Jeffrey Mankoff

Senior Associate (Non-resident), Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program
Jeffrey Mankoff

Jeffrey Mankoff is senior associate with the CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program. His areas of expertise include international security, Russian foreign policy, regional security in the Caucasus and Central Asia, ethnic conflict, and energy security. Before coming to CSIS, he served as an adviser on U.S.-Russia relations at the U.S. Department of State as a Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow. From 2008 to 2010, he was associate director of International Security Studies at Yale University and an adjunct fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is the author of Russian Foreign Policy: The Return of Great Power Politics (Rowman & Littlefield, 2011). His forthcoming book, Empires of Eurasia: How Imperial Legacies Shape International Security (Yale, 2020), examines the impact of the imperial past on Chinese, Iranian, Russian, and Turkish politics and foreign policy.
 
Dr. Mankoff has also taught courses on international security, Russia, and Central Asia at Columbia, George Washington, Georgetown, and Yale Universities, and held academic fellowships at Harvard, Moscow State, and Yale. He holds dual B.A.s in international studies and Russian from the University of Oklahoma and an M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. in diplomatic history from Yale.

A complete list of Jeffrey Mankoff's publications can be viewed here.

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Russian Roulette

Prigozhin's Uprising

Max and Maria sat down with Jeffrey Mankoff and Catrina Doxsee to discuss how Yevgeny Prigozhin marched his troops towards Moscow in a direct challenge to the Russian leadership.

Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann, Maria Snegovaya, Jeffrey Mankoff, and Catrina Doxsee — June 27, 2023

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Prigozhin's Uprising

Please join us for a special event on the dramatic events that took place in Russia over the weekend.

Event — June 26, 2023

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Empires of Eurasia with Dr. Jeffrey Mankoff

Max talks with Dr. Jeffrey Mankoff about his new book, Empires of Eurasia: How Imperial Legacies Shape International Security.

Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann and Jeffrey Mankoff — March 9, 2023

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The Inhospitable Sea: Toward a New U.S. Strategy for the Black Sea Region

Russia’s war in Ukraine has upended security and stability across the wider Black Sea region. A new U.S. Black Sea strategy should focus on restoring the balance of power, catalyzing regional cooperation, and fostering connectivity among NATO allies and partners.

Report by Lisa Aronsson and Jeffrey Mankoff — February 2, 2023

As Russia Reels, Eurasia Roils

Even as the United States and its allies focus on helping Ukraine defeat the Russian invasion, they should also be thinking about how to further encourage the smaller Eurasian states’ no-longer-gradual escape from Russia’s shadow.

Commentary by Jeffrey Mankoff — October 12, 2022

The Truth of the Matter

Long Term U.S.-Russia Relations

CSIS Senior Associate and NDU researcher Jeffrey Mankoff joins the podcast to discuss the long-term prospects for the relationship between Washington and Moscow.

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Jeffrey Mankoff — April 14, 2022

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