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European media experts discussed topical issues of international journalism in Sofia, Bulgaria

12:33 13.11.2018

European media experts discussed topical issues of international journalism in Sofia, Bulgaria

On the 8th of November Sofia (Bulgaria) hosted the 7th international conference “Russia and Europe: Topical Issues of Contemporary International Journalism”. The aim of this annual international conference is to cover the issues of interaction between Russian and European media. The main topics of the discussion during the international event …

The sanctions of a split

9:48 12.11.2018 Pyotr Iskenderov

The sanctions of a split

The tough economic sanctions imposed by the United States against Iran have aggravated conflict between Washington and its close allies. The European Union, the United Kingdom, France and Germany have expressed regret over measures taken by American President Donald Trump and signaled the need to protect their companies. Simultaneously, eight …

Russia’s Response to Sanctions: How Western Sanctions Reshaped Political Economy in Russia

12:12 09.11.2018 Richard Connolly

Russia’s Response to Sanctions: How Western Sanctions Reshaped Political Economy in Russia

Valdai Paper #94Since August 2017, legislation allowing the imposition of a range of new sanctions against Russia has been passed by US lawmakers. Although not all this legislation has thus far been implemented by the president, Donald Trump, the mere threat of more draconian economic sanctions from the US created …

Turkmenistan, the heart of the Silk Road

15:32 08.11.2018 Batyr Niyazliev

Turkmenistan, the heart of the Silk Road

OVER 140 YEARS have passed since Ferdinand von Richthofen, a German geologist, geographer and traveler and the president of the Berlin Geographical Society, coined the term Silk Road. Several more decades had passed before scholars in different countries became seriously interested in this phenomenon of the antique and medieval world …

Serbian question in Montenegro

12:25 07.11.2018 Slavisha Batko Milacic

Serbian question in Montenegro

On August 5, 1999 the government of Montenegro announced a platform for new relations between Serbia and Montenegro, in order to review the status of Montenegro and electoral law. The Constitutional Court rejected this revision as being illegal. A little later, the question of Montenegrin independence was again raised – …

Polish and Greek claims to Berlin exceed one trillion euros

15:52 06.11.2018 Dmitry Babich

Polish and Greek claims to Berlin exceed one trillion euros

The issue of paying compensation to European countries, which fell victim to the Nazi aggression, is gradually becoming one of the gravest on the EU agenda. The compensation issue is high on the agenda of Polish and Greek politicians, including the presidents of Poland and Greece. Although these countries do …

Great game in Central Asia - rivalry persists

1:10 06.11.2018 Andrey Kadomtsev

Great game in Central Asia - rivalry persists

On October 19, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin visited Uzbekistan. According to media reports, Moscow and Tashkent focused on “prospects for further strategic partnership,” cooperation in military technology, and economic ties between the two countries. Moscow is investing billions of dollars and is planning to open more branches of top Russian …

"This is Ukraine"

15:00 02.11.2018 Graham Phillips

"This is Ukraine"

Graham Phillips for International Affairs talks about the harsh Ukrainian reality ...

Germany and Russia: same chancellor, same relations?

13:55 01.11.2018 A. Stepanov

Germany and Russia: same chancellor, same relations?

NOW that the new German government's unprecedentedly lengthy birth throes are over (that government isn't actually all that new), and Germany is back to its political routine, one would naturally wonder whether Russian-German relations would undergo any changes.Alas, so far there somehow aren't too many reasons for optimism. On the …

Donald Trump ‘Covers Up’ Riyadh

13:40 31.10.2018 Pyotr Iskenderov

Donald Trump ‘Covers Up’ Riyadh

The dynamics of relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia, and Washington’s plans to once again ramp up sanctions on Russia reflect the military-political and financial-economic factors underlying the Trump Administration’s foreign policy. The key aspects of President Donald Trump’s “business approach” are the lack of clear-cut, principled and …

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