Tag: Russia

(Russia) Moscow Prioritizes the Development of Hypersonic Weapons (The Jamestown Foundation)

Roger McDermott Since Moscow’s entry into the civil war in Syria in September 2015, its experimentation with high-precision cruise missile strikes has served to boost...

(USA/Russia) Three big takeaways from Biden’s first Russia sanctions (Atlantic Council)

Brian O’Toole, Daniel Fried After weeks of speculation, we now know how the Biden administration will sanction Russia in direct response to the poisoning, sentencing, and detention of...

(India/Russia) India-Russia relations in a post-Covid world (ORF)

NANDAN UNNIKRISHNAN NIVEDITA KAPOOR As the world grapples with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the reshaping of the international system has added to the uncertainty...

(Russia/Arctic) Russia’s New ‘Arctic Offensive’: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Costs? (Part Two) (The Jamestown Foundation)

Sergey Sukhankin On February 1, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree approving the launch of six large investment projects in the Arctic that...

(Russia/Africa) Moscow Expanding Diplomatic Contacts With Less Prominent Countries in Africa (The Jamestown Foundation)

Paul Goble Russia’s involvement in Africa over the last decade has attracted attention particularly when it has involved Moscow’s use of private military companies to...

(Russia/Myanmar) Russia’s search for influence in Myanmar (ORF)

NIVEDITA KAPOOR Almost a week after the UN Security Council expressed ‘deep concern’ at the events in Myanmar, Russia and China ‘disassociated’ themselves from a United...

(Russia/Armenia) Lacking Alternatives, Russia Betting on Armenia’s Embattled Prime Minister Pashinian (The Jamestown Foundation)

Vladimir Socor The top brass of Armenia’s Armed Forces along with a broad coalition of political groups have moved to oust Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian...

(Russia/Middle East/USA) Russia Tries to Counter US Moves in the Middle East, in Vain (The Jamestown Foundation)

Pavel K. Baev As its relations with Europe deteriorate and partnership with China hits an apparent pause, Russia searches for new opportunities to restore its...

(India/Russia) India must be realistic about Russia relations (The Interpreter)

ANITA INDER SINGH New Delhi can talk up ties all it likes, but Moscow’s eyes are also looking east – to Beijing. https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/india-must-be-realistic-about-russia-relations

(Russia/UK) Russian Dirty Money: How to Shut Down the London Laundromat (Chatham House)

Participants Timothy Ash, Senior Sovereign Strategist, Emerging Markets, BlueBay Asset Management Samantha de Bendern, Senior Advisor for Russia, EU and Financial Crime, CSRC Josh Rudolph, Fellow for...

(China/Russia/Europe) Podcast: What’s Europe’s Strategy for Managing China and Russia? (Carnegie Moscow Center)

Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Janka Oertel, director of the Asia program at the European Council on Foreign Relations, to discuss changing...

(Europe/Russia) EU-Russia Relations: What Went Wrong? (Carnegie Moscow Center)

Fyodor Lukyanov The furor that followed Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s threat to sever Russia’s ties with the EU wasn’t really justified: there have been...

(Ukraine/Russia) Why Ukraine sanctioned Putin’s ally Medvedchuk (Atlantic Council)

Andriy Yermak On the morning of February 20, one of Ukraine’s most powerful men awoke to find himself on a sanctions list issued by his...

(USA/Russia) How to deploy economic tools against Putin’s aggression (Atlantic Council)

Brian O’Toole, Daniel Fried On February 22, the Biden administration took its first actions in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s long list of aggressive and repressive actions:...

(Russia/Iran/Turkey/Caspian Region) Moscow Expanding Ties With Iran to Counter Growing Turkish Influence Around Caspian (The Jamestown Foundation)

Paul Goble Moscow is alarmed by the expansion of Turkish influence in the Caspian region, most immediately by Turkey’s enthusiasm for trans-Caspian natural gas pipelines,...

(Russia/Karabakh) Russia’s Iskander Missiles Fail in Karabakh but Cause Crisis in Armenia (The Jamestown Foundation)

Pavel Felgenhauer The Second Karabakh War, between Armenia and Azerbaijan, began on September 27, 2020, and ended on November 9, 2020, with a Russian-brokered and...