At the end of April 2021, the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, in cooperation with the Higher School of Economics and the Centre for Liberal Strategies (Sofia, Bulgaria), held a political simulation on the theme “International Crisis Management: Private Initiative”. On May 26, 2021, the results of the simulation were summarized in an online discussion. The discussion focused on the following topics:
— To what extent is it possible to preserve the concept of "solidarity" used internationally in the context of the general growth of protectionism (in a broad, not only economic sense)?
— Does the crisis of international institutions and the decline of states' willingness to take on an extra burden open up opportunities for non-state players—"contractors"? Are interstate agreements on delegating the functions of crisis managers to nontraditional actors (private/non-governmental structures) representable?
— Is “treaty law” applicable in addition to the international law—ad hoc solutions tied to the current problem as a basis for resolving specific crises?
At the end of April 2021, the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, in cooperation with the Higher School of Economics and the Centre for Liberal Strategies (Sofia, Bulgaria), held a political simulation on the theme “International Crisis Management: Private Initiative”. On May 26, 2021, the results of the simulation were summarized in an online discussion. The discussion focused on the following topics:
— To what extent is it possible to preserve the concept of "solidarity" used internationally in the context of the general growth of protectionism (in a broad, not only economic sense)?
— Does the crisis of international institutions and the decline of states' willingness to take on an extra burden open up opportunities for non-state players—"contractors"? Are interstate agreements on delegating the functions of crisis managers to nontraditional actors (private/non-governmental structures) representable?
— Is “treaty law” applicable in addition to the international law—ad hoc solutions tied to the current problem as a basis for resolving specific crises?
The speakers included: Sergey Karaganov, Dean, Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of the National Research University Higher School of Economics (NRU HSE), RIAC Member; Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General; Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of the “Russia in Global Affairs” Magazine, RIAC Member; and Anatol Lieven, Senior Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft (USA).
