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Eurasia is undergoing profound changes. While the Soviet past has left a lasting imprint, Russia and the countries of Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the South Caucasus have their own trajectory.

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The EU, Russia and the Eastern Partnership: What Dynamics under the New German Government?

Date de publication
01 February 2014
Accroche

The Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius in November 2013 demonstrated that the European Union’s policy toward its eastern neighbors has developed into a highly contentious issue between the EU and Russia.

The Crisis in Ukraine: An Insider's View

Date de publication
01 June 2014
Accroche

By the end of 2013 the numerous miscalculations of the Yanukovych regime had deepened the systemic crisis in Ukraine, the crux of which was the tension between the people's hopes of independence and the inefficiency of the country's post-Soviet political and social system.

Russia's Eastern Energy Policy: A Chinese Puzzle for Rosneft

Date de publication
05 April 2013
Accroche

In the past decade Russia set a strategic goal: to develop the Eastern vector of its energy policy and strengthen oil and gas cooperation with the Asia-Pacific countries. While dialogue on gas with China was stalled, Rosneft, the country's number-one oil company, made a breakthrough in petroleum relations. 

What the North Caucasus Means to Russia

Date de publication
11 July 2011
Accroche

The crisis in the North Caucasus has had a negative impact across all of Russia. 

Deja Vu with BMD: The Improbability of Russia-NATO Missile Defense

Date de publication
13 January 2013
Accroche

Consistent attempts by the US and NATO to cooperate on ballistic missile defenses have long divided Russia and the West. The failed talks on this issue have built a foundation of frustration that has reinforced the general lack of trust among the parties on this issue.

Economic Constraint and Ukraine's Security Policy

Date de publication
27 May 2011
Accroche

Since winning the 2010 presidential elections in Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych has worked hard to repair Kyiv's relationship with Moscow.

Kazakhstan and Eurasian Economic Integration: Quick Start, Mixed Results and Uncertain Future

Date de publication
26 November 2012
Accroche

Kazakhstan's economic integration with Russia and Belarus has been advancing at break-neck speed.

Russia: Will the Web Reinvent Policy?

Date de publication
20 June 2012
Accroche

The Web has seen a spectacular development in Russia, opening an intermediary political space through which protesters against the regime have been able to coalesce, as shown by the events in late 2011 and early 2012. 

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Russian Energy Security and Foreign Policy

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Russia/Eurasia Center
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Founded in 2005 within Ifri, the Russia/Eurasia Center conducts research and organizes debates on Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the South Caucasus. Its goal is to understand and anticipate the evolution of this complex and rapidly changing geographical area in order to enrich public discourse in France and Europe and to assist in strategic, political, and economic decision-making.

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