Namejs versus Zapad: Military Exercises on Both Sides of the Frontline

September 22, 2021 Baltic Bulletin Lukas Milevski

Russia’s Forever Wars: Syria and the Pursuit of Great Power Status

September 15, 2021 Analysis Robert E. Hamilton

Russia’s Coercive Diplomacy: Why Did the Kremlin Mass Its Forces Near Ukraine This Spring?

August 23, 2021 Special Reports Rob Lee

Reconceptualizing Lithuania’s Importance for U.S. Foreign Policy

July 29, 2021 Special Reports Nikolas K. Gvosdev

The Eurasia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute was founded in 2015 with the aim of examining the political, security, economic, and social trends shaping Europe and Eurasia. Our research agenda covers the increasingly tense competition roiling the region from several angles. It has a multi-year focus on the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea, emphasizing how geography, economics, ideology, and history continue to shape politics and security in both regions. The program also publishes analyses of Russian foreign policy, including Russia’s role in Europe, the Balkans, and the Middle East. The Russia Political Economy Project, along with BMB Russia, analyzes the linkages between Russia’s economy and its political system. The Eurasia Program’s thematic initiatives also include the Democracy at Risk rubric, which examines the trends of democratization and authoritarian pushback in the region. The Central Asia Initiative is our newest project dedicated to examining the geopolitics and geoeconomics of the rapidly changing region and informing the US policymakers and policy-influencers on matters that affect U.S. national interests.

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