5th GlobalEurope EU-Russia Seminar, May 23-24, 2011 (MGIMO, Moscow, Russia) organized jointly by the Laboratoire Européen d’Anticipation Politique (LEAP), “Russkiy Mir” Foundation and the European Studies Institute of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) in partnership with the Europe 2020 network and in cooperation with the Institute of ...
Read More »Wave of Jasmine Revolutions: The Great Return of the Arab World, by Marie-Hélène Caillol
Download MAP Winter 2011 We were losing any hope to see the Arab world catch up with the 21st century train: Asia and South America were taking their destiny into their own hands as they sank into obscurantism. In recent years and two months ago, the Arab world evoked more ...
Read More »What can be the contribution of Franco-Russian relations to EU-Russia strategic partnership and the holding of a BRIC-EU meeting by 2015?
Executive summary – EU-Russia 2015 seminar (Nice, September 23-24, 2010) During two days, French and Russian academics and experts met in the framework of the EU-Russia 2015 seminar on the topic « What can be the contribution of Franco-Russian relations to EU-Russia strategic partnership and the holding of a BRIC-EU ...
Read More »Integrating double degree curricula into TEMPUS and ERASMUS-MUNDUS programs for the mutual benefit of partner institutions, by Jean-Paul Guichard*
Careful thought on the finality of European programmes intended for the university level is a must. These programmes present a major flaw, essentially being one-way, but one which can be surmounted, as the University of Nice has proven with its considerable experience in teaching double degree courses of study. 1) ...
Read More »South America – Towards regional integration or the next ’Middle East’ ? by Héctor R. Sánchez
“In the geopolitical sphere today, … , it is not unreasonable to say that, while the great continental powers in Eurasia, Russia, China and India, are in an excellent state of economic growth, technological development and growing political influence, the great maritime powers, like the United States, the European Union ...
Read More »South America – United States : Towards a new regional order, by Hector R. Sanchez (Argentina)
Since their birth the United States had two different foreign policies. Whereas they related to Europe as a peer, in America they developed a policy of expansion [1] and intervention [2] in competition with Great Britain. The US stated the Monroe Doctrine in 1823 [3] (« America for the Americans »). In the 19th century, ...
Read More »New priorities for the future EU-Russia Strategic partnership
Executive summary – Seminar GlobalEurope 2020 (Moscow, December 18-19, 2008) TABLE OF CONTENTS I- Preamble II- Strategic and operational perspective III- Work synthesis Introduction 1. EU-Russia strategic cooperation in the field of finance and economy: how to contribute to found a new sound and balanced economic and financial order? 2. ...
Read More »‘New priorities for the future EU-Russia Strategic partnership’
3rd GlobalEurope EU-Russia Anticipation Seminar Moscow (MGIMO), December 18th-19th, 2008 Presentation Co- organised by European Study Institute of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) and Laboratoire européen d’Anticipation Politique (LEAP/E2020) Preamble The world is going through a historic crisis putting an end to the systems and powers which ...
Read More »Arab world – Moving Forward in Uncertain Times! by Harry Hagopian*
Much is happening across the Arab World. Only today, for instance, many of us woke up to learn that Lebanon’s erstwhile protagonists had drawn back from the precipice by concluding an agreement in Qatar that shuns war and toils for peace. In this article, therefore, I would like to focus ...
Read More »Can a Shelf Agreement Anchor Israel’s Security Demands, by Reut Institute
Israel’s position regarding its security demands, which entail undermining the sovereignty of a Palestinian state, narrows the chances for reaching an agreement. Essence of Warning During negotiations with the Palestinians in 1999-2001, Israel presented a number of security demands that included, among other things, the demilitarization of the Palestinian state, ...
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