On April 11, 2014 the Brookings Institution, Washington, DC hosted the fourth session of the Albright-Talbott-Ivanov Arms Control Initiative existing since 2011 within the RIAC-Brookings Institution cooperation framework. The discussion focused on Ukraine crisis, its potential impact on European security and global politics, and possible areas of Russian-American interaction for speedy normalization of the situation in Ukraine and its environment. The sides have found a considerable coincidence of Moscow's and Washington’s long-term interests in building the new Euro-Atlantic security system.
On April 11, 2014 the Brookings Institution, Washington, DC hosted the fourth session of the Albright-Talbott-Ivanov Arms Control Initiative existing since 2011 within the RIAC-Brookings Institution cooperation framework.
RIAC was represented by its President Igor Ivanov, its Director General Andrey Kortunov and RIAC Member Andrey Zagorsky, Head of the Department at Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the RAS. The U.S. participants included former secretary of state Madeleine Albright, Brookings Institution President Strobe Talbott, as well as former top officials and diplomats, and disarmament and international security experts.
The discussion focused on Ukraine crisis, its potential impact on European security and global politics, and possible areas of Russian-American interaction for speedy normalization of the situation in Ukraine and its environment. The sides have found a considerable coincidence of Moscow's and Washington’s long-term interests in building the new Euro-Atlantic security system.
The participants also covered Syria settlement, multilateral talks on Iran nuclear program, raising efficiency of international organizations and regimes as well as pledged to continue the work of the Albright-Talbott-Ivanov Arms Control Initiative.
