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 …

instability and could weaken the country’s security - in particular in light of Russia’s ambitions to expand its influence in the …

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 …

Economic stagnation and demographic change in Russia are putting intense pressure on the government budget. Tax … revenues have been declining since the late 2000s. Meanwhile, the oil dependency of Russia’s budget has in …