Fellows of Salzburg Global's latest Pathways to Peace Initiative outline recommendations on the conditions for normalizing economic activity with Russia
From October 18-21, 2023, Salzburg Global Seminar hosted an off-the-record, high-level dialogue, “Bear With Us: What Is To Be Done About Russia?” to explore scenarios and questions about what to do about Russia in the mid- to long-term.
Discussions focused on what is to be done about Russia and what options exist for managing and mitigating increasing uncertainty and danger exuding from Moscow. Fellows shared insights into political, economic, and security developments within and across Russia, as well as on the dynamics of other ongoing conflicts on Europe’s periphery. Discussions also looked beyond the current war on Ukraine to other regions affected by Russian encroachment as well as other historical conflicts where lessons can be drawn. The goal is to help develop new thinking and new approaches for dealing with the intractable problem: What is to be done about Russia?
At the end of the program, three working groups developed a number of recommendations. These recommendations do not necessarily represent a consensus among participating Fellows, and many Fellows who contributed to the recommendations preferred to remain anonymous. However, a number of Fellows did wish to publicly endorse these recommendations.
This working group of Salzburg Global Fellows has outlined recommendations on the conditions for normalizing economic activity with Russia. They elaborate on the conditions under which the international community, including private sector actors, should normalize economic activity with Russia. These conditions include the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian territory, the restoration of Ukraine's territorial integrity, Russia's payment of reparations to Ukraine, the creation of an international tribunal, and the return of all kidnapped or detained Ukrainians, among others.
Read the working group's recommendations here.
Endorsements:
- Anders Aslund, Senior Fellow, Stockholm Free World Forum
- Jaba Devdariani, Board Member UNAG / Soliciting editor Civil.ge, UN Association of Georgia / Civil.ge
- Anna Dibrova, Data Maintenance Assistant, Independent Researcher
- Pavel Ivlev, Executive Director, KRES Poliskola
- Donald Jensen, Adjunct Professor, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University
- Vanja Kosovac, Head of Collection and Analysis, Brasidas Group AG
- Alina Nychyk, Postdoctoral Researcher, Social Activist, ETH Zurich
- Olena Perepelynska, Partner, Integrites
- Yevgen Rokytskyi, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Ukrainian Institute of Public Diplomacy
- Candace Rondeaux, Senior Director, Future Frontlines Program, New America
- Sossi Tatikyan, Consultant on Foreign and Security Policy, PhD Fellow, Independent Consultant, Former Diplomat
