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IE RAS presents Analytical papers of IE RAS No 22, 2026 «The Merz Government After Its First Year in Office: Stability, Constraints, and Prospects» (in Russian) by Vladislav Belov, Candidate of Sciences (Economics), Board Member, Head of the Department for Countries Studies, Head of the Center for German Studies, Institute of Europe (RAS).

IE RAS presents Analytical papers of IE RAS No 21, 2026 «The UK Local Elections’ Consequences» (in Russian) by Elena Ananieva, Candidate of Science (Philosophy), Head of the Center for British Studies, Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences.

On 27–28 May, the Eighth Moscow Academic Economic Forum (MAEF 2026), titled “Priorities for Russia’s Economic Development and Technological Sovereignty”, was held under the auspices of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Free Economic Society of Russia.

IE RAS presents Analytical papers of IE RAS No 20, 2026 «Norway's strategy in the field of unmanned aircraft systems: implications for security in the Arctic» (in Russian) by Sergey Grinyaev, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Chief Researcher at the Center for Arctic Research of the Department of Country Studies, Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences.

IE RAS presents Analytical papers of IE RAS No 19, 2026 «“Global Progressive Mobilisation” – a reaction to the ideology of sovereign development» (in Russian) by Alexander Dashichev, Junior Researcher of the Department of Social and Political Studies, Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences.

On May 25, 2026, Institute of Europe (Russian Academy of Sciences) and Beijing Club for International Dialogue conducted an online round-table discussion “Interaction among China, Russia, U.S. and European West”.

On May 25, 2026, RAS Corresponding member, IE RAS Director Аl.А. Gromyko took part in Stolypin club meeting «Global havoc: Russia at the crossroads – where to go?».

On May 21-22, 2026, RAS Corresponding member, IE RAS Director Аl.А. Gromyko, coordinator of the international interparty expert group of the United Russia party, took part in the meeting of Commission on international cooperation and support of compatriots abroad chaired by S.V. Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia.

On May 13, 2026, V.B. Belov, Head of IE RAS Department of Country studies, and А.V. Коtоv, Head of German economy sector of IE RAS Center for German studies, took part in the meeting of the «Economics» Working group of the «Petersburg dialogue» forum.

IE RAS presents Analytical papers of IE RAS No 18, 2026 «Results of early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria in 2026: will Rumen Radev replace Viktor Orban» (in Russian) by Boris Guseletov, Doctor of Political Science, Leading Researcher of the Department of Social and Political Studies, Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences.

IE RAS presents Analytical papers of IE RAS No 17, 2026 «The Great Britain's "Northern Naval Alliance": Idea, Architecture, Implications for Russian Security» (in Russian) by Sergey Grinyaev, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Chief Researcher at the Center for Arctic Research of the Department of Country Studies, Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences.

RT TV channel published the conversation of RAS Corresponding member, IE RAS Director Аl.А. Gromyko with Alexander von Bismark on «Failure of disarmament. The inconvenient truth about the geopolitical course of Europe».

On April 28-30, 2026, IE RAS and AES scientists took part in the Third congress of international relations’ researchers «Global and regional challenges in the changing world».

On April 29, 2026, a meeting of the «Politics» Working group of the «Petersburg dialogue» forum on «Chances for de-escalation of tensions and management of confrontation in the conditions of global instability» took place in Moscow.

On April 23, 2026, IE RAS held the international round table discussion «Russia – BRICS – Europe».

On April 20-21, 2026 in Shanghai IE RAS Director, RAS Corresponding member Аl.А. Gromyko took part in II Eurasian financial and economic forum.

On April 20, 2026, IE RAS Departments of European integration and Country studies held a regular «Transatlantic talks» seminar on «Europe – USA – Middle East».

On April 19, 2026 IE RAS Director, RAS Corresponding member Аl.А. Gromyko delivered a speech in Shanghai at the Association of regional and country studies of Shanghai University of international studies.

IE RAS presents Analytical papers of IE RAS No 16, 2026 «2026 municipal elections in France: the overview of political forces performance» (in Russian) by Sergey M. Fedorov, Candidate of Science (Politics), Senior Researcher, Department of Social and Political Studies, Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Boris P. Guseletov, Doctor of Science (Politics), Associate Professor, Chief Researcher, Department of Social and Political Studies, Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences.