20/07/2017
Nordic countries share the same perception, that Russia does not pose an immediate threat but that its actions nevertheless remain worrying.
Russia / NIS
Russia—as a great power, an emerging market and an energy heavyweight—is intriguing. Both Russia and the post-Soviet space tend to be somewhat volatile and impenetrable.
The Russia/NIS Center, however, casts light on this region. Created in 2004, it anticipates new developments, enriches public debate and empowers decision-making on issues related to Russia and the New Independent States (NIS).
The Center regularly publishes papers on a wide array of themes, from central issues (such as the interaction between foreign policy and energy policy) to topics that are more innovative in France such as the Russian government’s attitude to internet governance, and the competitiveness of Russian universities.
The Center’s digital collection Russie.Nei.Visions (set up in 2005 and available in Russian, English and French) has become an important resource. Its analyses are widely disseminated via social networks and our researchers have a strong presence in French and international media.
Since the Center’s fouding, Ifri has hosted several top political representatives and key economic players in the Russian/NIS space. Attendees at Ifri’s seminars and conferences, include former Ukrainian presidents V. Yushchenko and V. Yanukovych, former Georgian president M. Saakashvili and Russian Minister for Economic Development A. Ulyukayev.
The Center maintains a strong presence in the field, staying close to public authorities and multinational firms in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) area. It has also developed many partnerships with think tanks and research institutes in Europe, the United States, China, Japan and the post-Soviet space.
Tatiana KASTOUEVA-JEAN
Director of Ifri's Russia-NIS Center
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Maxime AUDINET
Research Fellow, Russia/NIS Center
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Florian VIDAL
Research Fellow, Russia/NIS Center
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Anne SOUIN
Project Officer, Russia/NIS Center
Pavel BAEV
Associate Research Fellow, Russia/NIS Center
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Marlène LARUELLE
Associate Research Fellow, Russia/NIS Center
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Bobo LO
Associate Research Fellow, Russia/NIS Center
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Julien NOCETTI
Associate Fellow, Russia/NIS Center
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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.
26/06/2017
Sino-Belarusian relations are characterized by a gap between the quality and depth of the countries’ political partnership on the one hand, and the more limited economic reality of bilateral cooperation on the other.
12/06/2017
Since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, the peninsula’s demographics have changed. Thousands have left and new arrivals – Ukrainians fleeing conflict in the east of their country and Russians – have moved in.
22/05/2017
Ukraine’s conflict with Russia has highlighted the catastrophic state of Ukraine’s defense apparatus.
31/03/2017
France’s current presidential campaign has created an unprecedented situation fuelled by revelations and a total absence of restraint, but it has not truly taken account of the disruptions of the last year: Brexit, the attempted coup in Turkey, the election of Donald Trump, the recapturing of...
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.
01/03/2017
This paper analyses the phenomenon of “Kadyrovism” as a relatively coherent ideology which possesses its own internal logic and propaganda tools and which reflects the reality of Ramzan Kadyrov’s rule, based on submission to Vladimir Putin while also being marked by provocative acts directed...
02/02/2017
Twenty-five years after the fall of the Soviet Union and the declaration of independence by the republics of Central Asia, the issue of guaranteeing stability and security still looms large on Central Asia’s agenda.
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
- Ifri Conferences
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
- Ifri Conferences
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
- Ifri Conferences
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
- Ifri Conferences
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...
18
Feb
2008
from 17:00 to 18:30
- Ifri Conferences
The Russian Presidential Elections: Political and Economic Implications
Debate with Aleksander Voloshin, Chairman of the RAO-EES Russia Directors Board and former Chief of Staff (1999-2003).
Chairman: Thomas Gomart, directeur centre Russie/Nei, Ifri
14
Jun
2007
from 18:00 to 19:30
- Ifri Conferences
How Threatened Does Georgia Feel?
Conference-debate with Nino Burzhanadze, President of the georgian Parliament.
Chairman: Thierry de Montbrial
In May 2006, Ifri welcomed Mikheil Saakashvili, President of Georgia who came to explain his strategy about euro-atlantic integration...
09/11/2012
Since December 2011 there is a real convergence between the perception of President Vladimir Putin and the perception of Russia, especially, in the Western media.
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05/10/2012
What are, in your opinion, his main successes during these 60 years?
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25/07/2012
Does the introduction of these laws lead to a more civilized political and cultural discourse in Russia?
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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...
20/06/2012
How do you assess the Russian internet, in general? Is it different from the English web or not, in political terms?
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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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14/12/2011
Russia's blogosphere has until recently been largely written off as a politically blunt parallel space. The Facebook mobilisation of 50,000 protestors has challenged such assumptions, writes Julien Nocetti.
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16/09/2010
The clear dividing line between Russia’s state and nonstate higher education establishments is evident even in official statistics and national ratings. During the 1990s it became a cliché that the non-state universities could not offer a good level of training.