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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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Rival public diplomacies in the Ukrainian crisis : RT and Ukraine Today

Date de publication
01 June 2018
Accroche

The Ukrainian crisis has brought to light the key role played by new international networks as instruments of public diplomacy in time of war. Focusing on RT and Ukraine Today in the asymmetrical conflict between Russia and Ukraine, this article analyzes the operation and strategies of diffusion of these two media, and inquires into their antagonistic narratives and political rationales. This case study focuses on this conflict’s two dimensions of storytelling and news that several actors and observers have described as a “war of information”.

Anatomy of the Russian cultural diplomacy in the post-Soviet era

Date de publication
01 October 2017
Accroche

The article discusses Russia’s cultural diplomacy understandings in the post-Soviet era, as implemented since the mid-2000’s. 

Nordic Countries in the Face of Russian Action in the Baltic and Kaliningrad

Date de publication
20 July 2017
Accroche

Nordic countries share the same perception, that Russia does not pose an immediate threat but that its actions nevertheless remain worrying. 

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Minsk-Beijing: What Kind of Strategic Partnership?

Date de publication
26 June 2017
Accroche

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.

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What Forecast for Crimea?

Date de publication
12 June 2017
Accroche

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.

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Reforming Ukrainian Defense: No Shortage of Challenges

Date de publication
22 May 2017
Accroche

Ukraine’s conflict with Russia has highlighted the catastrophic state of Ukraine’s defense apparatus.

Living with Russia

Date de publication
10 March 2017
Accroche

Russia’s power comes, in part, from the West’s errors and illusions in the wake of the Cold War.

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The NPT and the Origins of NATO’s Nuclear Sharing Arrangements

Date de publication
07 February 2017
Accroche

Russia has recently accused the United States and NATO Allies of violating the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) by arguing that NATO's nuclear sharing arrangements are not permitted under the Treaty.

The Russian Informational and Digital Influence Strategy in Europe

Date de publication
01 January 2017
Accroche

The article discusses Russia’s informational and digital strategy towards Europe. It focuses on its content, instruments, infrastructures and techniques. 

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The Return of Geopolitical Risk - Russia, China and the United States

Date de publication
06 April 2016
Accroche

The year 2014 was defined by the conflict in Ukraine, the emergence of Daesh, and tensions between China and Japan. As for 2015, it has witnessed the spread of Daesh, the conflict in Yemen, the Greek crisis, revelations about the activity of the National Security Agency (NSA), the migrant crisis, and a ramping-up of terrorist attacks. 

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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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