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A Rift Between the Koreas: Implications for Russian Policy

Has the situation on the Korean Peninsula become more dangerous, and how should Russia proceed given these circumstances? Throughout 2024, the two Korean states have fundamentally changed their positions on Korean unification and their relations with each other. A new situation has emerged on the Korean Peninsula that affects the interests of major geopolitical players, including Russia. Formulating relevant approaches is also critical in view of Moscow’s unprecedented reinvigoration of its Korean...

04.09.2024

Russia in 2020: Alternative Scenarios of the Near Future

In 2008, four paths were available to Russia but in 2022, one prevails A Retrospective Introduction In 2008–2012 we published results of a long-term research project on the alternative scenarios of Russia’s future in several publications including ‘ On Russia: Perspectives from the Engelsberg Seminar 2008 ’ from the Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation. The project purported to make two major steps: first, to generate scenarios themselves and second, to test the public perceptions of these...

09.02.2022

Demystifying Fear

What Should Russia’s Updated Foreign Policy Concept Focus on? Once again, NATO’s possible advancement into the post-Soviet space has come to the fore in Russian expert discourse. The prospect of NATO expanding eastwards is often portrayed as an eschatological catastrophe, much alike the Mongol invasion of Russia in the middle of the 13th century. If this is indeed the case, this expansion must be precluded at all costs. Otherwise, Russia risks both a major geopolitical defeat and a loss of independence...

04.02.2022

Russia-Canada Relations in a Period of Crisis, 2014-2020

Despite the sanctions and accusatory rhetoric from politicians on both sides, ‘niche cooperation’ between the two countries is still possible in areas of common interest Introduction Political relations between Russia and Canada from 2014 to 2020 show that bilateral relations have been affected by the crisis in Russia-West relations and limited by a war of sanctions and accusatory rhetoric from both sides. In Canada, mainstream political discourse does not support dialogue with Russia, while in...

19.04.2021

Russia’s New Foreign Policy Cycle

Foreign viewpoints After the reelection of Vladimir Putin for another term as president of the Russian Federation in March of this year, Russia is entering a new cycle of foreign and domestic policy. Russia's foreign policy at the moment is particularly fraught; the conflict in Syria, the continued uncertain status of the Donbass region of Ukraine, accusations of cyberwarfare and interference in US elections, and the Skripal poisoning incident in ...

07.05.2018

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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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