ADVANCED COURSE

OCTOBER 5-6

Russian foreign policy:
Strategy and decision-making

Register for the Advanced course

2 days of lectures will give you a chance to:

  • Understand the strategy of Russia

    You will be able to fully comprehend the strategy of the Russian state and the motives of its actions in crises

  • Obtain first-hand information

    You will have the opportunity to meet experienced figures of Russian foreign policy

  • Discover the mechanism of decision-making

    You will get the inside knowledge of decision-making and strategic risks evaluation mechanisms in Russia

  • Acquire contacts of experts

    You will gain contacts in the Russian political consultants’ and IR-experts’ circles

  • Learn about forecast methods

    You will get to know some methods of prognosis of international events in Russia, CIS countries and Eurasia

  • Participate in a brain-storm

    You will take part in a situational analysis the way it is practiced in the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Fee

The cost of the tutorial is 20 000 RUB (300 USD)

It includes two days of tutorial, 8 lecture sessions, 4 coffee breaks, a set of study materials, reader for the lectures, participant certificate


Contents of the advanced course

The lectures cover the following questions:

  1. What are the Russian foreign policy interests?
  2. What are the information sources on Russian foreign policy?
  3. Who works out Russian foreign policy and heads its implementation?
  4. How to read foreign policy documents?
  5. How to assess efficiency of Russian diplomacy?
  6. Has the use of power in Russian foreign policy become a rule?
  7. How to forecast Russian reaction to international events?
  8. What are the key regions for Russia to ensure its interests?


The course plan consists of the following topics:

  1. Russian history, geography and identity: their impact on the state’s foreign policy
  2. Logic and main priorities of contemporary Russian foreign policy
  3. Decision-making mechanisms of Russian foreign policy
  4. Russian interests in different regions of the world
  5. Russia’s relations with the West: a long-term crisis?
  6. Russian bilateral relations with key regional powers
  7. Russian energy policy
  8. Brainstorm: working out Russia’s policy towards Ukraine


Advanced course lecturers

Team 1

Andrey Sushentsov

Expert

Foreign Policy analysis group director, Associate Professor at Moscow State Institute of International Relations, author of books on US foreign policy and forecast of international relations.

Team 2

Andrey Bezrukov

Expert

Specialist in strategic planning, Advisor to the President of Rosneft, Associate Professor at Moscow State Institute of International Relations, author of publications on strategic forecast.

Team 3

Sergey Markedonov

Expert

Senior Associate of the Foreign Policy analysis group, Associate Professor at Russian State University for the Humanities. Author of publications on Russian foreign policy, security in the Caucasus and nationalism issues in the Post-Soviet space.

Team 3

Mikhail Mamonov

Expert

Director for development of the Foreign Policy analysis group, Advisor to the President of the Russian-Chinese investment fund. Author of publications on Chinese foreign policy and Russian-Chinese relations.

Target audience

Acting officials and diplomats working in or with Russia

You aim to strengthen your practical observations with deep understanding of interests and goals of Russian policy

Foreign experts and consultants on Russian affairs

You study Russian politics or economy and want to get a first-hand analysis of Russian international policy

Business community

You intend to evaluate risks of operating in the Russian market and work out a development strategy for your enterprise with political factors considered

Journalists specializing on international affairs

You write on international issues and are constantly in search of new sources of information and authoritative experts in Russian foreign policy

Advanced course

„Russian foreign policy: Strategy and decision-making“

  • October 5-6, 2015
  • Places are limited – only 15 places left
  • The cost is 20 000 RUB (300 USD)
  • Moscow, Yakovoapostolsky Pereulok 10/1
  • The cost includes two days of tutorial, 8 lecture sessions, 4 coffee breaks, a set of study materials, reader for the lectures, participant certificate

Register for the course


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