03/07/2019
The Greater Eurasia project has emerged as the poster-child of Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy, symbolic of a resurgent and self-confident Russia.
Russia / Eurasia
Post-Soviet Russia has gradually asserted itself as an imperial and anti-Western power, representing a threat to the independence of its Eurasian neighbors, as well as to the post-Cold War international order. The Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 is the culmination of this behavior, with both regional and global consequences. Now cut off and isolated from the Euro-Atlantic space, Russia is seeking to deepen its partnership with China and to turn towards non-Western worlds, especially in Asia and Africa. In the Eurasian space, historically dominated by Russia, the war amplifies centrifugal tendencies. The speed and depth of the transformations underway require constant and precise monitoring of the internal and external policies of the countries in the area.
Founded in 2005 at Ifri, the Russia/Eurasia Center produces research and organizes debates on Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the South Caucasus. Its objective is to understand and anticipate the evolution of this complex and rapidly changing region in order to enrich the public debate in France and Europe, and to assist in strategic, political and economic decision-making. Over time, the Russia/Eurasia Center has developed a network of contacts from institutions and civil society in the countries of the Eurasian space, and has established multiple partnerships with research institutes in Europe and around the world.
The digital collection Russia.Eurasia.Visions (formerly Russia.Nei.Visions), published by the Center, has become a reference point, with articles published in three languages (French, English and Russian). Relying on a network of leading experts and promising young researchers, it offers original analyses intended for public and private decision-makers, researchers, as well as for a wider public interested in the area.
Tatiana KASTOUEVA-JEAN
Director of Ifri's Russia / Eurasia Center
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Dimitri MINIC
Research Fellow, Russia / Eurasia Center
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Anne SOUIN
Project Officer, Russia / Eurasia Center
Pavel BAEV
Associate Research Fellow, Russia / Eurasia Center
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Marlène LARUELLE
Associate Research Fellow, Russia / Eurasia Center
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Michaël LEVYSTONE
Associate Research Fellow, Russia / Eurasia Center
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Bobo LO
Associate Research Fellow, Russia / Eurasia Center
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Julien NOCETTI
Associate Fellow, Russia / Eurasia Center and Geopolitics of Technologies Program
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Florian VIDAL
Associate Fellow, Russia / Eurasia Center
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19/04/2019
Russia’s comeback to Africa has been widely discussed since 2017.
04/04/2019
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20/03/2019
Of Russia’s 146 million citizens (if we include those in Crimea), 63 million—or 43 percent—are under 34 years of age. Of these, 30 million belong to Generation Y (millennials in their 20s and early 30s), 15 million belong to Gen Z (teenagers), and a further 18 million are part of the youngest...
20/03/2019
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01/03/2019
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19/02/2019
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17/12/2018
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Asia - China - Russia / Eurasia - Eurasia
29/10/2018
The return of more conflictual relations between Russia and the West following Russia’s intervention in Eastern Ukraine and its annexation of Crimea has led to a deterioration in the strategic environment for Northern European countries, particularly in the Baltic Sea Region and the Arctic.
02
Dec
2010
from 17:00 to 18:30
- Conférences
Hard et soft powers dans la politique étrangère russe
Depuis le début de la décennie, la Russie manifeste une volonté de modifier son image au moyen d'outils de soft power. Cet effort de soft power et la préoccupation pour l'image projetée à l'extérieur n'ont cependant pas empêché le raidissement de la politique étrangère russe...
26
Nov
2009
from 07:30 to 09:00
- Conférences
What are Georgia's Foreign Policy Options?
Conference-debate with Grigol Vashadze, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
Chairman: Thomas Gomart
18
Nov
2009
from Wednesday 18 November 2009 23:00 to Friday 20 November 2009 23:00
- External Events
Reforming the Higher Education Sector
Tatiana Kastueva-Jean in the framework of the 996 Wilton Park Conference, 'Dialogue with Russia: Moving from a Resource Based to a Knowledge Based Economy', November 20th, 2009.
11
Nov
2009
from Wednesday 11 November 2009 23:00 to Thursday 12 November 2009 23:00
- External Events
Russia Foreign Policy Towards Europe in 2009: What Has Been the Main Driver?
Thomas Gomart in the framework of the roundtable "Russian Foreign Policy in 2009" with Stephen Blank (US War College), Aurel Braun (Toronto University), Craig Nation (US War College), Carol Saivetz (Harvard...
25
Jun
2009
from 08:30 to 10:00
- Seminars and Round-table Conferences
Russia and China in Central Asia: Agents of Stability or Instability ?
04
Jun
2009
at 00:00
- External Events
EU-Russia Business Dialogue
Thomas Gomart, in the framework of the session " EU-Russia Co-operation: Protect Investments, Avoid Protectionism" with Elvira Nabiullina (Minister of Economic Development of Russia), Catherine Ashton (European Commissioner for Trade), Tony Hayward (Group CEO, BP p.l.c),...
23
Oct
2008
from 18:00 to 19:30
- Conférences
Between Russia and Europe: The Stakes of Caucasian Crisis
Conference with the Ifri experts , Thomas Gomart, director of the Russia/NIS Center, Dominique Moïsi, special adviser, William Ramsay, director of the Energy program, Dorothée Schmid, research fellow . Chairman :
15
Sep
2008
from 08:30 to 10:00
- Conférences
What role should the EU play in Central Asia?
Breakfast debate with Ambassadeur Pierre Morel, special representative of the European Union for Central Asia, Oksana Antonenko, Senior Fellow, IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies) and Didier Chaudet, Research Fellow, Russia...
15
May
2008
from 08:30 to 10:00
- Conférences
Russia-Occident
Breakfast-Debate with Natalya Narotchnitskaya, Duma Deputy, Researcher and author of Que reste-t-il de notre victoire? [What is Left of Our Victory?] (Paris, Editions des Syrtes, 2008), Georges Nivat, Rector of the International University of Lomonosov and...
17
Apr
2008
from 08:30 to 10:00
- Conférences
Russia is Back: How Did Putin Do It ?
With Marshall Goldman, Davis Professor of Russian Economics, Associate Director of Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies.
Chairman: Dr Thomas Gomart, Head of the Russia/NIS Center, Ifri
In March 2000, when Vladimir Putin came to power...
13/02/2017
Russia watchers say Moscow is deploying considerable resources to swing the French election.
29/11/2016
3 questions to Stephen SZABO, Executive Director, Transatlantic Academy.
29/11/2016
3 questions to Andrey KORTUNOV, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC).
14/10/2016
What are the Current Challenges for Gazprom and Russia’s Energy Policy? What are the Gas Risks for Europe? Is the Nord Stream-II a Risk or an Opportunity for Europe?
25/04/2016
Russia's Pivot to Asia. Assessment and Strategic Implications.
Dmitri Trenin, director of the Carnegie Moscow Center, analyses the factors driving Russia’s push to expand its influence in Asia. Interview recorded at the French institute of international relations on 15 April 2016.
12/06/2015
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11/06/2015
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13/01/2015
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08/12/2014
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26/11/2014
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