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Commentary
Climate Change Will Reshape Russia
January 13, 2021 | Cyrus Newlin, Heather A. Conley As Russia warms faster than the rest of the world, climate change will shape its strategic future.

Blog Post
A Long Wait for the Same Result: A New Government is Formed in Serbia
November 2, 2020 | Heather A. Conley, Dejana Saric
From European Election Watch

Nearly four months after parliamentary elections in which the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) of President Aleksandar Vucic gained a supermajority of seats, Serbia’s Prime Minister...


Commentary
Complicated but Necessary: A Transatlantic Policy Approach toward China
October 5, 2020 | Heather A. Conley, Bonnie S. Glaser While policies toward China are evolving rapidly in both Washington and Berlin, a comprehensive approach among allies is needed in order to meet the challenges that China poses.

Report
Becoming a Chinese Client State: The Case of Serbia
September 24, 2020 | Heather A. Conley, Jonathan E. Hillman, Maesea McCalpin, Donatienne Ruy This CSIS report examines Chinese economic activities in Serbia to shed light on China’s political and economic objectives, its mechanisms for influence, and the implications of its activities, including a second wave of digital infrastructure projects.

Report
Chinese Technology Acquisitions in the Nordic Region
September 24, 2020 | Heather A. Conley, James Andrew Lewis A new CSIS study analyzes the patterns of Chinese investment in three Nordic countries—Sweden, Denmark, and Finland—and identifies concerns about Chinese investments providing access to technology, infrastructure, and markets.

Blog Post
The Winds of Political Change in Montenegro
September 3, 2020 | Heather A. Conley, Dejana Saric
From European Election Watch
For the first time in 30 years, Montenegro’s government will not be led by the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS).

Commentary
The Belarusian Mirror on the Russian Wall
August 4, 2020 | Vladislav Inozemtsev, Cyrus Newlin, Heather A. Conley Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko faces a burgeoning opposition and his toughest challenge in 26 years ahead of August 9 elections. How will Russia respond?

Commentary
How NATO Can Avoid a Strategic Decoupling in the Eastern Mediterranean
July 17, 2020 | Heather A. Conley, Rachel Ellehuus Turkey’s new regional policy and its Blue Homeland doctrine have led to a dangerous escalation in the Eastern Mediterranean that could challenge NATO’s collective defense posture and political cohesion.

Report
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.

Commentary
Poland’s Fight for Its Democratic Future
July 10, 2020 | Donatienne Ruy, Heather A. Conley The second round of presidential elections in Poland will either consolidate the government’s power and further its controversial institutional reforms or provide the opposition with more oversight over these decisions.

Interactive report
Countering Russian & Chinese Influence Activities
July 1, 2020 | Heather A. Conley, Cyrus Newlin, Rachel Ellehuus, Amy Searight

Moscow and Beijing’s toolkit for influencing democratic societies has evolved. Using Germany, the UK, Japan, and Australia as case studies, CSIS explores what traits made these democracies vulnerable to foreign influence as well as the sources of their resiliency.

Commentary
Is the United States Having an ‘Arctic Moment’ on Icebreaker Acquisition?
June 12, 2020 | Heather A. Conley On June 9, the White House released a memorandum directing the U.S. government to review the lack of icebreaking capabilities in the polar regions. The United States needs a modern icebreaking fleet to compete with systemic rivals in the Arctic and Antarctic regions.

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