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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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Publications

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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Islam in politics after the Arab Spring

13:43 16/05/2013
Rebels pray on the roadside between fights for the town of Bin Jawad.
© Andrey Stenin, RIA Novosti

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.

Military conflict in Syria
12:08 16/05/2013

Converging positions of Russia and the US on Syria will help settle the conflict - experts

Closer collaboration between Russia and the United States is required to settle the crisis in Syria. Both Russia and the United States have a certain influence in the region. The only question is whether the two countries will collaborate or prefer to ignore each other.

Valdai Discussion Club in Morocco
08:29 16/05/2013

Islamic extremism threat to ‘Arab Spring’ countries - experts

Islamist forces coming to power in ‘Arab Spring’ countries could provoke a fresh wave of protests and lead to civil wars, experts said at a meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Marrakesh on Wednesday. The Arab Spring not only has not ended, but will remain the key factor in the development of the region

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
13:05 15/05/2013

Moscow Ready to Work With Mideast ‘Democracies’

“Russia respects the political preferences expressed by the people in Middle East states and is ready to develop cooperation with democratically elected governments,” Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in a statement at the opening session of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Morocco.

The Capitol in Washington, D.C.
10:40 14/05/2013

The U.S. in a time of change: Internal transformations and relations with Russia

The U.S. is going through a painful process of shifting from unilateral global domination towards creating a balance of power in various regions of the world in order to preserve its presence and influence. The economic and military political resources of the U.S. and Europe are continually shrinking as other centers of power grow outside of the West.

MIGRANYAN, Andranik
Passengers from the Tashkent - Moscow train on the platform in Kazansky railway station.
11:31 13/05/2013

Is it possible to stop the flow of migrants to Russia?

If citizens of Russia believe that a country whose population consists of 24% pensioners is capable of giving up migrants and letting pensioners clean courtyards, drive buses or work at construction sites, they should realize that they will have to pay for this. Not a single country has managed to find a solution to the migrant issue.

ZUBAREVICH, Natalya
Joint news conference by participants in Russia-EU summit
10:22 08/05/2013

Russia-EU energy ties: Problems and possibilities

The key problems in the relationship between Russia and European Union are the lack of a clear-cut goal, a weak legal foundation and excessive politicization. Energy serves as a litmus test for Russia-EU links in general, as it exposes their weaknesses and indicates ways to repair them.

ROMANOVA, Tatiana
 

Stories

The Standard of the Russian president. Ruby Star on the Nikolskaya Tower.

The Map of the World: Geopolitics Stages a Comeback

The growing outright rivalry between the United States and China gives Russia more foreign policy weight, enabling it to assume the role of a balancer. So far it has been doing so rather skillfully. Today it may participate in a joint naval exercise with China that Beijing positions as outwardly anti-American. But tomorrow it can team up with the naval forces of the Old World.

Richard Beeston

Obituary: Richard Beeston

Richard Beeston, one of the leading foreign affairs writers in contemporary British journalism and a Member of the Valdai Club, passed away on May 19 2013 aged 50.

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.

 


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