May 29−30, 2018
IV International Forum "Primakov Readings"
The Forum 2018
Hedging Risks of Unstable World Order
Hedging Risks of Unstable World Order
The forum participants focused on the scenarios of transformation of the system of international relations, prospects for the development of a new world order and its stabilization, as well as the most significant challenges to and risks for regional and global security.
The Readings of 2018 was attended by 65 leading non-Russian experts from 22 countries and more than 600 representatives of the Russian scientific-and-expert community, government agencies, and political and business quarters.
The Primakov Readings Forum was ranked 7th in the list of the world’s top 10 conferences in the world ranking of expert institutions, or "think tanks," published by the University of Pennsylvania titled 2017 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report.
The Primakov Readings Forum was ranked 7th in the list of the world’s top 10 conferences in the world ranking of expert institutions, or "think tanks," published by the University of Pennsylvania titled 2017 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report.
Primakov Readings 2018
09:00—09:30
09:00—09:30
Registration of participants
09:30—10:30
09:30—10:30
Opening Ceremony
Opening Remarks by the Aide to the President of the Russian Federation, Yuri Ushakov
Opening Remarks by the Chairwoman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Valentina Matviyenko
Opening Remarks by the Member of the State Duma Council of the Russian Federation, the Head of LDPR, Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Opening Remarks by the President of Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), Alexander Dynkin
Opening Remarks by the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, Sergey Katyrin
Opening Remarks by the Chairwoman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Valentina Matviyenko
Opening Remarks by the Member of the State Duma Council of the Russian Federation, the Head of LDPR, Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Opening Remarks by the President of Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), Alexander Dynkin
Opening Remarks by the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, Sergey Katyrin
10:30—12:00
10:30—12:00
Panel Discussion 1
The "New Bipolarity" - Myth or Reality?
The "New Bipolarity" - Myth or Reality?
Moderator: Alexander Grushko
Speakers: Wolfgang Schüssel, Thomas Graham, Yang Cheng, Sunjoy Joshi, Feodor Voitolovsky
Speakers: Wolfgang Schüssel, Thomas Graham, Yang Cheng, Sunjoy Joshi, Feodor Voitolovsky
12:00—12:30
12:00—12:30
Coffee break
12:30—14:00
12:30—14:00
Panel Discussion 2
Infrastructure Rivalry in the Indo-Pacific Region: on Land and at Sea
Infrastructure Rivalry in the Indo-Pacific Region: on Land and at Sea
Moderator: Anatoly Torkunov
Speakers: Robert Manning, Guan Guihai, Nandan Unnikrishnan, Nobuo Shimotomai, Ngo Huy Duc, Vasily Mikheev
Speakers: Robert Manning, Guan Guihai, Nandan Unnikrishnan, Nobuo Shimotomai, Ngo Huy Duc, Vasily Mikheev
14:00—15:00
14:00—15:00
Lunch
15:00—16:30
15:00—16:30
Panel Discussion 3
The new "Great game" in the Middle East
The new "Great game" in the Middle East
Moderator: Giancarlo Aragona
Speakers: Abdulaziz Kamilov, Rakesh Sood, Angela Stent, Shlomo Brom, Vitaly Naumkin
Speakers: Abdulaziz Kamilov, Rakesh Sood, Angela Stent, Shlomo Brom, Vitaly Naumkin
16:30—17:00
16:30—17:00
Coffee break
17:00—18:30
17:00—18:30
Panel Discussion 4
Exit Strategy for the Ukraine Crisis
Exit Strategy for the Ukraine Crisis
Moderator: Alexander Dynkin
Speakers: Alexander Chubarian, Reinhard Krumm, Konstantin Kosachev, Alexander Hug, Catherine Dale, Vyacheslav Trubnikov
Speakers: Alexander Chubarian, Reinhard Krumm, Konstantin Kosachev, Alexander Hug, Catherine Dale, Vyacheslav Trubnikov
19:00
19:00
Working dinner
09:00—09:30
09:00—09:30
Welcome coffee
09:30—10:00
09:30—10:00
Speech by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov
10:45—12:15
10:45—12:15
Panel Discussion 5
Is there a Future for Arms Control?
Is there a Future for Arms Control?
Moderator: Fyodor Lukyanov
Speakers: Richard Burt, Alexey Arbatov, Pierre Lellouche, Rakesh Sood, Sergey Rogov
Speakers: Richard Burt, Alexey Arbatov, Pierre Lellouche, Rakesh Sood, Sergey Rogov
12:15—12:45
12:15—12:45
Coffee break
12:45—14:00
12:45—14:00
Panel Discussion 6
Russia and the EU — Interdependence or Confrontation
Russia and the EU — Interdependence or Confrontation
Moderator: Wolfgang Ischinger
Speakers: Paolo Magri, Tomas Gomart, Alexey Kuznetsov, Kimberly Marten, Sergey Afontsev
Speakers: Paolo Magri, Tomas Gomart, Alexey Kuznetsov, Kimberly Marten, Sergey Afontsev
14:00—14:30
14:00—14:30
Lunch
14:30—16:00
14:30—16:00
Panel Discussion 7
Society changing Tech: Its Expanses and Limits
Society changing Tech: Its Expanses and Limits
Мoderator: Andrey Fursenko
Speakers: Mathew Burrows, Sunjoy Joshi, Naoki Tanaka, Mikhail Kotyukov, Mikhail Kovalchuk
Speakers: Mathew Burrows, Sunjoy Joshi, Naoki Tanaka, Mikhail Kotyukov, Mikhail Kovalchuk
16:00—16:10
16:00—16:10
Break
16:10—17:30
16:10—17:30
Special Panel
The Future of Russian Economy
The Future of Russian Economy
Speaker: Alexey Kudrin
Moderator: Alexander Dynkin
Moderator: Alexander Dynkin
Findings and Conclusions
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