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What Moscow's top liberal radio station thinks of Putin's Russia
RD Interview: Alexei Venediktov, the editor-in-chief of radio station Echo of Moscow, discusses the 2016 parliamentary elections, the effectiveness of the Kremlin’s tactics and strategy, and the...
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Don't read too much into Russia's absence at Nuclear Security Summit
Russia’s Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna, Ambassador Vladimir Voronkov, discusses the reasons behind the Kremlin’s decision not to attend the upcoming Nuclear...
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The European terrorist threat is unlikely to push Russia, West closer together
RD Interview: Associate Professor of MGIMO-University Andrey Sushentsov explains the obstacles impeding any anti-terrorist cooperation between Russia and the West, even in the wake of the deadly...
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Will Russia and Europe finally unite in the fight against terrorism?
RD Interview: Andrey Bezrukov, an assistant professor at MGIMO-University, says that the area of counter-terrorism might become one of the drivers of much deeper, much broader, much more comprehensive...
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Russia is still searching for a new normal in its relationship with Europe
Russian diplomat Andrey Kelin, director of the Department of European Cooperation at Russia’s Foreign Ministry, gives his take on why Moscow and Brussels continue to struggle to find common ground on...
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Russia might be the first casualty if nuclear terrorism becomes reality
RD Interview: Alexey Arbatov, the head of the Carnegie Moscow Center’s Nonproliferation Program, discusses nuclear security challenges and the risk of terrorist groups getting access to nuclear weapons.
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How the OSCE views Europe's war on terror
RD Interview: The Secretary General of the OSCE discusses the latest on Ukraine, European counter-terrorism, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the goals of his upcoming trip to Moscow.
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What Iran thinks about Russia's role in the Middle East
RD Interview: Professor Jahangir Karami of the University of Tehran explains the nature of Iran-Russia relations and the complexity of Middle East realities. Iran and Russia know both negative and...
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Why Russians approved Vladimir Putin's gambit in Syria
RD Interview: Russia Direct talked to Alexey Levinson, social research director at Levada Center, to understand how Russians reacted to the Kremlin’s military campaign in Syria against ISIS.
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Tips on dealing with Russians: Be real, honest and cool
RD Interview: Researcher and social scientist Tatiana Indina explains the finer points of Russian business culture and gives advice on how to get along with Russian partners. Businessmen in front of...
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Russia and NATO: The return of the Cold War model of confrontation
RD Interview: Russia’s Ambassador to NATO, Alexander Grushko, explains why we should expect a worsening trend in Russia-NATO relations as long as European security is viewed in Cold War terms.
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Russia needs a bold new plan to reverse the brain drain
RD Interview: Artem Oganov, a professor from Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, explains how Russia’s National Technological Initiative might contribute to reversing the nation’s brain drain.
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Climate change could make Russia vulnerable to security challenges
RD Interview: Alexander Rodin, associate professor at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), discusses the long-term implications of climate change for Russia’s security and domestic...
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Russia's take on innovation: Top-down or bottom-up?
RD Interview: James Ming Chen, professor at Michigan State University, discusses the particular challenges of Russian innovation, including the prospects for Russia’s National Technology Initiative.
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What are the results of the Kremlin's turn to the East?
RD Interview: Sergey Lousianin from the Institute of Far Eastern Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences sheds light on relations between Moscow and Beijing and explains what problems might be on...
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Russia-EU relations: Still waiting for a new shift in momentum
RD Interview: Russia’s permanent representative to the EU, Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov, comments on Russia’s attempts to improve relations with its European partners.
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Can Ukraine's economic problems bring Russia and the EU together?
RD Interview: Ruslan Grinberg, director of the Institute for Economics at the Russian Academy of Sciences, discusses the possibility that a financial crisis in Ukraine could become a source of...
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How the Russian question influences German domestic politics
RD Interview: Professor Peter Schulze explains why Germany’s foreign policy toward Russia continues to be a topic of hot debate within the nation’s political establishment, and outlines what we might...
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Why Russian society should pay more attention to Kremlin's foreign policy
RD Interview: Carnegie Moscow Center director Dmitri Trenin talks to Russia Direct about his latest book and outlines the key flaws of the Kremlin’s foreign policy.
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Russia's national identity through the lens of the Kremlin's foreign policy
RD Interview: Lev Gudkov, the director of the Levada Center, explains how ordinary Russians and the political elites perceive themselves in the context of the country’s confrontation with the West and...
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