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Not So Private Military and Security Companies

This paper explains how Wagner Group emerged to fit into Russia’s great power competition strategy of expanding Russia’s security, political, and economic influence abroad while remaining beneath the threshold of catalyzing overt, large-scale military conflict.

Blog Post by Yuval Weber — September 25, 2020

Russia’s Recent Military Buildup in Central Asia

Russia’s current military buildup is taking place in Central Asia where the Russian military is dominant the dominant force begs the question: Why is Russia enhancing its military presence in a region it already dominates—particularly at a time of global economic downturn?

Blog Post by Kinga Szálkai — September 25, 2020

Pandemic and Protests: Key Drivers of Russia’s Increased Threat Perception

The year 2020 has ruined many people’s plans but none more so than Russian President Vladimir Putin’s. This paper explores how the pandemic and protests have elevated Russia’s threat perception in ways that the United States and Europe must understand to avoid a costly confrontation.

Blog Post — September 24, 2020

Defusing Lenin’s Time Bomb

In 2016, Vladimir Putin claimed that, by drawing administrative borders along ethnic lines and granting national self-determination, Vladimir Lenin had planted a “time bomb” at the foundation of the Soviet Union’s statehood and that of Russia itself. This paper explains how Kremlin's quest for unified history is aimed to defuse this ontological time bomb.

Blog Post by Travis Frederick — September 23, 2020

Exploiting Chaos: Russia in Libya

By slowly increasing its involvement in Libya, Russia has managed to secure the bulk of its tactical and strategic objectives without much interference from the West. This paper looks at Russia's playbook and offers options to counter Russian efforts.

Blog Post by Major Thomas D. Arnold — September 23, 2020

Constructing Memory Alliances

Through media and diplomatic institutions, Russia is using its levers of influence and public diplomacy to create memory alliances with target foreign audiences. Serbia, where Russia must tussle for influence with the European Union and the United States, provides a case study of Russian memory alliance promotion and construction.

Blog Post by Dr. Jade McGlynn — September 23, 2020