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16.01.2015

Why Does Russia’s Strategy in Asia Fail?

Petr Topychkanov

The current political crisis in Russia’s relations with the West gives a strong impetus to Russian rapprochement with Asian countries. However, many analysts are of the opinion that no significant progress in this area has been achieved as of yet.

31.12.2014

Looking Back on 2014 (Part II)

Thomas de Waal
Maxim Suchkov
Balázs Jarábik
Arkady Dubnov
Vinay Shukla
Petr Topychkanov
Alexander Gabuev
Nikolay Kozhanov

2014 was a year of crisis. Ebola, ISIS, and Donbas are now part of the global lexicon. Eurasia Outlook experts weigh in on how crises on Russia’s periphery affected the country, and what these developments mean for Moscow in 2015.

29.12.2014

2014: Russia’s New Military Doctrine Tells It All

Dmitri Trenin

As one of his final acts in 2014, President Putin signed on December 26 the country’s new military doctrine. The new doctrine makes it clear that even if the West is not officially an adversary, it is a powerful competitor and a bitter rival, a source of most of military risks and threats.

24.12.2014

European Perspectives of the “New Turkey”

Pavel Shlykov

President Erdogan strives to find a sound strategy to minimize the current risks in foreign affairs. Despite resentment of the EU and the current stagnation of Turkey’s accession process, the EU retains its influence over Turkey because of the Turkish economy’s great dependence on the EU.

16.12.2014

Russia’s Pivot to Asia: Is It Good for Russia and Is It Successful?

Akio Kawato
Arkady Dubnov
Alexander Gabuev
Petr Topychkanov
Pavel Shlykov

Many are talking about Russia’s pivot eastward, but is it working? Eurasia Outlook posed the question to some leading experts in the field in order to gather some thoughts about the policy’s effectiveness.

10.12.2014

Vladimir Putin’s Annual Address and Its Message

Several Carnegie experts from different offices discuss the significance of Putin’s address to the future of Russia and its role in the international community.

9.12.2014

What Do You Expect from Vladimir Putin’s Visit to India?

Vinay Shukla
Tatiana Shaumyan
Arun Mohanty
Petr Topychkanov

What do you expect from Vladimir Putin’s visit to India? Eurasia Outlook posed the question to some leading experts in the field in order to gather some predictions about the meeting’s significance to Russia-India relations moving forward.

8.12.2014

Strategic Partnership Without Strategy?

Petr Topychkanov

Russia and India should initiate the creation of a roadmap for developing Russian-Indian relations. Without a binding roadmap, the “strategic partnership” will remain nothing but pretty window dressing that conceals the absence of strategy.

4.12.2014

Unexpected Blow: How Falling Oil Prices and the Depreciating Ruble Influence Russia’s Pivot to Asia

Alexander Gabuev

The falling oil price and rapid devaluation of Russian currency not only affect the economy, the budget, and the joking habits of the elite, but also have an effect on Moscow’s foreign policy.

26.11.2014

Will Mi-35M Helicopters Fly to Pakistan?

Petr Topychkanov

Military cooperation between Russia and Pakistan will be very specific and driven by concrete, pragmatic, and limited goals. At the same time, India remains Russia’s priority partner.