Policy Memos | Аналитика 6

Escaping Russia’s Death Grip: How Has Putin’s Aggression in Ukraine Affected Security in Armenia and Karabakh

Image credit/license This memo touches on the geopolitical complexities surrounding Azerbaijan’s conflict in Karabakh and Armenia between 2020 and 2023, positing that Russia under Putin’s leadership has initiated a proxy…

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From Crisis to Catalyst: The Impact of Russia’s War on Moldova’s Domestic and Foreign Policies

Image credit/license The Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, marked a pivotal moment in European geopolitics, drawing widespread condemnation and reshaping the security, economic, and political landscape of…

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Belarus and the War: Gradual De-Sovereignization of the Country

Image credit/license Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s active participation in Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has fundamentally weakened his regime and intensified the erosion of Belarusian sovereignty. Already in domestic political crisis following the…

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Kazakhstan’s New Push to the West

Image credit/license Since the beginning of the war, Kazakhstan has made a concerted effort to enhance its partnerships with the countries located across the Caspian Sea (Azerbaijan and Georgia) and…

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Are the Sanctions Working

Image credit/license With Western countries unwilling to commit their own troops, the war in Ukraine has become one of attrition. To that end, leading policymakers as well as many in…

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What Is Considered Extinct May Never Die: The Future of Russia-Led Organizations in Eurasia

Image credit/license Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has unsettled Central Asia. The governments of these republics have distanced themselves from the Kremlin’s military affairs and sought to…

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The Impact of the War in Ukraine on the Eurasian Economic Union

Image credit/license The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) represented the culmination of Russia’s pursuit of regional integration with its post-Soviet neighbors. Although Russia had been negotiating with the leaders of post-Soviet…

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After the Collapse: How to Prevent a Return to Another Variant of “Putinism”

Image credit/license Currently, nothing suggests that the Putin regime is at imminent risk of collapse. Nonetheless, it is crucial to analyze the potential political paths for Russia after Putin, as…

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Ukraine’s Economy Moves Westward: Implications for Rebound and Reconstruction

Image credit/license In the wake of Russia’s massive invasion of Ukraine beginning in February 2022, the Ukrainian economy unsurprisingly suffered a major shock. The country’s gross domestic product (GDP) fell…

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The Roots of Spontaneous Protest in Bashkortostan

Image credit The Bashkortostan protests in January 2024 were among the largest public actions since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. While protest escalation is notoriously hard to…

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Russia’s Intended Naval Base in Ochamchire: Implications for Georgian and Black Sea Security

Image license/credit Russia’s unprovoked aggression against Ukraine and occupation of its sovereign territories since 2014 are reshaping the geopolitical map of Europe and sending ripples of apprehension across the wider…

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Moscow’s Military (In)effectiveness: Why Civil-Military Relations Have Hampered Russia’s Performance on the Battlefield in Ukraine

Image license/credit The performance of the Russian armed forces in the full-scale invasion of Ukraine was a puzzling development for military and Russia specialists. Having fallen significantly short of analysts’…

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Policy Memos | Аналитика

Escaping Russia’s Death Grip: How Has Putin’s Aggression in Ukraine Affected Security in Armenia and Karabakh

From Crisis to Catalyst: The Impact of Russia’s War on Moldova’s Domestic and Foreign Policies

Belarus and the War: Gradual De-Sovereignization of the Country

Kazakhstan’s New Push to the West

Are the Sanctions Working

What Is Considered Extinct May Never Die: The Future of Russia-Led Organizations in Eurasia

The Impact of the War in Ukraine on the Eurasian Economic Union

After the Collapse: How to Prevent a Return to Another Variant of “Putinism”

Ukraine’s Economy Moves Westward: Implications for Rebound and Reconstruction

The Roots of Spontaneous Protest in Bashkortostan

Russia’s Intended Naval Base in Ochamchire: Implications for Georgian and Black Sea Security

Moscow’s Military (In)effectiveness: Why Civil-Military Relations Have Hampered Russia’s Performance on the Battlefield in Ukraine