Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
The Russian Analytical Digest (RAD) analyzes recent events, trends and developments within contemporary Russian politics, economics and business, foreign policy, security and society. Each issue contains original academic and policy relevant research articles by authors from across the globe, and topical statistical data, graphics and opinion polls. The series is produced by a partner network that includes the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zürich, the external page Research Centre for East European Studies (FSO) at the University of Bremen, the external page Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at the George Washington University and the external page Center for Eastern European Studies (CEES) at the University of Zurich. The RAD is edited by external page Fabian Burkhardt, external page Vassily Klimentov, external page Matthias Neumann, external page Robert Orttung, external page Jeronim Perović, external page Heiko Pleines, and external page Hans-Henning Schröder.
The series is partnered with the German language publication Russland-Analysen, the Russian Regional Report, and the Caucasus Analytical Digest (CAD).
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No. 332: Russia, the Climate and Ecological Activism
This issue examines the intertwined questions of climate change and environmental activism in Russia today. Oxana Schmies examines the response of Russian activists to the recent oil spill on the Black Sea and the possibility that this movement marks the beginning of a new form of society-based initiatives to address environmental issues. Anna Korppoo and Alex Alisson examine Russia’s climate policy, showing that the country has no intention to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels. In a related article, the co-authors examine how Russia has tried to recruit allies in its obstructionism.
No. 331: Russia’s Africa Strategy
This issue looks at the main features and contradictions of Russia’s Africa strategy. First, Ulf Laessing gives an overview of the goals behind Russia’s growing influence in the Sahel region, providing a detailed account of Russia’s activities and highlighting the geopolitical dimension. Then Bohumil Doboš and Maria Raquel Freire go on to analyse Russia’s framing of its relations with Africa, focusing on the inherent contradictions and the limits of Russian engagement.