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The Return of the Quad: Will Russia and China Form Their Own Bloc?
April 6, 2021 | Heather A. Conley, Michael J. Green, Cyrus Newlin, Nicholas Szechenyi A flexible Quad with an affirmative agenda can preserve space for Russia to remain an independent actor in the Indo Pacific, tempering Moscow’s gravitational pull toward Beijing.

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The Future of U.S.-Russian Arms Control: Principles of Engagement and New Approaches
March 12, 2021 | Heather A. Conley, Cyrus Newlin, Roksana Gabidullina As Washington and Moscow look beyond New START to the future of arms control, how should they approach discussions? What means and methods can promote stability and reduce risk between the U.S. and Russia in an evolving strategic environment?

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Complicated but Necessary: A Transatlantic Policy Approach toward China
October 5, 2020 | Heather A. Conley 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.

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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.

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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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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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