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Human rights in the globalization era

11:28 20.04.2017 Andrey Kadomtsev

Human rights in the globalization era

Human rights phenomenon is one of the “eternal” questions of the human being which means it has to always be in the center of the general dispute. To date, the provisions of human rights protection and adherence have become integral part of the international law’s general sphere (1). But the …

Ambassador Yakovenko answers the Daily Mail questions

16:37 18.04.2017

Ambassador Yakovenko answers the Daily Mail questions

1. Theresa May said today (Thur) that Russia was on the “wrong side of the argument” when it comes to Syria, what is your response to that?Answer: With all my respect for Prime Minister Theresa May I’ve got to say that the opposite is true. Even former British Ambassador in …

Transnational Threats in the OSCE Region: Is There a Way to Effectively Address Them

15:10 18.01.2017 Alexey Lyzhenkov

Transnational Threats in the OSCE Region: Is There a Way to Effectively Address Them

To the memory of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Andrey G. KARLOV and all his colleagues diplomats assassinated by terrorists Transnational threats, such as terrorism, illegal trafficking in narcotic drugs and human beings, organized crime, including cyber-crime, remain among the most significant threats to peace, security and stability worldwide and to …

Key foreign policy outcomes for 2016

14:20 09.01.2017

Key foreign policy outcomes for 2016

1. The outgoing year 2016 was a difficult one for world politics and international relations. The international situation remained tense. Acute contradictions between states and associations of states with regard to fundamental issues of the world order remained unchanged. Blood was shed in entire regions, where statehood and the legitimate …

Brexit challenge for the UK: British expert opinion

15:43 29.12.2016 Anastasia Tolstukhina

Brexit challenge for the UK: British expert opinion

Institute of Commonwealth Studies Director, Professor Philip Murphy Certainly Britain is entering a new phase of its historical development after Brexit. London has to shift its relations with the outer world and to come forward as an independent player from the EU. Institute of Commonwealth Studies Director, Professor Phillip Murphy …

Ifri's Russia/NIS Center is pleased to announce a new issue of "Russie.Nei.Visions"

11:40 04.10.2016

Ifri's Russia/NIS Center is pleased to announce a new issue of "Russie.Nei.Visions"

Vladislav INOZEMTSEVRussia's Economic Modernization: The Causes of a FailureRussie.Nei.Visions No. 96, September 2016 In this short study of attempts that have been made in recent years to modernise the Russian economy, the author explains why they have all ended in failure. Unlike most experts, he focuses on politics and ideology. …

Russia’s Asia Strategy: Bolstering the Eagle’s Eastern Wing

14:46 14.06.2016

Russia’s Asia Strategy: Bolstering the Eagle’s Eastern Wing

PDFRussie.Nei.Visions, No. 94, June 2016Among Russia’s strategic priorities, Asia traditionally played a secondary role compared to the West. In the mid-1990s, then Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov initiated a rapprochement with China and India. Then, in 2014, deteriorating relations between Russia and the West prompted Moscow to begin its "great pivot …

First Sukhoi Superjet 100 delivered to CityJet

12:48 25.05.2016

First Sukhoi Superjet 100 delivered to CityJet

Venice, Italy, May 24 2016, - Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company and SuperJet International (a joint venture between Leonardo-Finmeccanica Company and Sukhoi Holding) celebrated the delivery of the first Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) to CityJet, which becomes the first European SSJ100 customer. The Irish airline will lease 15 SSJ100 aircraft with …

Romano Prodi 3.0 The third (and best) phase of Prodi’s political life

15:44 30.03.2016 Igor Pellicciari

Romano Prodi 3.0 The third (and best) phase of Prodi’s political life

The lectio magitralis of Romano Prodi in Moscow on the 17. March 2016, organised by the journal International Affairs, was one of those events that will be remembered for a long time to come by those who attended and had the chance to meet the former European Commission President and …

Sergey Lavrov’s article "Russia’s Foreign Policy: Historical Background" for "Russia in Global Affairs" magazine, March 3, 2016

17:28 23.03.2016

Sergey Lavrov’s article "Russia’s Foreign Policy: Historical Background" for "Russia in Global Affairs" magazine, March 3, 2016

International relations have entered a very difficult period, and Russia once again finds itself at the crossroads of key trends that determine the vector of future global development.Many different opinions have been expressed in this connection including the fear that we have a distorted view of the international situation and …

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