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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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Jean Radvanyi

RADVANYI, Jean

Geographer, Director of the French-Russian Research Center in Moscow, author of the Atlas géopolitique du Caucase (in French), Edition Autrement, Paris 2010.

Alexander Rahr

RAHR, Alexander

Research Director, German-Russian Forum. Member of the Valdai Discussion Club Advisory Board.

Thomas F. Remington

REMINGTON, Thomas

Goodrich C. White Professor of Political Science, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Andreas Rinke

RINKE, Andreas

Chief Correspondent Foreign Affairs,“Handelsblatt”.

Kirill Rogov

ROGOV, Kirill

Senior Researcher, the Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy, Moscow. Member of the Valdai Discussion Club.

Matthew Rojansky

ROJANSKY, Matthew

Deputy Director, Russia and Eurasia Program, Carnegie Endowment.

Sergei Rogov

ROGOV, Sergei

Director of the Institute for US and Canadian Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Tatiana Romanova

ROMANOVA, Tatiana

Doctor in Political Studies, Associate Professor at European Studies Department, Saint Petersburg State University, Head of Jean Monnet Chair.

Michael Rubin

RUBIN, Michael

Resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, and senior lecturer at the Naval Postgraduate School.

Vladimir Ryzhkov

RYZHKOV, Vladimir

Professor, Higher School of Economics. Member of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy. Member of the Valdai Discussion Club.

 

Stories

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.

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.

Palestinians celebrate in Gaza City

Common government to bridge divided Palestine -HAMAS

The agreement made in Cairo on forming a national unity government will allow the Palestinians to overcome discord and begin integration of all government structures.

Civil war in Syria spills over into Lebanon

The solution to the Lebanese crisis may serve as a model to resolve the Syrian crisis, says expert

The Lebanese experience in resolving inter-religious conflict may provide clues for resolving the situation in Syria, said Secretary General of the Lebanese National Dialogue Party Fouad Makhzoumi at the Valdai Club Middle East Dialogue in Morocco. About 100 political and public figures and experts on the Middle East from Russia, the Middle East and North Africa and the West are discussing the future of political Islam in the Arab world.

 


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