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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 Zurich, the Research Centre for East European Studies (FSO) at the University of Bremen, the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at the George Washington University, the Center for Eastern European Studies (CEES) at the University of Zurich, and the German Association for East European Studies (DGO). The series is partnered with the German language publication Russland-Analysen, the Russian Regional Report, and the Caucasus Analytical Digest (CAD).

Publishers:	Center for Security Studies (CSS) Research Centre for East European Studies (FSO) Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (IERES) Center for Eastern European Studies (CEES) German Association for East European Studies (DGO)
Publications:	Russian Analytical Digest No. 294: Whither Russia? Russian Analytical Digest No. 293: How to Study Russia Russian Analytical Digest No 292: The Value of Public Opinion Polls Russian Analytical Digest No 291: Hidden Resistance to the Russian-Ukrainian War Inside Russia Russian Analytical Digest No 290: Wagner Group Russian Analytical Digest No 289: Russia's Relations with its Regional Allies since 24th February 2022 Russian Analytical Digest No 288: Brain Drain from Russia after February 24th 2022 Russian Analytical Digest No 287: How the War Affects the Eurasian Economic Union Russian Analytical Digest No 286: War and Church Russian Analytical Digest No 285: Economic Dysfunctionalities Russian Analytical Digest No 284: Energy and War Russian Analytical Digest No 283: Political and Economic Consequences of Russia’s War against Ukraine Russian Analytical Digest No 282: Russian Information Warfare Russian Analytical Digest No 281: Political Regime Stability / Universities / Agriculture Russian Analytical Digest No 280: Sanctions against Russia; Russia’s War in Ukraine on Social Media Russian Analytical Digest No 279: Russia and Afghanistan After the Withdrawal of the USA and Its Allies Russian Analytical Digest No 278: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: First Assessments and Geopolitical Implications Russian Analytical Digest No 277: Russian Military Build-up around Ukraine – Part 2 Russian Analytical Digest No 276: Russian Military Build-up around Ukraine – Part 1 Russian Analytical Digest No 275: Russia's Role in the Contemporary International Agri-Food Trade System Russian Analytical Digest No 274: Russian-US Relations Russian Analytical Digest No 273: Russia and the Conflicts in the South Caucasus: Perspectives from Armenia and Azerbaijan Russian Analytical Digest No 272: Russian Agriculture and Climate Change Russian Analytical Digest No 271: Duma and Regional Elections 2021 Russian Analytical Digest No 270: Russia-Turkey Relations Russian Analytical Digest No 269: Russia and the Arctic Russian Analytical Digest No 268: The State of the Russian Economy Russian Analytical Digest No 267: Nord Stream II Russian Analytical Digest No 266: Preparing for the Parliamentary Elections of 2021: Russian Politics and Society Russian Analytical Digest No 265: Russia's Relations With China Russian Analytical Digest No 264: Agriculture Russian Analytical Digest No 263: Social Inequality Russian Analytical Digest No 262: Russian Regions after the Elections Russian Analytical Digest No 261: Environment Russian Analytical Digest No 260: Arms Control Russian Analytical Digest No 259: Russian Military Strategy Russian Analytical Digest No 258: Media Capture Russian Analytical Digest No 257: Russia and Belarus Russian Analytical Digest No 256: Russia's Arctic Policy Russian Analytical Digest No 255: Countering Violent Extremism Russian Analytical Digest No 254: Social Issues Russian Analytical Digest No 253: US-Russian Relations Russian Analytical Digest No 252: Russian Orthodoxy Russian Analytical Digest No 251: Russia and the Covid-19 Pandemic Russian Analytical Digest No 250: Putin Russian Analytical Digest No 249: Need-based Social Policies Russian Analytical Digest No 248: Central Asia Russian Analytical Digest No 247: Eurasian Economic Union Russian Analytical Digest No 246: Putin's Power Games Russian Analytical Digest No 245: Russian Youth Russian Analytical Digest No 244: Grain Exports from Russia Russian Analytical Digest No 243: Climate Change and Russia Russian Analytical Digest No 242: Russia-Ukraine Russian Analytical Digest No 241: Russia's Economy Russian Analytical Digest No 240: Indigenous Peoples in Russia Russian Analytical Digest No 239: Russian Regional Elections Russian Analytical Digest No 238: North Caucasus Russian Analytical Digest No 237: Security Issues Russian Analytical Digest No 236: Impact of Sanctions on Russian Business Russian Analytical Digest No 235: Caspian Sea Russian Analytical Digest No 234: Russian Think Tanks and Foreign Policy-Making Russian Analytical Digest No 233: Russia’s Oligarchs Russian Analytical Digest No 232: Russia's Relations with the South Caucasus Russian Analytical Digest No 231: Orthodox Church Russian Analytical Digest No 230: The Russian Far East Russian Analytical Digest No 229: Russia´s Public Foreign Policy Narratives Russian Analytical Digest No 228: Cultural Politics Russian Analytical Digest No 227: Regulatory Reform in Russia Russian Analytical Digest No 226: Russia and the Balkans Russian Analytical Digest No 225: Russia`s Pension Reform Russian Analytical Digest No 224: Economic Risks and Opportunities for Putin’s Fourth Term Russian Analytical Digest No 223: Russian Siloviki Russian Analytical Digest No 222: North Caucasus Russian Analytical Digest No 221: Russian Natural Gas Exports to Europe Russian Analytical Digest No 220: Political Economy Russian Analytical Digest No 219: Russia in the Middle East Russian Analytical Digest No 218: Agenda and Challenges for Putin`s New Term Russian Analytical Digest No 217: Russian Presidential Elections Russian Analytical Digest No 216: Winter Olympics/World Cup Russian Analytical Digest No 215: Russia before the Presidential Elections 2018 Russian Analytical Digest No 214: The Armed Conflict in Eastern Ukraine Russian Analytical Digest No 213: 2017 in Review, Perspectives for 2018 Russian Analytical Digest No 212: Information Warfare Russian Analytical Digest No 211: Thinking about the Revolution: Perspectives on Russia between Stability and Revolution Russian Analytical Digest No 210: Political Mobilization in the Run-up to the Presidential Elections Russian Analytical Digest No 209: Russia´s Political Role in East Asia Russian Analytical Digest No 208: Post-Soviet De Facto States Russian Analytical Digest No 207: Mobilizing Patriotism in Russia Russian Analytical Digest No 206: Russian Relations with Belarus Russian Analytical Digest No 205: Sanctions Russian Analytical Digest No 204: Russian Agriculture and Fisheries Russian Analytical Digest No 203: Russia and Ukraine Russian Analytical Digest No 202: Oil Company Benefit Sharing in the Russian North Russian Analytical Digest No 201: Federalism Russian Analytical Digest No 200: Social Policy Russian Analytical Digest No 199: Making Social Policy in Contemporary Russia Russian Analytical Digest No 198: Identity Politics Russian Analytical Digest No 197: Media Russian Analytical Digest No 196: Russian Security/Defense Russian Analytical Digest No 195: 2016 in Review, Looking Forward to 2017 Russian Analytical Digest No 194: Russia and the US Election Russian Analytical Digest No 193: Nuclear Issues Russian Analytical Digest No 192: Russia-Iran Relations Russian Analytical Digest No 191: Globalising or Nationalising - Russian Academia Russian Analytical Digest No 190: Russia and the Oceans Russian Analytical Digest No 189: State Duma Elections Russian Analytical Digest No 188: Russia-Kazakhstan Relations Russian Analytical Digest No 187: Economic Strategy and Inequality Russian Analytical Digest No 186: Duma Elections Review Russian Analytical Digest No 185: Climate Change Russian Analytical Digest No 184: Russian Food Policy Russian Analytical Digest No 183: Competition or Coordination? Russian Analytical Digest No 182: Political Economy Russian Analytical Digest No 181: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Russian Analytical Digest No 180: Economic Crisis Russian Analytical Digest No 179: Russia-Turkey Relations Russian Analytical Digest No 178: US-Russian Relations Russian Analytical Digest No 177: Information Warfare Russian Analytical Digest No 176: Russia and the Baltics/Poland Russian Analytical Digest No 175: Russia and the Conflict in Syria Russian Analytical Digest No 174: Gazprom: Challenges at Home and Abroad Russian Analytical Digest No 173: Russia and Regime Security Russian Analytical Digest No 172: Russian Arctic Sustainability Russian Analytical Digest No 171: The Politics of the Putin Regime Russian Analytical Digest No 170: Eurasian Economic Union: A 6 Months Report Russian Analytical Digest No 169: Pivot to Asia Russian Analytical Digest No 168: The View from China Russian Analytical Digest No 167: Russia, Europe and the Far Right Russian Analytical Digest No 166: Opposition Politics in Russia: Where are They? Russian Analytical Digest No 165: Russia, Central Asia and the Eurasian Economic Union Russian Analytical Digest No 164: Economic Challenges Russian Analytical Digest No 163: Russia's Diversifying Energy Relations Russian Analytical Digest No 162: Russia and the West in Light of the Ukraine Crisis Russian Analytical Digest No 161: Russia and Mongolia Russian Analytical Digest No 160: The Russian Economy Russian Analytical Digest No 159: Migration Russian Analytical Digest No 158: Russian Foreign Policy and the Ukraine Crisis Russian Analytical Digest No 157: Sanctions Russian Analytical Digest No 156: Russian Local Elections Russian Analytical Digest No 155: Science in Russia Russian Analytical Digest No 154: Elites and Oligarchs Russian Analytical Digest No 153: North Caucasus Russian Analytical Digest No 152: CSTO and SCO Russian Analytical Digest No 151: Law Enforcement Russian Analytical Digest No 150: Mega-Events Russian Analytical Digest No 149: The Russian Economy Russian Analytical Digest No 148: Foreign Policy and Ideology Russian Analytical Digest No 147: Legal Reform Russian Analytical Digest No 146: Eurasian Union Russian Analytical Digest No 145: Russia and the Asia-Pacific Russian Analytical Digest No 144: Corruption in Russia Russian Analytical Digest No 143: The Sochi Olympics Russian Analytical Digest No 142: Russia and Regional Developments Russian Analytical Digest No 141: Xenophobia and Migrants Russian Analytical Digest No 140: Capital Flight and Off-Shore Investment Russian Analytical Digest No 139: Governors and Mayors Russian Analytical Digest No 138: Putin's Turn to Traditionalism/Nationalism Russian Analytical Digest No 137: Russia and Higher Education Russian Analytical Digest No 136: Navalny and the Moscow Mayoral Election Russian Analytical Digest No 135: Russia and Right-Wing Extremism Russian Analytical Digest No 134: Cyber Security and Internet Protest Russian Analytical Digest No 133: Putin 3.0: The Economic Plan Russian Analytical Digest No 132: Russia and Northeast Asia Russian Analytical Digest No 131: Nationalism and Islam in Russia’s North Caucasus Russian Analytical Digest No 130: Russia's Relations with France and the United Kingdom Russian Analytical Digest No 129: Arctic Urban Sustainability Russian Analytical Digest No 128: Russia in the Syrian Conflict Russian Analytical Digest No 127: Putin 3.0: One Year Later - Expert Perspectives Russian Analytical Digest No 126: Popular Culture and Politics Russian Analytical Digest No 125: Russia’s Relations with Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania Russian Analytical Digest No 124: Domestic Politics Russian Analytical Digest No 123: The Russian Media Landscape Russian Analytical Digest No 122: Pussy Riot Russian Analytical Digest No 121: The Russian Budget Russian Analytical Digest No 120: Legislation and Governance Russian Analytical Digest No 119: Foreign Economic Policy Russian Analytical Digest No 118: Russia’s Evolving Political System Russian Analytical Digest No 117: Public Opinion Polls and Political Culture Russian Analytical Digest No 116: Military Reform Russian Analytical Digest No 115: Change and Continuity in Russia’s Political Environment Russian Analytical Digest No 114: Russia and Global Governance Russian Analytical Digest No 113: Energy Russian Analytical Digest No 112: The Eurasian Union Project Russian Analytical Digest No 111: Foreign Trade and Investment Climate Russian Analytical Digest No 110: Presidential Elections Russian Analytical Digest No 109: Twenty Years after the Collapse of the USSR Russian Analytical Digest No 108: Duma Elections and Protests Russian Analytical Digest No 107: The Russian Diaspora in the USA Russian Analytical Digest No 106: Duma Elections 2011 Russian Analytical Digest No 105: State-Business Relations and Modernisation Russian Analytical Digest No 104: Labor Unions Russian Analytical Digest No 103: Russian Regions Russian Analytical Digest No 102: Political Parties Russian Analytical Digest No 101: Russia and the Nuclear Industry Russian Analytical Digest No 100: Russian Energy Policy Russian Analytical Digest No 99: Investment in Russia Russian Analytical Digest No 98: Russia and the Middle East Crises Russian Analytical Digest No 97: Education in Russia Russian Analytical Digest No 96: Russian Policy Options in the Arctic Russian Analytical Digest No 95: Russia and Sports Russian Analytical Digest No 94: Russian Studies Russian Analytical Digest No 93: Russian Nationalism, Xenophobia, Immigration and Ethnic Conflict Russian Analytical Digest No 92: Corruption and the Rule of Law Russian Analytical Digest No 91: Russia and BRIC Russian Analytical Digest No 90: Political Trends Russian Analytical Digest No 89: Film, Identity and the Marshrutka Russian Analytical Digest No 88: Russia's Economic Development Russian Analytical Digest No 87: Russia's Relations with Belarus and Kazakhstan Russian Analytical Digest No 86: Regional Developments Russian Analytical Digest No 85: Urban Planning in the Soviet Union and Russia Russian Analytical Digest No 84: Police Reform Russian Analytical Digest No 83: Russian Policy Towards Africa and the Near East Russian Analytical Digest No 82: The Russian Far East Russian Analytical Digest No 81: Russian Public Relations Activities and Soft Power Russian Analytical Digest No 80: Russia and Afghanistan Russian Analytical Digest No 79: Environmental Issues and the Green Movement in Russia Russian Analytical Digest No 78: Russian Military Thinking Today Russian Analytical Digest No 77: Institutions in Russia Russian Analytical Digest No 76: Russia and Regional Organizations Russian Analytical Digest No 75: Russian-Ukrainian Relations Russian Analytical Digest No 74: Russian Financial Activities Russian Analytical Digest No 73: Russia-China Relations Russian Analytical Digest No 72: History Writing and National Myth-Making in Russia Russian Analytical Digest No 71: Russia's Economic and Security Relations with Central Asia Russian Analytical Digest No 70: The North Caucasus Crisis Russian Analytical Digest No 69: Internet Blogs Russian Analytical Digest No 68: Russia-Georgia Relations Russian Analytical Digest No 67: The Political Situation in Russia's Regions Russian Analytical Digest No 66: US-Russian Relations Russian Analytical Digest No 65: Russia and the Economic Crisis Russian Analytical Digest No 64: Land Reform Russian Analytical Digest No 63: Russia’s Oligarchs: Where Are They Now? Russian Analytical Digest No 62: Russia’s National Security Strategy Russian Analytical Digest No 61: Russia and the EU’s Northern Dimension Russian Analytical Digest No 60: Political Trends in Russia Russian Analytical Digest No 59: Russia's Judicial System Russian Analytical Digest No 58: Russia's New Gas Projects Russian Analytical Digest No 57: The Political Role of Russia’s Regions Russian Analytical Digest No 56: Russia's Energy Relations with its Caspian Neighbors Russian Analytical Digest No 55: The Role of Russia in Europe’s Security Architecture Russian Analytical Digest No 54: The Russian Economy in Crisis Russian Analytical Digest No 53: The Russian-Ukrainian Gas Conflict Russian Analytical Digest No 52: Russian Agriculture, Rural Social Issues Russian Analytical Digest No 51: Chechnya and the North Caucasus Russian Analytical Digest No 50: Social Movements and the State in Russia Russian Analytical Digest No 49: How Russia Works: An Assessment of the Medvedev-Putin System Russian Analytical Digest No 48: Russia and the Financial Crisis Russian Analytical Digest No 47: The Russian Orthodox Church Russian Analytical Digest No 46: Energy Efficiency Russian Analytical Digest No 45: Russia and the Conflict in Georgia Russian Analytical Digest No 44: Russia and Islam Russian Analytical Digest No 43: Federalism Russian Analytical Digest No 42: Russia's Restive Regions Russian Analytical Digest No 41: Gazprom’s Foreign Energy Policy Russian Analytical Digest No 40: Russia and the Russian Analytical Digest No 39: Russian-Serbian Relations Russian Analytical Digest No 38: The State of the Russian Economy Russian Analytical Digest No 37: Social Reforms. The Funding of University Studies Russian Analytical Digest No 36: The Putin Legacy Russian Analytical Digest No 35: Russia's Health and Demographic Situation Russian Analytical Digest No 34: Russian Business Expansion Russian Analytical Digest No 33: Russia's New Energy Frontiers Russian Analytical Digest No 32: Russia After the Duma Elections Russian Analytical Digest No 31: Russia's Party System and the 2007 Duma Elections Russian Analytical Digest No 30: Nuclear Proliferation Russian Analytical Digest No 29: Russia and Central Asia Russian Analytical Digest No 28: Political Opposition in Russia Russian Analytical Digest No 27: Energy Sector Reform Russian Analytical Digest No 26: Russia and the West Russian Analytical Digest No 25: Russia's Asia Policy Russian Analytical Digest No 24: Russia and WTO Accession Russian Analytical Digest No 23: Russia and Global Warming Russian Analytical Digest No 22: The North Caucasus Russian Analytical Digest No 21: Russia in Political and Economic Country Ratings Russian Analytical Digest No 20: Maritime Border Conflicts Russian Analytical Digest No 19: Political Parties Russian Analytical Digest No 18: Russia's Energy Policy Russian Analytical Digest No 17: ´Siloviki´in Politics - Russian Military Reform Russian Analytical Digest No 16: Federalism Russian Analytical Digest No 15: Russia's Relations to Poland and Belarus; The Issue of Kaliningrad Russian Analytical Digest No 14: Nationalism Russian Analytical Digest No 13: Russian-Georgian Relations Russian Analytical Digest No 12: Russia's Chairmanship of the Council of Europe Russian Analytical Digest No 11: Corruption Russian Analytical Digest No 10: Death Penalty Russian Analytical Digest No 9: Media Russian Analytical Digest No 8: Business-State Relations Russian Analytical Digest No 7: Migration Russian Analytical Digest No 6: Trends in Russian Foreign Policy - Russia and Iran Russian Analytical Digest No 5: Beslan - Two Years After Russian Analytical Digest No 4: Russia and Belarus Russian Analytical Digest No 3: The New NGO Law Russian Analytical Digest No 2: Russia's New Counter-Terrorism Law Russian Analytical Digest No 1: Gazprom, Liberal Politics, Elections

Publishers:

Center for Security Studies (CSS)
Research Centre for East European Studies (FSO)
Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (IERES)
Center for Eastern European Studies (CEES)
German Association for East European Studies (DGO)

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