Saying goodbye to illusions: Russia and the Middle East in 2020
Anton Mardasov on how Moscow has dispelled myths about having a strategy for the Middle East
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In search of new partners in space
Pavel Luzin on whether Russia can rely on China and India in the field of space exploration
Best frenemies: Russia and Turkey
Anton Mardasov and Kirill Semyonov on relations between Moscow and Ankara: their positive prospects and areas of potential conflict
Russian operation goes ‘offshore’ in Syria
Anton Mardasov and Kirill Semenov describe how Moscow is trying to support the armed opposition without weakening al-Assad
Russian PMCs in Sub-Saharan Africa: mission (im)possible?
Sergey Sukhankin on why the employment of PMCs in Sub-Saharan Africa has not yielded major benefits to Russia
Russia is washing blood off African diamonds
Lyubov Glazunova investigates Russia’s struggle to legalise diamond exports from the Central African Republic
Russia’s Covid Diplomacy in Bosnia
Julia Petrovskaya investigates why and how Russia is upping the diplomatic tempo in Bosnia
Russia without Assad
Anton Mardasov and Kirill Semyonov discuss the objectives of an anti-Damascus information campaign and look at possible changes among the Syrian power elite
Russia’s Arctic strategy melts under scrutiny
Sergey Sukhankin sees a widening mismatch between Russia’s Arctic dreams and its strategic reality
Techno-Economic Blocs in Eurasia
The coronavirus pandemic, along with geopolitical trends, is consolidating ‘techno-economic’ blocs in Eurasia writes Emil Avdaliani
Moscow’s fight against the “enemies of Orthodoxy” in the Balkans
With the help of local friends and pro-Kremlin media, the Russian Orthodox Church has launched a propaganda campaign in the Balkans, writes Julia Petrovskaya
The Fragmentation of Russia’s Middle East Policies
Leonid Isaev and Anton Mardasov on the diffusion of responsibility for policies in the Middle East