RIAC and CSIS Hold «Policy Priorities in Russia-U.S. Relations» Seminar

On October 30-31 Russian International Affairs Council together with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) held an international seminar «Policy Priorities in Russia-U.S. Relations».

The following issues were discussed in the course of the meeting: place and role of Russia and the U.S. in the new world order, challenges connected with the nuclear weapons proliferation, possible cooperation in health policy, countering extremism and terrorism, and relations between Russia and the U.S. within the sanctions framework.

On October 30-31 Russian International Affairs Council together with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) held an international seminar «Policy Priorities in Russia-U.S. Relations».

The following issues were discussed in the course of the meeting: place and role of Russia and the U.S. in the new world order, challenges connected with the nuclear weapons proliferation, possible cooperation in health policy, countering extremism and terrorism, and relations between Russia and the U.S. within the sanctions framework.

Russian and American experts on Russia-U.S. relations and international security, as well as expert on each of the issues under discussion, took part in the event.

RIAC was represented by the following speakers: Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, Ivan Timofeev, Director of Programs, Natalia Evtikhevich, Program Manager, RIAC members: Natalia Evtikhevich, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia, Georgy Mamedov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia, Evgeny Kozhokin, Vice Rector for Research of the MGIMO-University, Fedor Lukyanov, Chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, Andrey Zagorsky, Head of Disarmament and Conflict Settlement Department at IMEMO Center for International Security, and Evgeny Buzhinsky, Chairman of PIR Center.