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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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Publications

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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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
NATO-Russia Council meets in Sochi
USA

Russia and NATO: Threats worse than the Cold War legacy

07/29/201109:59 Russia’s security initiatives coincide with the interests of European countries. Europe’s security status is very vague – it has many overlapping organizations but none of them, including NATO, can do anything real. It is necessary to create something new in Europe. Like us, Europeans are interested in regional security.

http://valdaiclub.com/usa/29040.html
Russia,Belarus and Kazakhstan's air force and air defense drills
USA

New horizons in Transatlantic ballistic missile defense

07/25/201111:05 A brief attempt to explain how NATO’s missile defense politics has changed, specifically regarding nuclear defense. During the Cold War, the East and West were two separate camps which daily faced the prospect of nuclear conflict. Today, however, the Euro-Atlantic community is much more free, united and secure.

http://valdaiclub.com/usa/28841.html
NATO-Russia Council meets in Sochi
Europe

Russia and NATO: time to abandon illusions

07/07/201110:44 Today is the moment for Russia and NATO to end seeing each other through the Cold War prism. Twenty first century challenges requires both sides to challenge of their 20th century hangovers.

http://valdaiclub.com/europe/27920.html
Energy Security
Energy security

European energy security: Lessons of 2011

06/22/201111:25 In recent years one of the main aims of the EU energy policy was to reduce dependence on Russian energy. However, the start of 2011 has prompted to take a different view on the security of energy supply to Europe, especially given an unprecedented increase in gas demand observed in the European market in 2010.

http://valdaiclub.com/energy_security/27200.html
RSD-10 (SS-20 Saber) missile
Defense

General Staff deputy chief discusses army reform with Valdai Club members

05/30/201115:32 Russia’s Deputy Chief of Operations at the General Staff, Andrei Tretyak, discussed military development issues at the Valdai Club’s Defense and Security section meeting in Moscow on Friday, the Defense Ministry’s press and information service told RIA Novosti.

http://valdaiclub.com/defense/25761.html
CSTO holds Interaction-2010 drills at Chebarkul training field
Defense

CSTO-NATO cooperation could be an efficient alternative – Sharavin

05/30/201115:24 Combining the efforts of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and NATO would be a more efficient cooperation tool than the separate efforts of the U.S. and NATO on the one hand, and separate states, on the other, Alexander Sharavin, director of the Institute for Political and Military Analysis, said on Friday. He was speaking at the Valdai Club’s Defense and Security section meeting arranged by RIA Novosti, the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy (CFDP) and the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technology.

http://valdaiclub.com/defense/25760.html
Russia in Foreign Media

Obama, Poland and Russia

05/27/201111:56 At a time when the Obama administration has reset relations with Moscow, Poland has engaged in its own fence-mending. The mistrust and hostility that has so colored the Russian-Polish relationship spans centuries. But a reconciliation is not without precedent. The post-World War II Franco-German rapprochement had to overcome the trauma of Nazism. Despite deep-rooted historical animosity, Poland and Germany have rebuilt relations over the past two decades.

http://valdaiclub.com/russia_in_foreign_media/25662.html
Russia in Foreign Media

Russia seeks pledge from NATO on Missile Defense

05/23/201111:21 Russia has in the past threatened to place missiles in Kaliningrad — a small area with a population of nearly one million that is sandwiched between two European Union countries, Poland and Lithuania — in response to NATO’s plans to deploy part of its missile shield in Eastern Europe.

http://valdaiclub.com/russia_in_foreign_media/25381.html
Opinions

China-Russia relations and the United States: At a turning point?

04/14/201107:41 Despite their improved relationship, China and Russia have not formed a mutual defensive alliance and still tend to pursue distinct, if largely parallel, policies regarding many issues. Personal and economic exchanges between China and Russia remain minimal compared to those found between most large countries in Europe and North America.

http://valdaiclub.com/opinions/a163523421.html
 
 
 
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