Analytical articles

In 2008, four paths were available to Russia but in 2022, one prevails

What Should Russia’s Updated Foreign Policy Concept Focus on?

It would be better for all if Russia’s national security eventually became an integral part of Europe’s comprehensive security in the 21st century

There is still chance to avert a military conflict between two nuclear superpowers, which may be inflicted on the two great nations because of hubris or misperceptions

The main task for Russia is to avoid excessive overexertion and, at the same time, not get bogged down in a costly confrontation, maintaining and using levers of pressure on the West where its own…

Are there any forces that might actually be interested in a full-blown rather than a propaganda war in Ukraine?

For Kazakhstan, a transformation of its economic model should become the crucial consequence of the January rioting

If Moscow believes that the main security threat it faces is NATO military infrastructure moving closer to Russia’s western borders, it would make sense to focus on the infrastructure itself rather…

The Statement of Co-Conveners of the Euro-Atlantic Security Leadership Group (EASLG)

The warm meeting between President Putin and Premier Mitsotakis marks the beginning of a new chapter in the Greek–Russian relations, with both sides raising expectations that they are able to meet

The most realistic scenario for the near future is that the collective West “ties up” Moscow’s demands for European security in endless consultations and agreements

The countries of Eastern Europe, which assume that it is necessary to confront Russia, will act as natural opponents of the French initiatives in the EU, while Paris, Rome and Madrid will oppose them…