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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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Valdai Discussion Club presents a new analytical report “Military Reform: Toward the New Look of the Russian Army”

14:00 23/07/2012
Valdai Discussion Club presents a new analytical report “Military Reform: Toward the New Look of the Russian Army”
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A new Valdai Discussion Club analytical report “Military Reform: Toward the New Look of the Russian Army” was presented in Moscow on July 19. The report’s authors look in detail at the prerequisites for and the military-political background to the reform of the Russian Armed Forces, which was launched in the fall of 2008.

2012 APEC summit facilities in Vladivostok
18:14 12/07/2012

Toward the Great Ocean or the New Globalization of Russia

The Valdai Discussion Club, the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy and the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of the National Research University – Higher School of Economics held the fifth conference of the Valdai Club Asian section in Moscow on July 6-7, 2012.

Sovietsky Strait in the Pacific Ocean separates Russia and Japan.
15:19 09/07/2012

Valdai Discussion Club Presents its Report on Russia's Asian Strategy

The report summarizes the ideas raised at the conferences of the Valdai Club Russian-Chinese section in 2010-2011. The authors stress the importance of Russia's turn towards Asia, examine the current situation in Siberia and the Russian Far East from economic and political angles and the prospects “to catch the Chinese wind in the sails of Russia’s economy.”

Russian-Chinese section of the Valdai International Discussion Club
18:20 27/06/2012

Valdai Club conference to discuss Russia’s role in Asia-Pacific

The fifth conference of the Asian section of the Valdai International Discussion Club “Toward the Great Ocean or the New Globalization of Russia” is to be held on July 6-7, 2012, in Moscow, Russia.

The new Eurasian Union integration process. How should the European Union react?
08:52 27/06/2012

The new Eurasian Union integration process. How should the European Union react?

The Valdai Discussion Club, the German Society for Foreign Affairs (DGAP) and the French Institute for International Relations (IFRI) celebrated the start of a joint project within the European Section of the Valdai Club with a conference “The new Eurasian Union integration process. How should the European Union react?” that was held in Berlin on June, 14-15, 2012.

Presentation of the Valdai Discussion Club analytical report “Transformation in the Arab world and Russia's interests”
16:21 08/06/2012

Valdai Discussion Club Presented Report on the Arab Spring and the Interests of Russia

The leading Russian experts on the Middle East discussed the recent developments in the region during the presentation of the Valdai Club analytical report “Transformation in the Arab world and Russia's interests” held in Moscow on June, 8. The report summarizes and expands ideas and insights expressed by the participants of the third conference of the Valdai Club Middle East section that was held in Sochi on February 17-18.

The Valdai International Discussion Club 6th meeting participants news conference
16:09 04/06/2012

Valdai Club European Section Conference to take place in June in Berlin

The Valdai International Discussion Club, the German Society for Foreign Affairs (DGAP) and the French Institute for International Relations (IFRI) are launching a joint project within the European Section of the Valdai Club. The project involves holding international meetings in Berlin, Moscow and Paris to discuss integration processes in the post-Soviet space and their impact on relations between Russia and the EU.

 

Stories

SCO summit in Beijing

Russia in SCO

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is one of the most important foreign policy initiatives taken by Russia along with five other countries. Both Russia and China want to reduce the threat of separatism and western influence in the region. Emergence of SCO provoked new international order.

Iran celebrates 34th anniversary of Islamic Revolution

What is Iran's Nuclear Red Line?

Iran has made varying degrees of progress down the tracks—enrichment, weaponization and delivery system—needed to have a viable nuclear weapon. How far will it proceed? One option is to build a bomb and, to show the world its nuclear prowess, conduct a test. But that option poses real risks for the Iranian government.

Pantsir S1 anti-aircraft missile and artillery complex

Russia’s position on the global arms market

The current contract portfolio of Russian arms exporters is worth about $46 billion. Annual exports total $15 billion, and this will ensure uninterrupted deliveries for the next three years, even in the worst-case scenario. The list of the main buyers of Russian weapons is unlikely to change drastically.

CIA agent detained in Moscow

The Tensions Beneath the Moscow Spy Scandal

Why did Russian officials choose to make Fogle’s case so public and then insist that it was unlikely to affect U.S.-Russia relations? The official explanation for this is that Moscow had already asked the United States to stop trying to recruit its intelligence officers—which seems like a silly and unrealistic request, since Russian agencies seem unlikely to halt similar steps in the United States—and that officials were frustrated after handling a similar case quietly earlier this year.

 


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