03/07/2018
The July 16, 2018, face-to-face between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is both entirely natural and extremely unconventional, very encouraging and deeply disturbing.
Foreign Policy and Security
This branch of research analyses the relations of Russia and the New Independent States with the rest of the world, with a special focus on security issues.
13/06/2018
In the course of his presidency, Vladimir Putin has presided over a remarkable expansion of Russian foreign policy.
15/05/2018
This report seeks to explain the main trends in Russia’s evolving Afghanistan policy, with the focus on its regionalization, diversification, and new emphasis on diplomacy that culminated in Moscow regional peace consultations. It argues that none of Russia’s Afghanistan-related concerns can...
01/04/2018
The struggle against terrorism is supposed to be one part of security policy in which Russia has every necessary capability and know-how, and its special services can draw on vast experience without encountering the legal and institutional constraints that often interfere with Western efforts....
21/02/2018
The paper examines the reasons for the poor state of relations between Russia and the United Kingdom, providing a brief historical and political account of why relations have deteriorated. The various options facing the UK after Brexit, and within this framework the ambiguity of current...
21/12/2017
This article focuses on a little-explored aspect of Russia’s intervention in Syria: the new and diverse expeditionary forces engaged on the Syrian frontlines alongside Russian regular armed forces.
26/10/2017
By reinforcing hostility between Russia and the West, the Ukraine crisis has shone a spotlight on the limits and contradictions of any Russo-Japanese rapprochement. Russia has grown more dependent on China, just as Japan has become more reliant on the United States.
06/09/2017
On the eve of the Vladivostok Summit, should we expect any significant progress in the laborious rapprochement between Japan and Russia?
19/07/2017
This paper examines how the large Russian-speaking population outside Russia has been ideologically constructed and politically instrumentalized by the Kremlin’s leadership.
30/03/2017
As the US-led international system struggles under the strain of multiple challenges, the complex web of relations between Russia, China, and India will be critical to the formation of a new world order.
06
Oct
2015
from 12:45 to 14:30
- Dinners and Luncheons
Russia’s International Positioning Les Mensuelles Ifri/Entreprises
These luncheon-debates are dedicated to corporate and individual benefactor members. By personal invitation only.
21
May
2015
from 09:00 to 11:00
- Seminars and Round-table Conferences
Ukrainian Theatre as a Test for the Russian Military and Geopolitical Ambitions Closed Seminar - By personal and non-transferable invitation
A closed seminar with Pavel BAEV, Research Director and Professor at the Peace Research Institute (PRIO), Oslo, Senior Non-Resident Fellow at the Brookings Institution, Washington DC, and Associate Research Fellow at Russia-NIS Center at Ifri.
07
Oct
2014
from 09:00 to 11:00
- Seminars and Round-table Conferences
"New Turkey" Economic and geopolitical challenges
During the last eleven years, as its accession process to the European Union did not move much forward, Turkey, under the lead of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, asserted itself as a regional power. It counts today 77 million inhabitants and reports a GDP of 820 billion USD (2013)...
09
Sep
2014
at 12:45
- Dinners and Luncheons
Which international positioning for Russia after Crimea? Les Mensuelles Ifri/Entreprises
A luncheon debate with Thomas GOMART, Vice President for Strategic Development, Ifri.
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29/06/2012
We should all be able to agree on a fact: despite the growing international indignation toward it, Russia’s position on Syria has remained remarkably consistent throughout the crisis there. By blocking passage of any resolution at the UN Security Council, Russia has gained...
03/03/2012
Which country can Russia consider as a partner and a friend, if such country exists?
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01/03/2012
Will there be a significant change of policy, in Russia itself and in its foreign affairs, during Putin's third term as president?
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15/12/2011
BRUSSELS — Russia said Thursday that it might pledge up to $20 billion via the International Monetary Fund to help stabilize the euro, highlighting the effects of the sovereign debt crisis on Europe’s global influence.
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