Nationalism and Xenophobia in Russia On Wednesday 8 December 2004, Tanya Lokshina addressed the issue of "Nationalism and xenophobia in Russia: a growing concern?". Tanya Lokshina is one of the leading experts on human...
10th Anniversary of the First war in Chechnya On December 6, the Eurasia Strategy Seminar will be dedicated to the 10th anniversary since the beginning of the first war in Chechnya in December 1994. The seminar will analyse the outcomes of...
IISS-Harvard - Senior Russian Officers On November 23-26 2004, the IISS Russia and Eurasia Programme and Harvard National Security Program co-hosted the fourth visit of a group of senior Russian officers and policy-makers. The visit...
New Publication - Russia and the EU In November 2004, the edited volume “Russia and the European Union: Prospects for a New Relationship” was published by the IISS and Routledge. The book is edited by Oksana...
Analysis of Tragic Events in Belsan The Eurasia Strategy Seminar on October 5 2004, was dedicated to the analysis of tragic events in Belsan, North Ossetia and its implications for Russian and international security. Speakers included...
Ukrainian Contribution to Internl. Secur On September 8 2004, the Eurasia Strategy Seminar was addressed by the Defence Minister of Ukraine, Mr. Euvgen Marchuk. Minister Marchuk spoke about the Ukrainian contribution to International...
Talk on Russia's Foreign Policy Priorities On Thursday 22 July 2004 Mr Mikhail Margelov, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Federation Council (upper chamber of the Russian Parliament) spoke on 'Russia’s Foreign...
Islam and Security Challenges in Uzbekistan On 14 July 2004 Professor Zukhridin Khusnidinov and Mr Zakhidulla Munavvarov led a Eurasia Strategy Seminar on "Islam and security challenges in Uzbekistan". Professor Zukhridin...
Russia and NATO: Strategic Partners On 13 July 2004, HE Mr Sergei Ivanov, Minister for Defence of the Russian Federation delivered a key note address on 'Russia and NATO: Strategic Partners Responding to...
EU Policy Towards the South Caucasus Ambassador Heikki Talvitie, EU Special Representative on the South Caucasus spoke at a Eurasia Strategy Seminar on June 22, 2004. Ambassador Talvitie covered the key priorities in EU policy towards...
Putin's Second Term On 24 March 2004 Dr Sergei Markov, Director of the Institute for Political Studies in Moscow led a Eurasia strategy seminar on "Putin's second term."Dr Markov is one of the...
Ukraine and EU Enlargement On 3 March 2004 Olexander Chaliy gave a talk on "Ukraine and EU Enlargement." Mr Olexander Chaliy holds the position of the First Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine...
Power Succession Challanges in Eurasia On 19 February 2004 Dr Fiona Hill, Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution, gave a talk on "Power Succession Challenges in Eurasia."Dr Fiona Hill is one of the...
Security and Regional Cooperation in C. Asia On 5 February 2004 Dr Alisher Faizullaev, Director of the newly established independent Centre for Political Studies in Uzbekistan, gave a talk on ‘Security and Regional Co-operation in...
Russian MoD Senior Officials visit IISS The annual visit by senior Russian Ministry of Defence officials to the UK took place from 20 – 24 January 2004. As previously, the visit was organised jointly by IISS Russia and Eurasia...