PRIO Blogs
Russian Counter-Offensive in the International Arena Has Lost Momentum
One of the key goals for 2024 that President Vladimir Putin had apparently set at the end of the second year of the Ukraine war was to execute a sustained foreign policy counter-offensive to reduce Russia’s international isolation to irrelevance. ...
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Week of Ceremonies Marks Wobbly Start for Putin’s New Presidential Term
The Christian Orthodox Easter service in Moscow’s Christ the Savior Cathedral on May 5 began a week of pompous performances for Russian President Vladimir Putin (Vedomosti, May 5). It continued with his inauguration ceremony on May 7, followed by ...
Project May 2011
Geopolitics of the Caspian region
Project Dec 2005
Russian Energy Complex and Europe
Project Jan 2006 – Feb 2007
The Russian military focus on tasks in the Caucasus and Central Asia
Report – External Series
Insights from the Inside: Women’s Mediation Networks as a Tool for Influencing Peace Processes
FBA Policy Briefs
Journal Article
Could the 'Deal of the Century' still live up to its name?
Journal article in CACI Analyst
Popular Article
Is Russia Paying Attention to Baku-Ceyhan?
Popular article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
Popular Article
Medvedev Re-energizes Russian Capian Policy in Baku
Popular article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
Popular Article
Medvedev Fails in Mediating a Compromise between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Popular article in Eurasia Daily Monitor
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Nagorno-Karabakh: what do residents of the contested territory want for their future?
Popular article in The Conversation
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The next surge of conflict in the Caucasus is still preventable
Popular article in Editoriaux de l'IFRI
PRIO Blogs
Russia Breaks the Partnership with Turkey – but Builds a New One with Iran
De-escalation of the crisis between Russia and Turkey, caused by the first ever air fight between them resulting in a destruction of a Russian Su-24, has suddenly become the hottest issue in global affairs. What has been overshadowed by this clash...
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Erdogan and Putin Cordially Probe One Another’s Faults and Failures
The meeting in Sochi, Russia, on August 5 between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was more than just another chapter in the long track record of bargaining and testing the limits of mutual patience betwe...
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Hard Georgian Lessons for Ending the War in Ukraine
Russia’s all-out aggression against Ukraine, which will pass the 18-month mark next week, is indirectly but strongly connected to the Russo-Georgian war of 15 years ago. In the first week of August 2008, Georgian villages in South Ossetia, a separ...
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Zelenskyy Fights Difficult Diplomatic Battles, as Russia’s Isolation Deepens
Neither New York, nor Washington rolled out the red carpet for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He came ready for tough challenges and succeeded in making the case for sustained global and US attention to condemning and defeating Russia’s ...
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The Next Surge of Conflict in the South Caucasus Is Still Preventable
The tragic exodus of the Armenian population from the Nagorno Karabakh region has closed a chapter in the long saga of conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The disappearance of this self-proclaimed republic provides the opportunity to bring th...