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To Tango With the Bear: Turkey-Russia Relations ın a Turbulent Regıon

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Turkey and Russia have had a Janus-faced relationship in the post-Cold war era. While economic relations propelled by increasing energy ties have created a cooperative setting…

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Beyond “hybrid warfare”: a digital exploration of Russia’s entrepreneurs of influence

(Post-Soviet Affairs) This article argues that to capture Russia’s influence abroad, one needs to comprehend the country’s “gray diplomacy” as a neoliberal realm open to individual initiatives. We define “entrepreneurs…

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Afghanistan, Russia, and the CSTO

(PONARS Eurasia Commentary) Will Russia promote the unproved Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in the shadow of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)? On July 7, 2021, Tajikistan requested that its…

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The Economic Factors in U.S.-Russian Relations

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) In recent years, discussions about the political economy of U.S.-Russian relations have mainly been reduced to talks on sanctions and their effectiveness. A raft of Western…

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Russia’s African Toolkit: Digital Influence and Entrepreneurs of Influence

(Orbis) Today, Russian influence on the African continent is still anecdotic compared to the People’s Republic of China, the United States, and former colonial powers, such as France. Yet, Moscow…

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Will Russia Put China’s Arctic Ambitions on Ice?

(China’s Resource Risks) Despite its enthusiasm, China’s efforts to become a key voice in Arctic affairs have been met with skepticism, even alarm by Arctic states, and few of its…

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Post-Protest Legal Encounters and the Development of DIY Lawyering in Russia

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) While much media attention has been paid to the question of what will happen to the opposition movement in Russia after the arrest and imprisonment of…

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Pawns, Partners, and “Smart Leadership”: Ukraine’s Opportunities in the China-Russia-West Triangle

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Ukraine can find advantage in geopolitical competition while reducing its sense of disempowerment. The increasingly three-sided competition for influence between China, Russia, and the West has…

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Expanding the Scope for Statecraft in U.S. Russia Policy

(War on the Rocks) The Biden administration has its sights set on a June summit with Russia. Given the new lows plowed in the bilateral relationship — so low that…

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Can European Brakes Slow Down Russia’s Drive in Secessionist Conflicts?

(BEAR Network) This policy memo explores the past experiences of the European Union in dealing with Russia’soverwhelming presence in secessionist conflicts. The EU has sought economic and political stability –…

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