The following is the first of a two-part series. Introduction Russia is anchored to Europe by so many vital ties that all other frontiers in its vast geography are of…
Russia and China have enjoyed a key economic partnership since the early 2000s, and especially since 2014, when Western sanctions in response to Russia’s annexation of Crimea pushed Moscow closer…
From its inception, the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline has triggered a controversial debate in the European Union and the United States. Sponsored by the Russian Gazprom (which…
Much has been written about the political course pursued by the second president of post-Soviet Uzbekistan, Shavkat M. Mirziyoyev. Mirziyoyev, who succeeded I.A. Karimov in September 2016, has…
Since returning to office in 2012, Russian President Vladimir Putin has pursued a course of action that has enabled him to significantly enhance Russia’s position on the global stage. Putin’s…
On February 7th, Dialogues sat down with Sergey Aleksashenko, former deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation and former first deputy chairman of the Russian Central Bank, to discuss…
In January, Ukraine’s Orthodox church won independence following 332 years of Russian control – a powerful blow to Russia’s ability to exert influence in Ukraine and across the Orthodox world.
Russia has traditionally viewed itself as the direct successor to Byzantium—a great Eurasian empire linking the West and the East. Control of Eurasia’s continental heartland is one of the main…
Russia’s lack of a free press imperils the ability of domestic actors to protect human rights in the country, undermines the legitimacy of the political system, and makes it hard to…
On April 4, the Brookings Center on the United States and Europe welcomed Vladimir Kara-Murza as part of a panel to discuss how Russian President Vladimir Putin will define his…
