Program of the VIII Moscow Conference on International Security
/ MONDAY, APRIL 22
15:00 Arrival of foreign participants, hotel check-in
/ TUESDAY, APRIL23
09:00-18:30 Conference registration
10:00-15:30 Tour of the Patriot park
16:30-18:00 Round table
Military dangers and thieats in modern world
- Changing doctrinal views on military security
- Responding to security challenges and threats
- Preventing incidents and armed conflicts, transparency of military-related activities
19:00-20:30 Welcome cocktail for the foreign participants hosted by the Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Colonel-General Alexander V. FOMIN
/ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24
09:00-18:30 Conference registration
09:30-10:30 Opening of the Conference
- Welcome address by the leadership of the Russian Federation
- Opening Statement by the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Army General Sergey Shoygu
- Other statements
10:30-12:00 Plenary session
Security in modern world: regional and global factors and trends
- Modern security challenges and threats (maritime security, militarization of space, international terrorism, «hybrid» warfare and «color» revolutions, cyber threats, Arctic challenges)
- Regional balance of force and global security
- Security in Europe and the Asia Pacific
- Preventing incidents and security of military-related activity
12:00-12:30 Coffee break
12:30-14:00 Plenary session
Outcomes of ISIS defeat in Syria and Iraq: stabilizing the region and addressing terrorist threats in the environment of their transformation
- Modern security situation in the Middle East and Northern Africa
- Outcomes of ISIS defeat in Syria and Iraq (spread of terrorism ideology, return of terrorist fighters to Africa and Asia, illegal migration, post-conflict reconstruction, return of refugees, humanitarian mine action, prospects for a political settlement in the region)
14:00-15:00 Lunch break
15:00-16:30 Discussions
«Color» revolutions and «hybrid» warfare: general and specific features
- Military and non-military methods of leverage: insight into history
- Military objectives of «color» revolutions
- Applying new technologies for internal political destabilization
- «Hybrid» warfare as a reflection and transformation of views on the use of military force
Ballistic Missile Defence and placement of weapons in space
- New trends in space weapons development
- BMD: defensive system or a means for preemptive strike?
- BMD and Arms control (INF Treaty)
Round table
Military-to-military peacekeeping engagement
- Transformation of the UN peacekeeping system
- Strengthening military-to-military peacekeeping engagements: challenges and prospects
- National peacekeeping experience
16:30-17:00 Coffee break
17:00-18:30 Discussions
Northern Africa: terrorism and illegal migration
- Sahel countries and security of the region
- Libya: challenges and prospects of a new state structure
- African refugees: a threat of terrorism in Europe or an incentive for economic development?
Reconstruction and economic development of Syria and Iraq, return of refugees
- Post-conflict security and economic development of the region
- Prospects of ISIS return to the region
- Return of refugees - primary challenge of the region
Round table
Military cooperation and regional security
- The concept of «Indo-Pacific Region»: prospects and assessments
- Military cooperation and security in Africa
- Military and military-technical cooperation in Latin America: challenges and prospects
18:30-19:00 Coffee break
19:00-20:30 Reception on behalf of the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Army General Sergey K. SHOYGU
/ THURSDAY, APRIL 25
9:30-10:00 Opening of the Second Conference day
- Statements by the leadership of the Russian Federation
10:00-11:30 Plenary session
International peacekeeping effort: new perceptions and military cooperation
- UN peacekeeping system
- Legal and regulatory framework for peacekeeping
- Best practices of the Military in the sphere of peacekeeping
- National capability and engagements with the UN
11:30-12:00 Coffee break
12:00-13:30 Plenary session
Regional security aspects: Asia, Africa and Latin America
- Asia: multilateral military cooperation as an element of stability
- Africa: terrorism and continent development
- Latin America: cooperation among defence agencies in addressing security challenges
13:30-13:45 Closing remarks by the Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Colonel-General Alexander V. FOMIN
14:00-16:30 Lunch
Departure of conference participants