Russia

Russia (Russian: Россия, Rossiya, Russian pronunciation: [rɐˈsʲijə]), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It covers over 17,125,191 square kilometres (6,612,073 sq mi), consists of more than one-eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area, extends to eleven time zones, and has borders with sixteen sovereign nations. Moscow is the country's capital and largest city, while Saint Petersburg is the second-largest city. The Russians are the largest Slavic and European nation, and Russian is the most spoken Slavic language; as well as the most spoken native language in Europe. Russia is the largest country …

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LibMod: Zentrum Liberale Moderne · 29 September 2023 English

UKRAINE AND US: What does the Russian Aggression Mean for Europe? I N V I T A T I O N C O N F E R E N C …

(video-input) Michael Siebert, Managing Director for Russia, Eastern Partnership, Central Asia, Regional Cooperation


CAF: Clean Air Fund · 28 September 2023 English

The only global analysis of funding from international development donors to tackle air pollution. We highlight trends and gaps in international aid and public climate finance spending from 2015 to …

combined effects of climate change, the legacy of the Covid pandemic, and energy and food price shocks resulting from Russia


PIIE: Peterson Institute for International Economics · 28 September 2023 English

The European Union managed to overcome Russian energy blackmail in 2022 and used the political motivation from this national security crisis to accelerate its decarbonization process. The planned dramatic increase …


ECFR: European Council on Foreign Relations · 28 September 2023 English

The EU is facing a make-or-break moment in terms of whether it is willing to pay the costs – both financial and political – of moving forward with decarbonisation at …

by European governments’ decision to sanction Russia for its ongoing war on Ukraine. The rampant inflation of Europe that have been especially dependent on Russia. For many central and eastern European member geographical proximity to and energy dependence on Russia. This group of states has already begun to embrace reducing dependency on external actors such as Russia. However, the European Commission and European EU policy, security policy, and relations with Russia. His publications with ECFR include: “We’ll always


NYU: New York University · 27 September 2023 English

Pressures from African countries and concerns about China and Russia gaining control of valuable minerals will require deft diplomacy. The post In the Shadow of a Flawed Election, How Can Zimbabwe – and

African countries and concerns about China and Russia gaining control of valuable minerals will require


RSIS: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies · 27 September 2023 English

The Chinese government will host the third BRI forum in October to commemorate the achievements of the initiative. [...] Although China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has achieved much in …

More importantly, China's ambivalent reaction to Russia's invasion of Ukraine further alienated many European countries. announcement that it had invited the Russian president to the BRI celebration makes it difficult for countries that have condemned Russia's


SWP: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik · 27 September 2023 English

SWP Comment 2023/C 49, September 2023, 6 Pages

in the region. However, the prospect of a “less Russia, more Turkey” dynamic heightens Tehran’s apprehensions reaching a ceasefire ran has been comfortable having Russia be between Karabakh Armenians and Baku the the how yet the Kremlin’s once relatively exclusive Russia will manage its damaged relations influence over in the region, However, since the end of 2021, Russia has namely with respect to the prospect of lost tion, among them being the Baku-Tbilisi- together Russia, Turkey, and Iran along Kars railway, the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan


NYU: New York University · 26 September 2023 English

The U.S. can more effectively anticipate and halt atrocities worldwide through prioritizing atrocity prevention and leveraging tools. The post Pivoting to Prevention: How the Biden Administration Can Accelerate Implementation of …


ICRIER: Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations · 26 September 2023 English

However, as a percentage of their own population of What are the trends in child’s nutrition and children below the age of five, the African continent mortality indicators in India? …

stunted children not reported for France, UK, Canada, Russia, and Italy. As a proportion of their own populations


RSIS: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies · 26 September 2023 English

The development adds complexity to the situation on the Korean Peninsula since it will increase the Pyongyang nuclear deterrence. [...] Kim emphasised since August that Pyongyang needs to get prepared …

over North Korea’s deepening military ties with Russia. Aswin Jia-Song Lin is a PhD candidate at the International


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