President Vladimir Putin’s domination of Russia’s politics, coupled with the apparent stability of the regime, have contributed to the relative neglect of domestic politics in explaining Russia’s foreign policy. This article seeks to overcome this lapse and argues that the evolving distribution of political and economic power under the surface of Putin’s leadership has been influencing the proc...

Two weeks after Joseph Biden took office as President, the U.S. and Russia extended New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty for five years. This landmark arms control treaty limits number of strategic offensive weapons each country can have. A ‘window opportunity’ a new stage stability discussions on has opened. competition between world’s most powerful countries, escalating global regional threats...

This policy brief shall explore the current relation between two powers – the European Union and Russia. This relationship, often unstable not least because of historical heritage, has altered during the past few years due to a number of changes that are to be discussed here – the changing domestic situation in Russia, the growing competition between the two parties over the ‘shared neighbourho...

Russia–Pakistan relations have improved since the end of Cold War. While that trend is likely to continue, Russia unlikely transform Pakistan’s difficult strategic circumstances. insufficiently wealthy provide enough aid and investment revitalize economy. also too concerned with maintaining access Indian defense market increase sales Pakistan more than modestly. This article reviews what I call...

(Far Eastern National University, Vladivostok, Russia) CASE Visiting Fellow, UC Berkeley November 2008 Civil-Military Relations in Russia. Field Report Civil-military relations Civil-military relations are a very important issue for the modern Russian politics. Russia’s location and geopolitical situation required it to participate in multiple wars and conflicts over some 323 years to maintain ...