The Russian ambassador in Afghanistan, Dmitry Zhirnov, confirmed the Kremlin's interests in improving its diplomatic and commercial relations with Kabul and supporting the national peace process without any forms of foreign interference. Zhirnov's words underlined the Russian desire to play a strategic role in Afghanistan and counter the United States and Chinese presence.
The containment will never end: the red fear has been replaced by the contemporary Russophobic hysteria, and the alleged feeling for Putin shown by Trump is just a smart escamotage.
On October 2nd, 2018 the Italian Society for the International Organization (SIOI) hosted the presentation of the book "Strategic Communication in EU-Russia Relations: Tensions, Challenges and Opportunities" attended by Professor Evgeny N. Pashentsev from the Diplomatic Academy of Moscow, and Giuliano Bifolchi from ASRIE.
Our organisation met H.E. the Ambassador of Belarus in Italy Aleksandr Guryanov to discuss the current political and socioeconomic status of the country, the bilateral relations with Italy and investment opportunities for Italian and foreign companies.
On April 27, 2018, the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia organised in cooperation with Gorchakov Foundation the IV International scientific conference “Transformation of international relations in XXI century: challenges and prospects”, an international event which attracted Russian and foreign experts specialised in different fields with the purpose of discussing the current level of the international relations and their future developments.
ASRIE supported the International Seminar "EU-Russia: challenges and opportunities for mutually beneficial strategic communication" organised at the Moscow State University Lomonosov in partnership with the International Centre for Social and Political Studies and Consulting (ICSPSCS) and the European – Russian Communication Management Expert Network (EU-RU-CM Network).
Saudi Vision 2030 is probably the most ambitious plan of human development, social transformation and economic growth ever made. If realised, the project could have a significant impact on the distribution of power in the international system, speeding up the transition towards multipolarity.
ASRIE Association met Professor Oleg Ivanov, Vice-Rector of Research at the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Ministry and expert in NATO, Russian-NATO relations and European security issues, to discuss the development of the Russia-NATO confrontation in the field of security and understand the future of European-Russian relations.
ASRIE supported as Media partner the Seminar “Questions about security in Latin America: challenges and perspectives” organised by the Institute of Current International Problem of the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry for Foreign Affairs in cooperation with the International Centre for Social and Political Research and Consulting (ICSPSC) and Russian – Latin American Strategic Studies Association (RLSSA).
The latest events in the Middle East, which saw the isolation of Qatar from its neighbouring countries (Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, are directly linked to the American foreign policy in the Persian Gulf. More precisely, they represent the attempt of the current US President, Donald J. Trump, to isolate Iran.
