By Erik Henningsmoen, member of the Canadian International Council's Young Professionals Network Erik Henningsmoen attended PICREADI's Meeting Russia program in 2018 and observed the program proceedings in 2022 as an alumni observer. The opinions expressed…
By Maria Solyanova, Ph.D. in Political Science, Research Fellow at the Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences A crisis always opens up opportunities for evolution…
By Dr. Natalia Viakhireva, expert and program manager at Russian International Affairs Council AbstractThis article explores the state of Russia-Canada relations 2014-2020, and identifies areas where cooperation is possible. The bilateral relations are deeply affected…
By Eugene Gerden, Resource World Magazine Russia plans to beat Canada and the US in the race for Arctic hydrocarbon resources by establishing control of over 60% of them via recognition of its right to…
By Taran Rai, CRRI Intern Permafrost occupies over 65% of Russia’s territory and requires sub-zero temperatures to maintain its solid state. However, accelerating climate change is thawing the frozen soil of the arctic circle at…
Mitch Riding, the CRRI Intern The Canadian Foreign Minister, Francois-Philippe Champagne, has come out strongly in denouncing the authorities of Belarus and Russia for the ongoing unrest in Belarus, and the poisoning of Alexei Navalny,…
By Mitch Riding, CRRI Intern Just two weeks after the U.K. Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee published its long-awaited ‘Russia Report’, it was the U.S. State Department’s turn. On 4 August, the Department’s ‘Global Engagement…
By Mitch Riding, CRRI Intern On July 20, the Canada Border Service Agency applied to the Immigration and Refugee Board to withdraw its deportation case against Elena Crenna, a Russian immigrant accused of being a…
By Prajwal Malladi, CRRI Intern There have been reports that Russia tried to steal information pertaining to vaccine research going on in Canada, the UK and the USA as alleged by security agencies of these…
By Sunaina Madgula, CRRI intern "Russia says it caught James Bond on a spy mission. In reality, they abducted Mr. Bean on holiday," Paul Whelan told the court in October 2019. As for the Russian authorities, he…