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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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EU-Russian Relations: Tough Love Played by a Backstage Orchestra?

11:59 26/03/2013
Joint news conference by participants in Russia-EU summit
© Aleksey Nikolskyi, RIA Novosti

In the space of a few years Russia has gradually set up both substantive and procedural alternatives to the EU's normative leadership, which is its second challenge to Brussels.

ROMANOVA, Tatiana
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and German Chancellor Angela Merkel
12:05 22/03/2013

The Eurogroup’s new Bolsheviks

The banking crisis in Cyprus became a real eye-opener for a number of business people both in and outside Russia, providing an unexpected answer to a previously undisputed question – who is Bolshevist, East or West of Europe? Modern Bolsheviks chose the holiest of the holy of modern capitalism – the EU headquarters in Brussels and the German chancellor’s office in Berlin.

BABICH, Dmitry
Nagorny Karabakh. Azerbaijani soldiers in battle positions. July 1992.
11:02 19/03/2013

Fatal Thaws: Unfrozen conflicts have serious consequences

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union and, in a milder way, the United States imposed external limits on the activities of states and societies, causing longstanding conflicts among smaller countries to be “frozen.” Following the Soviet Union’s collapse in the 1990’s, those conflicts began to “unfreeze.”

KARAGANOV, Sergei
Cities on the world map. London
10:18 05/03/2013

Russian and British Eurosceptics can unite

Strange as it may seem, both Russia and Great Britain, without consulting each other, have adopted very similar policies towards the EU. These boil down to: “Yes to economic co-operation; no to political union and surrender of sovereignty.”

BABICH, Dmitry
June 1, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Francois Hollande at a joint press conference in the Elysee Palace in Paris.
09:50 27/02/2013

Is there a place for Russia in Francois Hollande’s foreign policy priorities?

Abrupt changes are unlikely in Russian-French relations. Unlike most of his fellow Socialists, Hollande is pragmatic. He wants to develop relations with Russia, with special emphasis on trade and economic cooperation. Economic diplomacy has been proclaimed as the main goal of French foreign policy.

DUBIEN, Arnaud
Joint news conference by participants in Russia-EU summit
12:25 25/01/2013

A weaker West would hurt Russia

Intolerably terrible for the world and for Russia would be the collapse of the European Union. Russia has a vital, existential interest in the success of Europe’s unavoidable reforms. Russia does not want an unstable and newly hostile West in addition to the increasingly dangerous South and alarming East.

KARAGANOV, Sergei
Vladimir Putin at EU-Russia Summit in Brussels
07:32 08/01/2013

The end of the EU-Russia relationship as you know it

Business is running and gas is flowing, but Russia’s behavior is unacceptable in Europe. Something fundamental has changed on the Russian side, too. Putin believes Europe—and the West more broadly—is in decline, and wants to reposition Russia vis-à-vis the main centers of power in the twenty-first century.

TRENIN, Dmitry
 

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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