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A Weak Link in NATO? Bulgaria, Russia, and the Lure of Espionage

(Davis Center) The latest revelations about the penetration of Bulgaria’s national security bodies by Russian intelligence services have raised a host of troubling security questions for U.S. and NATO policymakers.…

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Russia’s policy in the “frozen conflicts” of the post-soviet space: from ethno-politics to geopolitics

(Caucasus Survey) Abstract: The article analyzes the evolution of Russia’s policy in secessionist conflicts in the post-Soviet space in 1991–2018. The authors differentiate the patterns of Russian policy between the…

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NATO enlargement: evaluating its consequences in Russia

(International Politics) Abstract: It is often claimed that NATO’s post-Cold War geographic enlargement threatened Russian security interests and caused the downturn in Russia’s relations with the West. This article unpacks and challenges…

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Two Grandiose Summits and an Unlawful Verdict in Russia Publication

(EDM) After the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) contentious jubilee summit in London last week (December 3–4) (see EDM, December 2), the fulcrum of European politics has shifted to two different summits,…

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Baev: Macron wanted to bring into focus the intensity of today’s problems (US leadership of NATO and problems with Turkey)

(RFI) Allied Heads of State and Government meet in London for a two-day Nato summit to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the alliance. But deep divisions are already evident between US…

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The Unrealism of Realists

(Moscow-On-Thames) For the latest another addition to my (very long) list of reasons why the community of international relations scholars who call themselves realists should be banned from using the term,…

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Moscow Seeks to Sow Discord During NATO Jubilee

(EDM) Russia regularly mixes demonstrations of military might and claims of devotion to cooperation with the West as a means of weakening Western solidarity. And Moscow has been fine-tuning this conspicuously…

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Russia’s Naval Strategy in the Mediterranean

(RMR blog) One more in the series of policy briefs on Russian strategic culture and leadership decision-making, written for a collaborative project organized by the Marshall Center with support from the…

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Studying European margins in the illiberal turn: a spacio-normative approach

(Journal of Contemporary European Studies) (Co-authored with Sandra Fernandes) Abstract: The aim of this special issue is to look at challenges to the EU and NATO and their relations and policies with both…

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Estonia and Portugal in Europe: escaping peripherality, capitalizing on marginality

(Journal of Contemporary European Studies) (Co-authored with Sandra Fernandes) Abstract: Estonia and Portugal are small states located at opposite geographical fringes of the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization…

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