Moscow in 2008. The high losses of the country’s armed forces in Ukraine limit Russia’s military power projection …

Among the many significant geopolitical consequences of Russia’s war against Ukraine has been the reinvigoration of the … increasingly attrac­tive alternative route between Europe and China. Russia’s war has disrupted overland connectivity via the New … Trans-Caspian International Transport Route is likely to increase its potential at the expense of Russia in the long …

The current wave of emigrants from Russia can play an important role in the country's political transition in the long … term. As Russia’s aggressive wars are a consequence of the personalist dictatorship that has embraced the imperialist idea …

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 also called the sovereignty of Belarus into question. The … to preserve his chance at serving as a mediator. Nevertheless, Belarus’ structural dependence on Russia has continued to …

Russia pushes for the "Russification" of the territories it occupies in Ukraine. Its policy is aimed at turning them … current Russia. In the absence of tangible military successes, it is also the Kremlin's most important propaganda project. The … Kremlin's actions in the occupied territories of Ukraine are like a second front in this war. Studying Russia's occupation …

Russia wants to realise a high degree of self-regulated stability in the Arctic. Moscow considers this necessary for … well as neighbouring countries and NATO consider these efforts a threat. Russia takes a defensive attitude in the Arctic …, but it is prepared for rapid escalation in the event of confrontation. Russia's Arctic policy is a part of its strategy …

unmistakable competition over integration between the EU and Russia. The eastern Mediterranean region, the Black Sea and Caspian … EU, China, Russia and - across the Black Sea - Iran and Turkey are competing in these zones to influence the …

for a cultural, military, political and commercial alliance with Turkey’s eastern neighbors, notably Russia, Iran, the …