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.
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
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.
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”.
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.
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.
08/29/201210:15 If the Russians doubt that their societal organization, formed on the basis of historical processes in the old and new Russia, is an optimal one, foreign opponents will continue using every chance to emphasize the nation’s lack of self-confidence, including in areas such as litigation. The West will continue criticizing Russian institutions as long as Russia takes those criticisms seriously.
10/05/201010:12 The Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza recently published an article by Lilia Shevtsova about Putin’s “useful idiots”. This is how she refers to the participants of the Valdai Club, where Russian officials and political scientists from around the world gather to discuss Russian issues. She also criticizes the Russia-U.S. “reset” policy and Russia-EU cooperation on modernization. She even criticizes Russian Westernizers, who want Russia to turn to the West.
