Author: Nizami Ganjavi IC
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Nizami Ganjavi International Center 3rd Global Baku Forum “Building Trust in the Emerging World Order” 28-29 April 2015 Baku, Azerbaijan Panel 1: Future of the Russia-West Relations The beginning of the 1990s provided hope for the construction of a new World Order with normalised relationships between Eastern and Western powers. With the end of the Cold War, democracy, freedom of movement and human rights flourished across the European continent, but the world order that resulted fell short of the West’s expectations. Instead, Russia became gradually isolated after the disintegration of the Soviet Union. It struggled to overcome its economic and political legacy and attempted to regain its regional and international influence. The confrontation that we witness today between Russia and the West is not only a geopolitical military conflict — but one rooted in economic principles, political culture, and norms for international cooperation that were assumed to constitute the New World Order. ✓ Can Russia and the West become constructive partners in building a secure World Order? ✓ What kind of world order can accommodate the needs of the West and the East? ✓ What specific measures could enhance cooperation and trust building between the East and the West, between Russia and the West? Speakers: ● Vaira Vike-Freiberga, President of Latvia (1999-2007) and Co-Chair NGIC ● Alexander Likhotal, President of Green Cross International, Moscow ● Peter Stoyanov, President of Bulgaria (1997-2002) ● Vaclav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic (2003-2013) ● Timofey Bordachev, Director of the Center for Comprehensive International and European Studies and the Higher School of Economics ● Mark Medish, Visiting Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace — Special Assistant to President Clinton and Senior Director for Russian, Ukrainian and Eurasian Affairs at the National Security Council (2000-2001) Faciliated by: Dusan Reljic, Director of SWP Brussels Office