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Geopolitics and Neglected Arctic Spaces
November 2, 2020 | Rachel Ellehuus, Colin Wall As the Arctic gains in geostrategic significance, the world’s most powerful countries are turning northward. In this edition of Northern Connections, three experts outline how it looks when countries in the region must balance the competing interests of outside powers.

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Sticking Together or Drifting Apart: The Future of Franco-British Defense Cooperation
October 28, 2020 | Rachel Ellehuus, Pierre Morcos As the 10th anniversary of the Lancaster House treaties approaches, Franco-British military cooperation is under strain. CSIS’s Rachel Ellehuus and Pierre Morcos outline how this partnership will be key for the future of European security and defense.

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The Diversity of Russia’s Military Power
September 25, 2020 | Mark F. Cancian, Cyrus Newlin This volume is comprised of the work by CSIS executive education program participants on Russian strategy and history, as well as the elements and resources behind Russian military power.

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Countering Russian & Chinese Influence Activities
July 15, 2020 | Cyrus Newlin, Heather A. Conley, Amy Searight Foreign influence activities pose a common threat to democracies, but in different ways. CSIS examined Russian influence activities in Germany and the United Kingdom and Chinese influence operations in Japan and Australia.

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Putin and the COVID Crisis: Instability as Opportunity
March 31, 2020 | Rachel Ellehuus As COVID-19 ravages the world, Vladimir Putin has been proactive in exploiting the crisis both at home and abroad.

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America's Arctic Moment: Great Power Competition in the Arctic to 2050
March 30, 2020 | Heather A. Conley, Nikos Tsafos, Ian Williams As U.S. Arctic policy remains stagnant, Russia and China are expanding their economic and military presence in the Arctic. In a battleground for great power competition, the United States must restore its presence and leadership in this increasingly strategic region.

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Ice Curtain: S-400 Deployments and Enhanced Defense of Russia’s Western Arctic (Rogachevo Air Base)
March 30, 2020 | Heather A. Conley, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. Russia’s deployment of S-400s to Rogachevo Air Base in the Novaya Zemlya archipelago is a critical part of its efforts to secure its Northwest Arctic territory and expand its defensive capabilities.

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Ice Curtain: Hunting for Russia’s Newest Military ‘Treasures in the Far North’*
March 27, 2020 | Heather A. Conley, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. Russia’s military posture on Alexandra Land augments Russia’s defense capabilities in the Arctic, while the island’s geographic position makes it a potential staging ground for power projection into the Central Arctic and North Atlantic.

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Ice Curtain: Tiksi Airbase—Many Russian Announcements, Little Equipment
March 26, 2020 | Heather A. Conley, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. The Russian government has repeatedly announced ambitious plans to expand Tiksi Air Base but appears to be significantly behind in its efforts, an indication that not everything the Kremlin announces with regard to its military posture in the Arctic is necessarily true.

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Ice Curtain: Protecting the Arctic Motherland
March 25, 2020 | Heather A. Conley, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. Russia’s military presence on Kotelny Island off the northern Siberian coast demonstrates a complex, layered coastal defense arrangement which could limit NATO and U.S. air and maritime capabilities in the region.

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Ice Curtain: Why Is There a New Russian Military Facility 300 Miles from Alaska?
March 24, 2020 | Heather A. Conley, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. Russia has significantly strengthened its military presence in its northernmost archipelagos by upgrading bases on remote islands like Wrangel Island, an island only 300 miles from the Alaskan coast.

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The Ice Curtain: Modernization on the Kola Peninsula
March 23, 2020 | Heather A. Conley, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. The Kola Peninsula is the crux of Russia’s military establishment in the western Arctic, and its air and maritime capabilities are essential to Russia’s homeland defense, Arctic dominance, and global power projection capabilities.

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