October

January 30, 2017

Mikhail Gorbachev: 'It All Looks as if the World Is Preparing for War'

The world today is overwhelmed with problems. Policymakers seem to be confused and at a loss.   But no problem is more urgent today than the militarization of politics and the new arms race. Stopping and reversing this ruinous race must be...

June 24, 2014

The Expertise Round Table – presentation by Mark Kramer themed “Reagan, Bush and Gorbachev: Talks between the Superpowers and the End of the Cold War”

On June 24, 2014 the Gorbachev Foundation held a round table, with Mark Kramer, Director of the Cold War Studies Program at Harvard University and a Senior Fellow of Harvard’s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, appearing as a guest...

The Expertise Round Table – presentation by Mark Kramer themed “Reagan, Bush and Gorbachev: Talks between the Superpowers and the End of the Cold War”

March 11, 2013

Interview with M.S. Gorbachev to the BBC Russian Service

In an interview with the BBC he called on President Vladimir Putin "not to be afraid of his own people".   Mr Gorbachev also criticised Mr Putin's inner circle, saying it was full of "thieves and corrupt officials".   The laws include...

Interview with M.S. Gorbachev to the BBC Russian Service

October 27, 2008

Gorbachev says Russia-U.S. ties do not depend on Nov. elections

Moscow should pursue "a constructive dialogue" with Washington regardless of the outcome of the November 4 U.S. presidential elections, the former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said on Monday.      A recent Wall Street...

October 27, 2008

Mikhail Gorbachev to participate in the international conference themed “HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD”

On 6-7 November 2008, in Bosco Marengo, Piedmont, Italy, Mikhail Gorbachev, in his capacity of President of the World Political Forum, will attend a meeting of its General Assembly devoted to the theme “HUMAN RIGHTS AND...

October 24, 2008

Mikhail Gorbachev takes part in two international conferences organized by the International Institute of Global Development

Mikhail Gorbachev, who is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the recently launched International Institute of Global Development (IIGD), took part in two international conferences held by this independent think-tank...

October 24, 2008

Mikhail Gorbachev takes part in the international conference “ENVIRONMENT: FROM GLOBAL WARNINGS TO MEDIA ALERT”

Journalists and news executives from 29 countries representing six continents met under the auspices of the World Political Forum (WPF) in Venice, Italy, Oct. 10 and 11, and challenged the international media to improve public...

October 12, 2008

West must stop teaching Russia - Gorbachev

The West must stop teaching Russia, the former Soviet leader said in an interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica published on Sunday.       Russia is moving towards democracy along its own road and has so far...