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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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Energy nationalism in Russia and in the West

12:24 19/12/2012
Oil reservoirs at the oil product depot of the Rosneft-Vostoknefteprodukt JSC, Volno-Nadezhdinskoye village, Primorsky Region.
© Vitaliy Ankov, RIA Novosti

Many people in the West and also in Russia criticise the statisation (or nationalisation) of the Russian energy industry under Putin. Putin reversed Yeltsin’s policy and in doing so has followed world trends. Due to mismanagement and asset stripping of private firms, Putin nationalised many private companies.

LANE, David
Vladimir Putin holding meeting on prelimiary results of expert work on urgent issues of Russia's social and economnic strategy by 2020 in Novo-Ogaryovo.
11:42 28/11/2012

It is enough to compare plans of Russia and China to understand Russia’s authorities

If the current leaders want Russia to regain its status, they should consider using economic planning. In recent years, economic development plans have been replaced with all kinds of programs and strategies. The Chinese leadership does not make longer-term plans, because they believe that this undermines performance discipline and responsibility.

INOZEMTSEV, Vladislav
Gas field in Uzbekistan
11:02 27/11/2012

The shale gas economy

Shale gas continues to provoke fierce debates and discussions, and has split the world into two opposing camps. The skeptics claim that this is yet another financial bubble that is bound to collapse sooner or later.

SALIKHOV, Marsel
11:12 21/11/2012

IX Summit of the Valdai International Discussion Club “The Future Is Being Made Today: Scenarios for Russia’s Economic Development”

A view of the Boguchany Hydroelectric Station on the Angara River.
11:12 21/11/2012

Structural changes in Russia need time

We need to think not only about today or the short-term future, but about our long-term challenges as well. These are global challenges, such as the aging population, ecological problems or climate change. This is also a long-term strategy problem for Russia, which includes, for example, the exploration of Siberia.

KLEPACH, Andrey
Oil production in cities of Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug
12:21 20/11/2012

Scenarios for Russia’s economic development

The key issue for Russia is not even so much the level of oil prices, but the ability to attract capital inflows that would finance inevitable deficits that in the long term will emerge in Russia.

LISOVOLIK, Yaroslav
Rosneft logo in Moscow
11:22 16/11/2012

Increase of state control in the Russian oil industry

BP-Rosneft deal makes Rosneft certainly the biggest oil producer in the world, and therefore a big power in the oil industry. Sales of oil will go to the east. But Rosneft will be a world player, so it will be doing oil business both in the east and in the west.

PEET, John
 

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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