Do the Western Balkans face a coming Russian storm?
Introduction “Serbia and the rest of the Balkans are a pawn in a great game of powers between Russia, the EU, and the US.”…
Publications – Russia
The arrival of post-Putin Russia
Following Russia’s March 2018 election, the behaviour of the country’s elites will be defined by the expectation of the president’s departure
So far from god, so close to Russia: Belarus and the Zapad military exercise
Renewed Minsk-Moscow cooperation in the ‘Zapad’ war games should not see the door to Belarus closed
Controlling Chaos: How Russia manages its political war in Europe
Insofar as there is a command-and-control node, it is within the Presidential Administration
Fellow travellers: Russia, anti-Westernism, and Europe’s political parties
Anti-Western elements, exploitable by the Kremlin, exist not only on the fringes of European politics, but reach right into the heart of established parties
The great unravelling: four doomsday scenarios for Europe’s Russia policy
There is no room for complacency in Europe’s stance towards Russia and Ukraine
Crimintern: How the Kremlin uses Russia’s criminal networks in Europe
European states and institutions have to consider the challenges posed by Russian-based organised crime, and adopt measures to combat it
Heavy Metal Diplomacy: Russia’s Political Use of its Military in Europe since 2014
How the Kremlin uses its military as an instrument of coercive diplomacy
The new power couple: Russia and Iran in the Middle East
Joint military operations in Syria have brought Russia and Iran relations closer than at any point since World War II
With friends like these: Turkey, Russia, and the end of an unlikely alliance
The growing friendship between Russia and Turkey in recent years was a problem for Europe. But their recent bust-up is an even bigger one.