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Historical memory and the force of interpretation: how narratives reflect on foreign policy

10:18 04.08.2020 Andrey Torin

Historical memory and the force of interpretation: how narratives reflect on foreign policy

The Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) recently hosted an online discussion on "How narratives in the public mind affect foreign policy." During the discussion, the speakers shared their views and ideas on the perception of social narratives, and also discussed the report “Gaps and Coincidences: a Study of Narratives in …

Germany wants Europe strong again

0:18 15.07.2020 Pyotr Iskenderov

Germany wants Europe strong again

Germany’s presidency in the European Union, which began on July 1st, may stimulate the EU into re-evaluating its role in world affairs and could encourage it to streamline relations with Russia. The key factor contributing to this is the traditionally productive trade, economic and energy cooperation between Moscow and Berlin, …

Nord Stream 2 undermines NATO unity

9:37 07.07.2020 Pyotr Iskenderov

Nord Stream 2 undermines NATO unity

The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is quickly turning into major irritant souring relations between the United States and its European allies. For the first time in the recent history of Euro-Atlantic integration, Germany has made it perfectly clear at the highest level that it could introduce sanctions against Washington …

Poland’s National Security Strategy – against Russia and Germany

11:13 26.05.2020 Vladislav Gulevich

Poland’s National Security Strategy – against Russia and Germany

Poland has adopted a new National Security Strategy which sets major guidelines for addressing a variety of issues amid the continuing decomposition of the current international order (1). The Strategy names Russia number one destroyer of well-established international standards which poses a severe threat to the security of Poland. Given …

US trying to isolate WHO

11:45 27.04.2020 Pyotr Iskenderov

US trying to isolate WHO

The US refusal to keep allocating funds for the World Health Organization (WHO) has become yet another step towards further confrontation between President Donald Trump and international organizations. However, the geopolitical importance of such a move goes beyond health-related issues and fits well into the current format of the US-China …

Germany: CDU - three in one

12:10 20.03.2020 Pyotr Iskenderov

Germany: CDU - three in one

Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) will hold an extraordinary congress on April 25 to elect its new chairperson, who is almost certain to lead the party to next year’s federal elections to culminate in the election of the country’s new Chancellor in lieu of Angela Merkel, who has already …

US is militarizing Europe

12:35 31.01.2020 Pyotr Iskenderov

US is militarizing Europe

While pushing its NATO allies in Europe to increase their spending on joint defense, the United States is simultaneously moving its own troops to Europe. According to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, there are a record number of US troops, not seen there since the start of this century, currently …

USA, Germany, Nord Stream 2

13:38 31.12.2019 Dmitry Babich

USA, Germany, Nord Stream 2

The US sanctions against European companies that are laying pipes of the Baltic gas pipeline Nord Stream- 2 are contrary to any logic, either legal or political. Nevertheless, what this situation speaks of is that the United States continues to pursue the policy of sanctions and pressure against any opponents …

US threatens Europe with "gas war"

11:15 17.12.2019 Pyotr Iskenderov

US threatens Europe with "gas war"

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline will be launched irrespective of the US sanctions. Envisaged by the draft US defense budget for the 2020 fiscal year, the restrictions have already run into an adverse reaction in Europe and could further aggravate Washington’s …

Crossroads or a dead end: do Germany and Europe face a triumph of indecision?

11:58 09.12.2019 Andrey Kadomtsev

Crossroads or a dead end: do Germany and Europe face a triumph of indecision?

In late November, German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a number of rather controversial statements. On November 26, Germany, together with France, issued a brief “road map” for EU reform. Within the next two ears this plan is to be discussed by the “Conference on the Future of Europe,” tasked with …

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