The second report to the Trilateral Commission summarises Russia’s development since the first report in 1995, when the country was in a state of ‘political and economic chaos’ and ‘low esteem in the outside world’. What key events marked the years of the ‘Yeltsin’ and ‘Putin’ administration terms, and how has the country’s image and its place in the world changed? Does Russia need to adjust its domestic and foreign policy vectors? What allows experts to state that there is no balance between order and democracy in the country?
Why do they consider the West’s strategic partnership with Russia premature and what are the conditions for their constructive interaction?
The authors of the report — from Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific region — speak in a personal capacity, and their judgements cannot be regarded as the opinion of the Trilateral Commission.