Comoros presidential election highlights sharp political divisions and growing violence
- Daily Brief
- March 24, 2019
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Holy disorder: Moscow’s last influence over Kyiv under threat0
- Former Soviet Union
- October 23, 2018
The Ukrainian church’s separation from Russia will not be an amicable divorce.
Pivot to Russia? Mongolia’s participation in Vostok-180
- China, Former Soviet Union
- October 10, 2018
Despite warming relations with Moscow, Ulaanbaatar will maintain its ‘Third Neighbour Policy’.
The ties that (don’t) bind: Australia-Russia relations0
- Asia Pacific, Former Soviet Union
- April 29, 2018
Australia-Russia relations have soured further after Canberra expelled Russian diplomats in response to the poisoning of ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia.
The Russia-UK relationship: past, present and future0
- Europe, Former Soviet Union
- January 31, 2018
Despite diplomatic efforts to restore ties, Russia-UK relations will remain strained.
Russia’s presidential election: meet the candidates0
- Former Soviet Union
- December 26, 2017
Amid a slew of familiar and unfavourable faces, Putin is likely to win another term as president.
2018 Geopolitical Forecast: The Former Soviet Union0
- Former Soviet Union
- December 20, 2017
Russian politics and foreign policy will take centre stage for in 2018.
China-Rosneft ties: a burgeoning but unstable dynamic0
- Former Soviet Union
- November 21, 2017
A focus on short-term gains may lead to blowback for Beijing and Russia’s state-owned oil company.
US-Russia relations: the relentless power struggle0
- Former Soviet Union
- September 26, 2017
Any hope for a reset in US-Russia relations under President Donald Trump have all but vanished.
Cyber sovereignty: the Sino-Russian authoritarian model0
- Technology & Society, Former Soviet Union
- September 15, 2017
China and Russia champion ‘cyber sovereignty’ but the idea may collapse under its economic weight.
SCO membership: a Beijing-Moscow proxy power struggle0
- Multilateral Institutions, Former Soviet Union
- July 21, 2017
The muted Russia-China rivalry has extended to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
Putin’s political narratives rejuvenated0
- Former Soviet Union
- June 21, 2017
Russia is looking to build a more friendly security status quo after the NATO Summit.
Cold War echoes: Russians in Afghanistan0
- Former Soviet Union
- April 17, 2017
Russia’s return to Afghanistan will put it at odds with NATO in yet another theatre.
