Publications

This commentary examines the cost and benefits Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 has brought about for both Moscow and the annexed territory. The authors suggest that the annexation has brought Ru...chevron_right

This commentary explores the problems that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) now poses for Turkey. After initially focusing on ISIS' growing power in Iraq, the commentary then focuses on the ...chevron_right

This report presents an analysis of migration patterns and migration forecasts from Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova to the EU and the Visegrad 4 countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia). It...chevron_right

This commentary examines the history, culture and society of ethnic Crimean Tartars and the situation they find themselves in following Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. The author discusses how ...chevron_right

This commentary examines the deal made between Gazprom and China National Petroleum Corporation in 2014 that will see Russian gas supplied to China. Among other issues, the author examines the negotia...chevron_right

This paper examines how Kazakhstan views its relationship with Russia. In particular, the author discusses three factors which are affecting Kazakhstan's position 1) Russia’s destabilization of Ukrain...chevron_right

This commentary examines how Turkey’s foreign policy has responded to the civil war in Syria. Basically, it concludes that Ankara’s fear of risking deeper involvement in the conflict has yielded a pol...chevron_right

This paper looks at the characteristics of Russian information warfare. Using Russia’s annexation of Crimea as an example, the paper explains the techniques Russia uses in information warfare and the ...chevron_right

This paper looks at Russia's proposed constitutional reforms for Ukraine and what would happen if they were implemented by the country. The author argues that the reforms would transform Ukraine into ...chevron_right

This paper looks at the Germany’s reaction to the 2013/14 crisis in Ukraine and Russia’s intervention in Crimea. It suggests Berlin has adopted a clearly critical stance on Russia, albeit through caut...chevron_right

This paper argues that reforms implemented by President Putin since 2000 have increasingly centralized power and finances in the Kremlin, contradicting the federal form of government in Russia. The au...chevron_right

This paper discusses Russia's changing policies towards Central Asia. It begins with an overview of the significance this region has had for Moscow from Tsarist Russia up until 2000. It then discusses...chevron_right

This paper examines the reforms made by Hungarian President Orban and his Fidesz Party since they gained total political power in the country in 2010. More specifically, it discusses how the president...chevron_right

This paper suggests the Russian intervention in Ukraine in early 2014, as well as statements made by the Kremlin and President Putin, may indicate the emergence of a certain doctrine of Russian foreig...chevron_right

What is the likelihood of increased emigration from Ukraine to the EU in the wake of the country's 2013/14 political crisis and Russia's subsequent intervention in Crimea? This paper argues that absen...chevron_right