№ 25 (83), 2025. The Summer Session of the Trialogue Club International on “Russian-American Relations: What is the Future?” held in Moscow

MOSCOW. JULY 10, 2025. PIR PRESS. «We still have the nuclear parity between Russia and the US, which plays a stabilizing role. I would say that if we didn’t have this nuclear factor, we would already be in the middle of a direct war between Russia and NATO/the United States. But beyond the nuclear factor current relations are too asymmetric in many regards. And that makes establishment of a balanced relationship very complicated», — Dr. Fedor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of the Russia in Global Affairs journal, Research Director of the Valdai Discussion Club, Chairman of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, Research Professor at the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of HSE University, PIR Center Advisory Board Member.

On June 30, 2025, the 126th Summer Session of the Trialogue Club International entitled “Russian-American Relations: What is the Future?” was held in Moscow.

Dr. Vladimir Orlov, Founding Director of PIR Center, Founding President of the Trialogue Club International, delivered opening remarks and presented an overview of the PIR Center’s educational and research activities and plans of the Club.

The discussion on the main topic of the session was structured in the roundtable format, to allow a better exchanges of views and opinions.

Dr. Fedor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of the Russia in Global Affairs journal, Research Director of the Valdai Discussion Club, Chairman of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, Research Professor at the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of HSE University, PIR Center Advisory Board Member, delivered the keynote speech.

Mr. Thomas Graham, Honorary Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City (online), special guest of the President of the Club, contributed to the dialogue and shared his expertise.

Dr. Elena Chernenko, Special Correspondent of the Kommersant Daily, Member of PIR Center Executive Board, Co-Chair of the Trialogue Club International and Gen-Leut. (ret.) Evgeny Buzhinskiy, Co-Chair of the Trialogue Club International; Chairman of PIR Center Executive Board; Dr. Ivan Safranchuk, Leading Researcher of the Institute for International Studies, MGIMO University, Member of PIR Center Advisory Board; Ms. Alexandra Zubenko, Consultant of PIR Center, MA graduate of the International Dual Degree Program “Global Security, Nuclear Policy, and WMD Nonproliferation” (developed by MGIMO University, PIR Center, and the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, USA) (online).

Following the keynote remarks, a traditional Q&A session ensued. The session was moderated by the Club Co-Chair Dr. Elena Chernenko. As always, the meeting of the Trialogue Club International was under Chatham House rules.

The session was attended by members of the Trialogue Club International, in particular, ambassadors, embassy representatives, businessmen and experts from Germany, Finland, France, Mozambique, South Korea, Spain, Singapore, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, New Zealand, Japan, the USA, the Delegation of the European Union to the Russian Federation, the International Committee of the Red Cross Delegation in Moscow, and special guests of the President of the Club from Iran, Sierra-Leone, Thailand and others.

Following the official part of the event, the Club members and special guests of the President of the Club were invited to informal communications over cocktails.

For further information about Trialogue Club International, fees, terms, and conditions of membership, please contact the Club Executive Secretary Ms. Eseniia Kosulina at secretary@trialogue-club.ru. Please visit www.trialogue-club.ru for additional information.

Key words: Trialogue Club; Russian-American Relations; Strategic Stability

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