For most of Russia’s neighbours, the conflict between Moscow and Kiev opens up great opportunities
... ...
Robert Quinn Carolan:
Neck and Neck: Ankara and Moscow in the New ‘Race for Africa’
Armenia also receives its bonuses from the conflict. Tens of thousands of Russians are... ... more stable in this regard due to the larger scale of the economy.
The Republic of Belarus will experience the impact of Western sanctions. In part, they will be offset...
... in Ukraine and 50 percent higher than in Belarus. Thus, the idea of the former Soviet Union is following in the footsteps of the Soviet Union itself: it is disappearing.
Lessons Learned
The three crises that have almost simultaneously broken out in Belarus; the
Nagorno-Karabakh
region disputed by Armenia and Azerbaijan; and
Kyrgyzstan
, where popular protests recently toppled the ruling regime, have demonstrated Russia’s maturing approach to its neighborhood. Some of Moscow’s new rules include:
Russia first: Russia’s principal interest in the world is Russia itself. As Putin mentioned in connection with a different subject: we are not interested in a world ...
How Russia deals with its sphere of influence
Once upon a time, some 30 years ago, I had ... ... recall this metaphor when I look at the current reaction from the Kremlin to events in Belarus, in the South Caucasus and in Kyrgyzstan. The ducklings — each of them in... ... expressed an implicitly negative attitude towards a possible interference into the Azeri-Armenian conflict. It may be concluded that, given the pandemic, the so-called “Crimean...
... launched in 2009 for developing relations with six eastern countries of the former socialist bloc. The collaboration program with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine was primarily intended as a means for introducing these countries to the European experience and approaches to developing their economies, political institutions and civil society. Given current events, however, Russia has a highly negative perception of the EU's policies concerning the Eastern Partnership, viewing them with an utmost mistrust,...
... activities of individual MERCOSUR countries, for example Brazil (the organization’s economic leader), creates opportunities for implementing joint investment projects (for instance, in the mining industry).
“Joint manufacturing of machine tools in Russia is another promising cooperation
project
that in which Russia is greatly interested.”
However, some experts note [
2
] that the positive dynamics in the export of technological solutions is very weak due to the outdated contractual framework ...
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The opinions presented in these articles reflect the personal views and research positions of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Russian International Aairs Council.
RIAC scientific and editorial support:
I. Timofeev, Ph.D. in Political Science; T. Makmutov, Ph.D. in Political Science; I. Sorokina, M. Smekalova, R. Mayka; with participation of D. Khaspekova and N. Mukhin.
... of integration processes in the post-Soviet space, discussions on whether the CIS has exhausted its potential are still underway. RIAC experts share their insights into the challenges facing the CIS and its prospects with the editorial board of the Russian International Affairs Council.
Russia's presidency of the CIS: What are our goals?
Irina Bolgova
, PhD in History, Post-Soviet Studies Center at the MGIMO University, RIAC Expert
Russia’s presidency of the CIS in 2017 will prioritize a number ...
