could fail in power, as the negative experience of Egypt and Iraq have shown.

President Vladimir Putin (right) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netranyahu attending a joint press-conference at the Bocharov Ruchei presidential residence in Sochi, May 14, 2013.

Russia – Israel: The status of their relationship

In light of the present situation in the Middle East, Russia and Israel find themselves facing common challenges. Under these newly emerging situations, Russia sees its partnership with Israel as a potential asset in resolving acute regional issues. From a Russian perspective, the compatibility of Israeli and Russian interests could contribute to such a partnership.

Rebels pray on the roadside between fights for the town of Bin Jawad.

Islam in politics after the Arab Spring

The Arab Spring has dramatically changed the alignment of forces in the Middle East and North Africa. What are the long-term consequences of these changes and how can relations be established with the new political elites? Politicians and leading experts on Middle East studies discussed these issues at the Valdai International Discussion Club conference, “Islam in Politics: Ideology or Pragmatism?” in Marrakesh, Morocco, on May 14-15.

Egyptian president Morsi's supporters rally in Cairo

Leaders of the Egyptian Salafi Party al-Nour to visit Russia

Nader Bakkar, an official representative and one of the founders of the influential Egyptian Salafi political party al-Nour told RIA Novosti that its delegation plans to visit Russia in the near future.

 


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