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Why Russia Is Unlikely to Use Zapad-2021 to Intervene Militarily in European Countries

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) The last time Russia and Belarus teamed up to hold a large-scale strategic command-and-staff military exercise, a number of international media outlets pondered whether it might…

Hot off the Press, Colder in Scope: Russia’s Nuclear Deterrence Fundamentals 2020

(PONARS Eurasia Commentary) In a surprise move this past June, Moscow published its first-ever “Basic Principles of State Policy of the Russian Federation on Nuclear Deterrence.” The content core of…

The Baltic States and Energy Security: How Else Can the EU Foster Their Energy Resilience in the Face of Russian Pressure?

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) In recent times, Baltic State policies toward Russia have displayed a relatively unified front. This became abundantly clear in the aftermath of major events such as…

The Politics of Dual Citizenship in Post-Soviet States: Securing Political Goals Through Citizenship Rules

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) The post-World War II era, and especially the post-Cold War era, has seen the global spread of dual citizenship. Not only have the number of de-facto dual…

Russian Strategic Culture in a Baltic Crisis

(Russian Military Reform | Marshall Center) As part of a collaborative project on Russian strategic culture and leadership decision-making, organized by the Marshall Center with support from the Russia Strategy Initiative, I have…

Centenary Anniversaries of Independence: Baltic, East European, and Caucasian Contexts

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) In 2018, many former Soviet republics celebrated their anniversaries of independence gained by the collapse of the Russian empire one hundred years ago. These remembrance events…

Russia’s role in regional cooperation and the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region

(Journal of Baltic Studies) This article examines EU–Russian relations in the Baltic Sea region (BSR) utilizing the concepts of counter-hegemonic socialization and soft power. The implications of the Ukrainian crisis for…

Borders in the Baltic Sea Region: Suturing the Ruptures [NEW BOOK]

(Co-editors: A. Makarychev and A. Yatsyk) This book focuses on the recent political trajectories within the Baltic Sea Region from one of the success stories of regionalism in Europe to a potential area…

Russia’s Baltic Fleet shakeup

More information has come out on the June 29 purge of the Russian Baltic Fleet command structure. First of all, the size of the purge is unprecedented, with around 50 high ranking officers…

Reassuring the Baltic States

Russia’s actions in Ukraine have had a direct impact on the security perceptions of the Baltic States. Baltic leaders see Russia’s intervention in Ukraine as a potentially serious precedent for…

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