- 14:00 10/12/2010
International experts and public figures gathered in Malta on December 9-10 to try to find new approaches to the settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.The forum, entitled Scenarios and Models of Middle East settlement, is the second Valdai conference on the theme.
- 18:44 09/12/2010
Speaking at a conference in Malta on December 9, Yevgeny Primakov, academician, head of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and former prime minister of the Russian Federation, voiced his views on potential routes to a Middle East peace settlement.
- 15:20 09/12/2010
Russian expert Alexander Aksenyonok told RIA Novosti about the purposes of the Valdai club’s forum, Scenarios and Models of Middle East settlement, which is being held in Malta October 9-10.
- 08:33 08/12/2010
From the point of view of policy-makers and diplomats it’s really a disaster and the full dimensions of it are not known yet because only a tiny fraction of the documents have been released
- 08:30 08/12/2010
The importance of WikiLeaks factor to the U.S.-Russia relations with so much historical baggage of mistrust can’t be underestimated
- 08:28 08/12/2010
Unspoken truths made public can hardly have a long term effect on American-Russian relations. However they could slow down the positive results of the reset.
- 17:05 06/12/2010
The Arab-Israeli conflict, or as it is often called, the Middle East conflict, has been one of the world’s longest-running conflicts. It has been dragging on for more than six decades. In spite of the collective efforts of the world community, a solution has yet to be found.
- 16:44 02/12/2010
Today there is no comparable leader on the Middle East scene like Anwar Sadat or Menachem Begin. We know what the solution has to look like but we don’t have leaders who could get us there.
- 14:07 30/11/2010
The Russian-Chinese section of the Valdai International Discussion Club, entitled “Regional stability through harmonious development: Russia and China in the new world architecture,” was held on November 25-26, 2010, in Shanghai.
- 15:28 21/09/2010
According to professor Mikhail Pogrebinsky, director of the Kiev Center for Political and Conflict Studies there is no strategic concept to build Russia-Ukraine relations on. Russia deserves most of the blame for this, as Ukraine is still searching for itself.
- 15:26 21/09/2010
Editor-in-chief of Gazeta Wyborcza Adam Michnik speaks about two reasons of Russia-Poland reset. First, the Kremlin and the Polish government have sought improvement, and second, Prime Minister Putin and President Medvedev admitted the truth about Katyn and made it clear who the guilty party is in this tragedy.
- 15:20 21/09/2010
Sheng Shiliang , chief researcher with the Center for Global Challenges Studies, Xinhua News Agency, thinks that getting back on the European path is not the best choice, as Russia is too big and unique for Europe, which is half the size of Russia. Integration with Asia is an even worse alternative because there’s not enough room for Asians there as it is.
- 10:00 21/09/2010
There has definitely been progress in Russia-US relations, but it is only the beginning of a process that will take at least 10 years, believes Timothy Colton, Professor of Government and Russian Studies at Harvard.
- 09:52 20/09/2010
The choice between the EU and the US as the better business partner for Russia is clear, says Clifford Kupchan, head of Russia and CIS team at Eurasia Group and a former senior official at the US State Department.
- 15:00 18/09/2010
Given Russia’s interest in global co-operation, it could make an important player in the geopolitical arena, says Angela Stent, professor and director of Center for Eurasian Studies at Georgetown University.
- 13:07 17/09/2010
Award-winning British historian and economist Robert Skidelsky shared with RT his view on the economic crisis in Europe and why austerity measures will only make things worse.
- 10:23 10/09/2010
Dominic Lieven is Professor of Russian Government at the London School of Economics. His comments on the development of Russia and its role in the international security.
- 10:22 10/09/2010
The Director of Soviet Studies by Council on Foreign Relations Robert Legvold summarizes the role of the State in Russia and its ability to modernize
- 10:18 10/09/2010
A leading Russian international relations expert, Professor Sergei Karaganov shares his impressions about the discussions on the future of Russia.
