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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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A panel of the cable-stayed bridge being lifted. The bridge over Eastern Bosphorus will link the city of Vladivostok with its Russky Island. The bridge is built as part of the preparations to the APEC 2012 Summit in Vladivostok.
Politics

Russian foreign policy: Focusing on Asia

03/13/201211:35 The new Russian president will be confronted with complex tasks in the Asian Pacific Region. Moscow will need to preserve good relations with China, find an economic counterbalance to influential Chinese businesses in the Far East and expand its trade relations with ASEAN. The main thing is to avoid having to choose between the US and China amid mounting U.S.-China contradictions.

http://valdaiclub.com/politics/39900.html
Vladimir Putin supporters' rally on Manege Square
Politics

The beginning of a new Putin’s era

03/12/201210:34 Putin has to decide whether he has to get rid of some people, how many, who and so on. Or he can ignore this public demand for new faces and bring his own team, his St. Petersburg team, or the people who have been around him for the past 20 years, and keep them, ignoring the public mood for changes in government.

http://valdaiclub.com/politics/39840.html
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin congratulates Russian women on March 8 (International Women's day)
Politics

Putin’s victory was natural and predictable

03/12/201209:58 Why did Putin win? First, he had many advantages over other candidates. Second, in his two previous presidential terms he scored impressive achievements. In particular, he curtailed separatist trends in the country, pushing back against the substantial gains made by separatists in Dagestan and Chechnya.

http://valdaiclub.com/politics/39820.html
Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin visit bobsleigh and luge track
Politics

Russian people want Putin to come back but they want change as well

03/11/201209:39 Vladimir Putin is definitely a great leader and he can definitely do a lot for the Russian people, but he has to think about how the next generation, how younger people are coming up in the world. So during his next tenure he should try to groom a new leader whom he can bring into power.

http://valdaiclub.com/politics/39761.html
Putin meets with his representatives and Popular Front members
Politics

Is Putin’s Russia keeping up with a changing world?

03/01/201208:53 Vladimir Putin highlighted the need “to catch the Chinese wind in the sails of our economy” and to “work toward creating a harmonious community of economies from Lisbon to Vladivostok,” which is in line with the concept of the “Alliance of Europe” proposed by Valdai Club experts in 2010. It is logical that Russia is ready to help Europe, because the European Union is Russia’s largest trade partner and export market.

http://valdaiclub.com/politics/39560.html
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visits People's Republic of China
Asia

The diplomatic wisdom of Prime Minister Putin

02/29/201214:44 Unlike Western politicians, Putin does not perceive the development of China as a strategic threat. He clearly states that Chinese economic growth is not a threat to Russia, but rather, that Russia perceives this as a challenge with a huge potential for mutually beneficial cooperation.

http://valdaiclub.com/asia/39540.html
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visits People's Republic of China
Asia

Relations with China: A priority of Russia’s future foreign policy

02/29/201210:20 The recognition of the growing international role of the Asia-Pacific region and its huge potential for future development is a very important factor.

http://valdaiclub.com/asia/39500.html
Vladimir Putin at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Politics

Valdai Club experts: Putin offered a broad vision of how he sees Russia’s place in the world

02/28/201215:05 Putin's article is not confrontational. The presidential candidate leaves enough room for cooperation and rapprochement with Western partners. It is clear from the article that Russia is pinning great hopes on relations with Asia, China in particular.

http://valdaiclub.com/politics/39460.html
Supporters of Vladimir Putin stage rally in Moscow
Politics

Putin speaks about framework terms and general wishes

02/28/201213:58 Every new president updates a foreign policy concept and there is no doubt that this will be done.

http://valdaiclub.com/politics/39420.html
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin holds a telephone conference
Politics

Putin positions himself on foreign policy

02/28/201210:19 Once the votes are counted, we will see whether Putin moderates his anti-Western sloganeering. But it will take quite a while longer before we learn if the emerging agenda of a partly-free Russian politics comes to encompass issues of war, peace, and a forward-looking model of international problem solving for the twenty-first century.

http://valdaiclub.com/politics/39400.html
 
 
 


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