🎥 LIVE: at 12:00 noon Moscow Time (GMT+3), the Valdai Club will host an expert discussion on the results of Russia’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023.

https://vk.com/video-214192832_456239158

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🧊 The End of the Arctic Consensus?

On January 18, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion on the results of Russia’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023. 

💬 Timofei Bordachev, the discussion moderator, emphasized that the issue of development of the Arctic region and Russia’s policy there is now of fundamental importance, since Russia has unique geographical opportunities to study and use the natural, transport and logistics resources of the Arctic.

💬 Anastasia Likhacheva, Dean of the Faculty of World Economy and International Politics, Higher School of Economics, believes that Russia should build relations with foreign partners as the main Arctic power in the world. The depth of strategic planning and development of the Arctic region in Russia is much deeper than that of other Arctic and non-Arctic states, Likhacheva noted. This does not negate possible interaction with other countries. Moreover, the basis of Russia’s state policy in the Arctic, in addition to ensuring security, provides for reliance on international cooperation in matters of economic development. However, the Arctic has now become a region of fierce international competition, and the illusions associated with the ultra-consensual approach of the Arctic Council over the past two years have been greatly devalued.

💬 Glenn Diesen @glenndiesen, Professor at the University of South-Eastern Norway, pointed out that the Arctic Council, of course, should remain in the new conditions, but its role should change. In his opinion, the development of the Arctic in the future will be associated with a reorientation of Russian policy – a departure from the idea of Greater Europe in favor of Greater Eurasia and a turn to the East as a whole. The Arctic, ceasing to be a frozen desert, is turning into a region of geostrategic tension, Diesen believes. This is due to the race for resources and control over transport routes. Against this background, Russia’s interests will lie in both finding new partners for the development of the Arctic and incentives to establish cooperation with the West in the future. The Eurasian approach to the Arctic, perhaps with the involvement of the BRICS, can resolve both of these issues, the expert believes.

💬 Vladimir Panov, Special Representative of the Rosatom State Corporation on Arctic Development Issues, outlined the situation around the “indicator of Arctic development” – the Northern Sea Route. Panov said that in 2023 a record was set for the volume of cargo and transit traffic. He indicated that there is great interest in redirecting cargo from the Suez Canal to the Northern Sea Route. This is also related to issues of ensuring the sustainability and safety of navigation. Speaking about the state of affairs in the Arctic as a whole, Panov emphasized that Russia is ahead of many countries in the field of Arctic projects for objective reasons.

https://valdaiclub.com/events/posts/articles/the-end-of-the-arctic-consensus/

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📆 ANNOUNCEMENT: On September 16 at 12:00 Moscow Time (GMT+3), the Valdai Club will host the presentation of the Valdai Paper titled “Maritime Geopolitics of the Pacific and Indian Oceans: A View from Moscow”.

Indonesia is the largest ASEAN state. It controls the largest number of sea passages linking the Pacific Ocean with the Indian Ocean. In the event of an escalation of confrontation in the Asia-Pacific, its outcome will largely depend on Indonesia’s position.

The Valdai Club has been developing partnerships with the countries of Southeast Asia for many years. The Club's conferences on general regional topics have repeatedly been held in ASEAN countries, including Indonesia. 

The Valdai Paper on the national interests of Indonesia and Russia in the Asia-Pacific region was prepared by Alexey Kupriyanov, head of the Indian Ocean Region Centre at IMEMO RAS.

🎙️ Speakers:

🔹 Lyudmila Vorobyova, Director of the Third Asian Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry

🔹 Pyotr Skorospelov, Director of the Russian State Archive of Socio-Political History

🔹 Alexey Kupriyanov, Head of the Indian Ocean Region Centre at IMEMO RAS

Moderator:

🗣 Oleg Barabanov, Programme Director of the Valdai International Discussion Club

https://valdaiclub.com/events/announcements/valdai-club-in-indonesia-maritime-geopolitics-of-the-pacific-and-indian-oceans/

Working languages: Russian, English.

ℹ️ Information for the media: In order to get accredited for the event, please fill out the form on our web site. If you have any questions about the event, please call +79269307763

Links to the live broadcast of the discussion will be posted on all online platforms of the Valdai Club: on the website, X (formerly Twitter), VK, Telegram and Dzen.

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⏰ TODAY at 12:00 Moscow Time (GMT+3), the Valdai Club will host the presentation of the Valdai Paper titled “Maritime Geopolitics of the Pacific and Indian Oceans: A View from Moscow”.

The Valdai Paper on the national interests of Indonesia and Russia in the Asia-Pacific region was prepared by Alexei Kupriyanov, head of the Indian Ocean Region Centre at IMEMO RAS, especially for the Russian-Indonesian seminar titled “Indonesia – Russia: From the Past to the Future, History and Prospects”. The event will be held on September 24 in Jakarta (Indonesia). 

Links to the live broadcast of the discussion will be posted on all online platforms of the Valdai Club: on the website, X (formerly Twitter), VK, Telegram and Dzen.

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🎥 LIVE: at 12:00 Moscow Time (GMT+3), we are starting the presentation of the Valdai Paper titled “Maritime Geopolitics of the Pacific and Indian Oceans: A View from Moscow”.

https://vk.com/video-214192832_456239205

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🗣 On September 16, 2024, the Valdai Club hosted the presentation of the Valdai Paper titled “Maritime Geopolitics of the Pacific and Indian Oceans: A View from Moscow”.

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🇷🇺🇮🇩 Russia and Indonesia: A Time-Tested Partnership

On September 16, the Valdai Club hosted a presentation of the analytical paper titled “Maritime Geopolitics of the Pacific and Indian Oceans: A View from Moscow”, prepared ahead of the Russian-Indonesian Seminar in Jakarta. The moderator was Oleg Barabanov, Programme Director of the Valdai Club.

💬 Lyudmila Vorobyova, Director of the Third Asian Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, briefly spoke about Russian-Indonesian cooperation, describing Indonesia as a time-tested partner for Russia in the Asia-Pacific region. She added that next year will mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral relations. They were especially warm in the 1960s. Today, the countries continue to embrace the traditions of friendship, trust, and mutual assistance established during the last century. Political dialogue is developing, meetings between foreign ministers and interparliamentary exchanges are held regularly, and cooperation takes place at international platforms. In the economic sphere, Russia is committed to further expanding trade and investment cooperation with its Indonesian partners; the development of a free trade agreement between the EAEU and Indonesia is in its final stage.

💬 Pyotr Skorospelov, Director of the Russian State Archive of Socio-Political History, said that a special report has been prepared for the seminar based on recently declassified documents about the "golden decade" of Russian-Indonesian relations under Khrushchev and Sukarno. Interest in Indonesia arose in Moscow in the last years of Stalin's life on the wave of foreign policy's turn to the East after the People’s Republic was established in China. Khrushchev fully embraced the interests of the Global South, expanded the geographic scope of this policy, and provided a material basis for it. In terms of economic aid, Indonesia was a priority for Khrushchev, roughly on par with Egypt. The USSR assumed that Indonesia was a regional power centre and a potential great power, and built its policy on this premise.

💬 Alexey Kupriyanov, head of the Indian Ocean Region Centre at the IMEMO RAS and the author of the paper, emphasised that Russia, probably for the first time in its history, is in a situation where the main focus of its economic and political efforts is directed to the East. This was not the case even during the Cold War. This poses the task of developing a plan of action for dealing with Asia. Kupriyanov pointed out the key role of Indonesia in terms of maritime geopolitics, as it controls all the straits of the Malay Barrier. "It holds the key to all passages from the Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean," the expert noted. The situation in the region is currently becoming increasingly tense, and against this backdrop, Indonesia's importance will only increase.

https://valdaiclub.com/events/posts/articles/russia-and-indonesia-a-time-tested-partnership/

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