Russian Institute for Strategic Studies

On April 8, a roundtable discussion on "Problems and Prospects for the Implementation of the European Project" was held at the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies. The event was attended by Vladislav Maslennikov, Director of the Department of European Problems at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation; Arkady Kuznetsov, Head of the EU Section at the Department of European Problems at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation; Maxim Medvedkov, Advisor to the Center for Expertise on WTO Issues; Boris Martsinkevich, Editor-in-Chief of the Geoenergetics analytical journal; Ivan Popov, Head of the Center for Iberian Studies at the Institute of Europe at the Russian Academy of Sciences and Associate Professor of the Department of Diplomacy at MGIMO University; Marina Klinova, Chief Researcher at the Center for European Studies at IMEMO University; and relevant RISS specialists.

During a lengthy discussion, experts examined the EU's role and place in contemporary global political and economic processes, examined the impact of the crisis in transatlantic relations on Brussels' interactions with Washington, and analyzed the impact of militarization on the prospects for the European Union's further development.