Dmitri Trenin

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Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member.

Graduated from the Military Institute (now Military University) in Moscow. Holds a Ph.D. degree in History.

Served in the Soviet and Russian army. Liaison officer in the external relations branch of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany (Potsdam). Senior lecturer at the Military Institute. Member of the delegation at the Geneva talks on nuclear and space weapons. Senior research fellow at the NATO Defense College and fellow at the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Head of the scientific council, lead researcher and chairman of the Foreign and Security Policy program of the Carnegie Moscow Center.

Since 2008, Director of the Carnegie Moscow Center.

Author of over 10 books published in Russia, the USA, Germany, China and other countries.

Academic focus: transatlantic and Eurasian security, international relations, Russian foreign policy, geopolitics and globalization, and post-soviet Eurasia.

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35737
16 July 2025
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

World War III has already begun
6136
11 July 2025
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

The West’s war on Russia will go beyond Ukraine
9692
20 January 2025
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Why 2025 is going to be more dangerous than you think
9730
23 December 2024
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

What Ukraine should look like after Russia’s victory
7717
28 August 2024
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

This European region could be the next Ukraine
19091
11 June 2024
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Here’s how Russia can prevent WW3
11679
6 June 2024
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Europe will eventually have to choose between the US and BRICS
11861
16 May 2024
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

A massive transformation is taking place in Russia, and the West is blind to it
18527
3 May 2024
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

‘‘Third Decade of the 21st Century Promises to Be Very Turbulent’’: On a New Global Order and Its Nuclear Dimension
9589
3 May 2024
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

The War and the World: How the Ukraine War Has Changed the World and Keeps Changing It
6616
24 April 2024
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

The US is crawling away from Ukraine
11105
3 April 2024
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Russia is undergoing a new, invisible revolution
7831
28 March 2024
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

The American explanation for the Moscow terror attack doesn’t add up
8400
13 November 2023
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

The US could have ruled the world, but this one element ruined it all
7500
31 July 2023
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Here's how Russia is making its biggest geopolitical shift since the time of Peter the Great, 300 years ago
11788
22 June 2023
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

The US and its allies are playing 'Russian Roulette'. You'd almost think they want a nuclear war
23616
30 May 2023
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

On a New Global Order and its Nuclear Dimension
12979
21 March 2023
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Here's why Xi's Moscow visit is a key moment in the struggle to end US hegemony
6582
25 February 2023
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

One year on, here's how the Ukraine conflict is changing the world order
6342
1 February 2023
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Politics and Strategy
9087
10 October 2022
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Putin has proclaimed a new national idea for Russia as it abandons the dream of a Greater Europe
9008
8 September 2022
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Six months into the conflict, what exactly does Russia hope to achieve in Ukraine?
8437
11 July 2022
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

How Russia Must Reinvent Itself to Defeat the West’s ‘Hybrid War’
10222
6 July 2022
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Russia has made a decisive break with the West and is ready to help shape a new world order
8328
25 January 2022
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

What a Week of Talks Between Russia and the West Revealed
9790
11 December 2021
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Russia-India: From Rethink to Adjust to Upgrade
3910
2 December 2021
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Russian Foreign Policy: Shifting Gears
6574
23 November 2021
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

After COP26: Russia’s Path to the Global Green Future
3371
3 November 2021
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

How the Arms Control Approach Could Help Russia Tackle Climate Change
6864
19 October 2021
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Merkel’s Legacy, as Seen From Russia
8006
16 October 2021
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Russia-Japan Relations: Were Abe’s Efforts In Vain?
5811
14 September 2021
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Interpreting the Biden Doctrine: The View From Moscow
7901
9 July 2021
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Russia’s National Security Strategy: A Manifesto for a New Era
5923
2 July 2021
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Sailing Into Troubled Waters. Russia Counters Britain in the Black Sea
6043
16 April 2021
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Russia-Ukraine War Alert: What’s Behind It and What Lies Ahead?
5493
10 April 2021
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Russia and Europe: the Current Impasse and the Way Out
6525
16 February 2021
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Dealing With Biden's America
12053
4 February 2021
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Surviving in a Deregulated Strategic World
11281
25 January 2021
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Respect Thy Neighbor: Russia and the Baltic Region
3627
5 December 2020
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

There is no 'Russia-Turkey alliance'
11303
20 November 2020
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Moscow’s New Rules
3893
20 November 2020
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Joe Biden’s Foreign Policy and Russia
10802
29 September 2020
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Russia, China, and the Indo-Pacific
7663
16 July 2020
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

China-Russia Relationship Model for Major Powers
15390
25 May 2020
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

U.S. Withdrawal From Open Skies Bolsters Case for New Strategic Regime
9480
19 May 2020
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

How Russia Can Maintain Equilibrium in the Post-Pandemic Bipolar World
12324
1 April 2020
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Russia and China in the Arctic: Cooperation, Competition, and Consequences
1518
27 March 2020
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Confronting the Challenges of Coronavirus, Russia Sees Its Worldview Vindicated
23078
19 November 2019
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Russia’s Comeback Isn’t Stopping With Syria
4403
21 October 2019
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

The Syrian Crisis Is Now Russia’s to Resolve
5839
14 October 2019
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Russia Facing Europe: A Provisional Road Map
8680
9 October 2019
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

20 Years of Vladimir Putin: How Russian Foreign Policy Has Changed
13467
31 July 2019
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Russia’s Changing Identity: In Search of a Role in the 21st Century
2885
6 June 2019
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Russia, China Are Key and Close Partners
2383
20 May 2019
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

The Relationship Between the USA and Russia in the Trump Era
7978
19 February 2019
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

State of Play: Russia and the Fraying West
9255
6 December 2018
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Containing the Kerch Crisis
13181
1 November 2018
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Mapping Global Strategic Stability in the Twenty-First Century
9761
25 October 2018
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Back to Pershings: What the U.S. Withdrawal From the 1987 INF Treaty Means
9324
26 July 2018
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Russia Must Show Caution Now That It Has Publicly Sided With Trump
7328
16 July 2018
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Détente Revisited in Helsinki
5441
16 July 2018
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Despite the Helsinki Summit, the Hybrid War Is Here to Stay
5969
14 June 2018
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Russia and Germany: From Estranged Partners to Good Neighbors
5363
29 March 2018
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Russia and Ukraine: From Brothers to Neighbors
8506
25 October 2017
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Russia Has Grand Designs For the International Order
10282
30 August 2017
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Looking out Five Years: What Should Washington and Its European Allies Expect From Moscow?
11190
21 August 2017
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Here's a Breakdown of Russia's Foreign Policy Goals
3359
12 December 2016
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Putin Likes the Fact That Trump Is Not Another Hypocritical Western Leader
5826
25 August 2016
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Russia and Iran: Historic Mistrust and Contemporary Partnership
5140
25 August 2016
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Is Russia Safe From Extremist Attacks Like Those in Europe?
3138
18 September 2015
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Like It or Not, America and Russia Need to Cooperate in Syria
4940
15 July 2015
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Russia far from isolated in non-West community
5390
18 June 2015
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Harsh Realities in Ukraine
4146
13 May 2015
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Russia's Victory Day Celebration: Much More Than Just a Parade
5591
15 February 2015
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Ukraine points towards the start of a tumultuous new era in world politics
3409
13 February 2015
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

The Disturbing Legacy of the Ukraine Crisis
2871
13 January 2015
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Russia's New Military Doctrine: Should the West Be Worried?
4649
9 October 2014
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Europe's Nightmare Could Still Come True: A NATO-Russia War over Ukraine
7910
22 September 2014
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Russia-West rivalry over Ukraine is higher priority than security
2291
29 August 2014
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Russia’s New National Strategy
3021
19 August 2014
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

The Russian Convoy
3597
12 August 2014
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Silence in the Air on Eastern Ukraine
2190
31 July 2014
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Europe's Nightmare Coming True: America vs. Russia...Again
3081
28 July 2014
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

MH17, part of larger Ukraine crisis, likely to be politicized
2815
21 July 2014
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Ukraine and the aftermath of the downing of flight MH17
6055
18 July 2014
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Malaysia and Ukraine
2484
3 July 2014
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

U.S.-Russian Diplomatic Normalcy: One Small Step Nearer?
4863
18 June 2014
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

The Resurgent, the Assertive, and the Uncertain: Power Shift in Eurasia
1645
29 May 2014
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Get Ready World: The U.S.-Russian Rivalry Is Back
2660
27 May 2014
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Elections Mark the End of the Ukraine Conflict’s First Stage
2330
21 May 2014
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Russia and China: The Russian Liberals’ Revenge
3222
6 May 2014
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Ukraine Burning
3027
21 April 2014
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

As Ukraine stares into the abyss, where is Europe's leadership?
3856
11 April 2014
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Transnistria: A Gathering Storm
5471
8 April 2014
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Five Issues at Stake in the Arctic
8740
31 March 2014
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Russia: Pivoting to Asia or Just to China?
3592
3 March 2014
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

The crisis in Crimea could lead the world into a second cold war
2668
28 February 2014
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Keep a Lid on Crimea
2912
22 November 2013
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

A New Russia Policy for Germany
2279
3 October 2013
Dmitri Trenin

Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member

Russia Is Defending Its Own Interests With Its Stance on Syria

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  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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