On June 13–16, 2022, YGLN (Younger Generation Leadership Network on Euro-Atlantic Security) held a regular annual meeting.
The meeting was attended by young experts from Russia, the EU, the USA, Turkey, Kosovo, Georgia, Belarus, Ukraine, representatives of NGOs, think tanks, university and business communities, and international organizations.
On June 13–16, 2022, YGLN (Younger Generation Leadership Network on Euro-Atlantic Security) held a regular annual meeting.
The meeting was attended by young experts from Russia, the EU, the USA, Turkey, Kosovo, Georgia, Belarus, Ukraine, representatives of NGOs, think tanks, university and business communities, and international organizations.
Experts met with representatives of the Swiss Foreign Ministry and discussed the transformation of the country's foreign policy. Meetings were held with the Swedish, Norwegian, French, and German missions to the UN to discuss approaches to conflict resolution and the involvement of various groups of population in it, the future of arms control regime, the risks associated with lethal autonomous weapons, and the future of European security. United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research held a roundtable discussion on the issues of biological security and space security.
Natalia Vyakhireva, PhD in Political Science, RIAC Program Manager, took part in the meeting.
In 2014 European Leadership Network (ELN) for Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) non-profit organization, and Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) formed a younger generation expert working group to elaborate steps that can be taken to ensure Euro-Atlantic security. The group brings together young politicians and experts from Russia, CIS countries, the EU, Canada, and the United States.
In 2014–2019 the meetings were held in Sofia, Riga, Sarajevo, Brussels, Helsinki, Warsaw, Minsk, Berlin, and Moscow. In connection with the coronavirus pandemic in 2020-2022, meetings were shifted to online mode.
