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
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Leonid Isaev and Anton Mardasov on the diffusion of responsibility for policies in the Middle East
Pavel Luzin considers Rosatom’s role in Africa and its influence on Russia’s foreign policy
Anton Mardasov and Kirill Semenov on the impact of the downed Boeing 737 on Russia-Iran military and technical cooperation
Anton Mardasov and Kirill Semenov on how Russia introduced PMCs to Libya and is trying to maintain a certain balance of power in the country
Serbia is attempting to set out some red lines in its relations with Russia. But can it still do so while maintaining its uneasy balance between great powers, asks Yulia Petrovskaya
Anton Mardasov explains why Moscow’s peacemaking efforts in Syria ring hollow
With the Caliphate collapsing and the ISIS leader now dead, where next for Russia’s jihadists asks Asya Metodieva
Leonid Isaev on how Turkey and Russia filled the vacuum after the withdrawal of US troops from northern Syria
Lyubov Glazunova on how Russia cultivates influence in Africa with a promise of nuclear power
Anton Mardasov on what is happening with the territories that returned under the control of the Assad regime, but where a fairly high level of anti-government sentiment has been preserved
Why has the S-400 missile system become such an important instrument of Russian diplomacy?