Russia and Eurasia
Our research of the former Soviet region assesses the impact of the rise in conflict and security challenges in the region and explores the geopolitics of the various states.
Countries focused on in this region
Our experts
Dr Ana Alecsandru
Research Fellow
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Emily Ferris
Senior Research Fellow, Russian and Eurasian Security
International Security
Callum Fraser
Research Fellow, Russian and Eurasian Security
International Security
Tom Keatinge
Director, CFS
Centre for Finance and Security
Dr Neil Melvin
Director, International Security
International Security
Stephen Reimer
Associate Fellow
Dr Jack Watling
Senior Research Fellow, Land Warfare
Military Sciences
Fellows
Sir Laurie Bristow KCMG
Distinguished Fellow; President of Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge; Former UK Ambassador to Afghanistan and the Russian Federation
Professor Michael Clarke
Distinguished Fellow
Dr Richard Connolly
Associate Fellow - Specialist on the Russian economy
Oleksandr V Danylyuk
Associate Fellow - Expert in Russian multidimensional warfare
Professor Mark Galeotti
Senior Associate Fellow; Principal Director, Mayak Intelligence
Professor Tracey German
Senior Associate Fellow; Deputy Dean of Studies (Research), Defence Studies Department, King's College London
Niklas Granholm
Associate Fellow; Deputy Director of Studies at FOI
Professor Valur Ingimundarson
Senior Associate Fellow; Professor of Contemporary History, University of Iceland
John Kampfner
Senior Associate Fellow
Professor David Lewis
Senior Associate Fellow; Professor of Global Politics, University of Exeter
Dr Andrew Monaghan
Senior Associate Fellow; Founding Director, Russia Research Network
Jonathan Rugman
Senior Associate Fellow
Dr Tessa Szyszkowitz
Distinguished Fellow
Dr Maryna Vorotnyuk
Associate Fellow
Amy Woolf
Senior Associate Fellow
Dr Luba Zatsepina
Former Research Fellow
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This research programme analyses Russia’s strategic thinking, political change and its global and regional ambitions.
We aim to address the question of how Russia understands the Indo-Pacific security concept and what interests are driving Moscow’s regional approach.
