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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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August 1991: Why the collapse of the Soviet Union was a catastrophe

11:17 18/08/2011
GKChP (STATE EMERGENCY COMMITTEE) BARRICADES
© Alexander Polyakov, RIA Novosti

By 1992 Russia was being given food aid by its former enemies: a degree of humiliation which people do not easily forget. There are many flaws in the Putin system. But it has restored Russian self respect, and laid the ground for future prosperity and reform.

BRAITHWAITE, Rodric
Moscow, Red, Square, tanks, coup
10:18 18/08/2011

Building a republic 20 Years after the putsch

August 1991 was a prologue to the end of the Soviet Union. Following the collapse of the coup in Moscow, most Soviet republics, from Ukraine to Uzbekistan, proclaimed their independence. The unthinkable became inevitable. Nations that had issued their proclamations earlier, such as in the Baltic states or the Caucasus republics, could now enjoy independence.

TRENIN, Dmitry
August 1991. Tank near Russian Parliament House
15:13 16/08/2011

August 1991: When Russia freed itself from communism

The lessons of the August Putsch of ‘91 and the events surrounding it are something that we see today in many other countries. We see them today in Syria, we see developments in Tunisia, we have seen them in Ukraine, we have seen protests and demonstrations against the government and against the current order in several other countries.

RAHR, Alexander
Young Pioneer induction ceremony held on Moscow's Red Square
10:28 28/07/2011

“De-Stalinization” program means complete revision of the Russian history

Russia doesn’t need a complete revision of its history and its past; we need to deal with problems of today and tomorrow. These problems are not derived from the Stalin’s time, they are generated by the dissolution of a previously united country, by corruption and criminal capitalism.

PUSHKOV, Alexei
Sergei Karaganov
16:31 20/07/2011

When Russia will be free from totalitarian mentality?

Having a strong, central power is important for the Russian mentality because Russia developed around a central state and a central authority. Its main national idea was one of defense, sometimes offensive defense, against foreign intruders.

KARAGANOV, Sergei
Russian president Boris Yeltsin visits Easter holiday
11:43 14/07/2011

Boris Yeltsin: Nation-builder

Twenty years ago, on July 10, 1991, Boris Yeltsin was inaugurated as President of the Russian Federation. Many Russians who were ready and willing to go to the barricades for him ended up filled with a sense of bitter disappointment. Both his supporters and critics agree that he was the man who forged a new nation.

ZEVELEV, Igor
11:09 14/07/2011

Dmitri Trenin’s “Post-Imperium: A Eurasian Story”

The collapse of the Soviet Union twenty years ago marked the end of the Russian empire, which had existed in various form for half a millennium. In “Post-Imperium: A Eurasian Story” Dmitri Trenin offers a nuanced look at Russia’s image of itself and its role in the world as it continues to adjust to this new geopolitical reality.

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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