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16/05/2012

Valdai International Discussion Club held a round table on Russia-Europe relations

On May 16, Valdai International Discussion Club held a round-table discussion «Russia and the West: new stage of relationship». The framework of the round table also included a presentation of the Russian edition of Alexander Rahr’s book Where Will Putin Go? Russia Between China and Europe (original title Der kalte Freund. Warum wir Russland brauchen: Die Insider-Analyse).

11/05/2012

Future of Russia-NATO relations: after the missile defense or without it?

Following up on the Moscow conference on missile defense and ahead of the NATO summit in Chicago the Valdai Discussion Club convened foreign and Russian experts to discuss the future of Russia-NATO relations.

10/05/2012

Russian-U.S. Working Group meets to discuss strategic stability

The fifth conference of the Working Group on the future of Russian-U.S. relations is to be held on May 17 - 20 in Moscow.

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12:37 22/11/2011
Russia should not miss its chance: Development scenarios

Russia should not miss its chance: Development scenarios

The theses contained in the report “Russia should not miss its chance: Development scenarios” were prepared by the working group comprising Russian and international experts ahead of the VIII annual Valdai Discussion Club meeting, themed “2011-2012 Elections and the Future of Russia. Development Scenarios for the Next 5-8 Years”.

16:00 01/11/2011
Valdai Index

Russia Development Index 2010-2011 (Valdai Index)

The Valdai Index represents the combined opinion of leading world experts that participated in Valdai Club conferences with respect to Russia’s development in the political, economic, social, cultural and international spheres. Download Russia Development Index 2010-2011 in Russian (PDF)

15:46 19/09/2011
Reconfiguration, Not Just a Reset

U.S.-Russia Relations in Post-Soviet Eurasia: Transcending the Zero-Sum Game

The report examines how the Russia’s and United States` ties with the countries in post-Soviet Eurasia affect the bilateral relationship. The authors argue that despite the initial successes of the “reset” in Russia-U.S. relations, disputes relating to post-Soviet Eurasia represent “a ‘landmine’ in Russia -U.S. relations that could ‘detonate’ at any time and seriously complicate cooperation on other issues.

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nato

President Dmitry Medvedev (second left) seen among the award-winners after the state award ceremony in the Kremlin's St.Catherine Hall, May 3, 2012.
Politics

Results of Dmitry Medvedev’s presidency: changes in global affairs

05/04/201210:18 Medvedev conducted himself with great dignity. He enabled Russia, by doing what he did, to enjoy the quality which he and Putin talk about endlessly: namely stability, political stability. But it's a quality which is extremely valuable. Therefore he has provided a very great service to his country.

http://valdaiclub.com/politics/41980.html
Launcher of Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile on the Red Square during the Victory Parade rehearsal.
USA

Cancellation of the Chicago summit suits Russian, U.S. interests

04/19/201210:41 One hopes that the wise decision of Moscow and Washington to prevent the ballistic missile defense (BMD) issue from hindering the improvement of their relations will ultimately help them to see the unimportance of their BMD deadlock and to focus instead on the issues that really matter. If they do, they will not have to cancel any more summits in the future.

http://valdaiclub.com/usa/41380.html
U.S. Manas Air Base
Defense

NATO Hub in Ulyanovsk: Business or Surrender?

03/22/201214:50 Russia is helping the U.S. and NATO forces, which are fighting against international terrorism in Afghanistan. There are many common threats that can be countered only through joint effort. Allowing NATO to use Vostochny Airport in Ulyanovsk is Russia’s contribution to the fight against these threats.

http://valdaiclub.com/defense/40300.html
Blogs

What does Russia expect from EASI?

03/01/201212:18 Russia would like to find another negotiating platform that is less bureaucratic and able to solve important practical problems.

http://valdaiclub.com/blogs/39620.html
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US State Secretary Hillary Clinton during a meeting as a part of the 48th Munich Security Conference.
USA

U.S.-Russia “Reset”: An Agony?

02/13/201212:32 Stopping the U.S. missile defense program is a top priority for Moscow. The disagreements over it add to the friction between the two countries. Close Russian ties with Iran and China forced analysts in Washington to caution that information sharing on missile defense may reach wrong hands in Beijing and Teheran rather easily.

http://valdaiclub.com/usa/38500.html
Russian and US political analysts at Valdai forum
Events

4th Session of the Working Group on the Future of Russia-U.S. Relations

12/17/201111:24 The Working Group on the Future of U.S.-Russia Relations held its fourth meeting on December 16 and 17 in Moscow. Along with reviewing the current state of bilateral relations and their future through the lenses of the electoral cycles in Russia and the United States, the meeting addressed Russian-U.S. cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.

http://valdaiclub.com/event/35600.html
'Yars' mobile missile system in Ivanovo region
USA

Missile defence system threatens nuclear balance of power

12/02/201110:07 What the United States is doing is clearly a threat, if only in the long term, to the nuclear balance of power. As such, it challenges the agreed order that Moscow and Washington drew up a long time ago to govern their respective nuclear deterrents.

http://valdaiclub.com/usa/35520.html
Exercises for installing Iskander missile system
USA

Missile defense – is the end nigh for the reset?

11/28/201112:33 Why does Russia want to underline the failure of the talks? Because otherwise an unspoken assumption could emerge that the mere existence of discussions somehow legitimizes the US project, and that it has Russia’s tacit agreement. Now Medvedev has highlighted that the problem remains on the table and that it will be impossible to remove or bypass by ignoring its existence.

http://valdaiclub.com/usa/35300.html
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U.S. President Barack Obama meet during APEC summit
USA

How Russia views the Reset

11/25/201110:03 Analysts in Russia continue to believe the U.S. antimissile shield is aimed at countering Russia’s nuclear deterrent. So far, NATO has refused to present Russia with written guarantees that the U.S. missile shield wouldn’t threaten Moscow. Even Prime Minister Putin expressed great concern on the matter. So there has been little reset there.

http://valdaiclub.com/usa/35220.html
Mrs Clinton presented Mr Lavrov with a souvenir button with the word "perezagruzka" in English letters.
USA

It is dangerous for Russia and the USA to ignore the looming conflicts

11/21/201113:40 Moscow and Washington failed to develop a new positive agenda of Russian-American relations. Thus, there is a risk that the "Reset Policy" may share the failure fate of the previous attempts of the Russian-American rapprochement.

http://valdaiclub.com/usa/35080.html
 
 
 
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