Paper launch: What deters Russia? This event explores what lessons can be taken from past responses to Russian hostile actions and suggests recommendations for effective deterrence.
Webinar Recording Memory politics: the challenge of commemoration in post-Soviet Eastern Europe and the Caucasus This event explores how to address memory and commemoration in the former Soviet states, considering their role in political processes and violent conflict.
Webinar Recording Germany’s Russia policy in the post-Merkel era With relations between Berlin and Moscow at their lowest ebb since Cold War days, what is the outlook for Germany’s Russia policy after Merkel’s departure?
Roundtable Online The Duma Elections: Predictable and Meaningful? This event discusses the results and ramifications of the September 2021 Russian Duma elections.
Supporting civil society organizations in Belarus This taskforce meeting offers recommendations for how to best help Belarusian civil society organisations.
Webinar Recording The politics of Alexei Navalny: What is the impact on Russia? This event examines Alexei Navalny’s continued influence on Russia’s domestic and foreign affairs.
Roundtable Recording Where is Ukraine in Biden’s agenda? This roundtable examines US-Ukraine relations under President Joe Biden.
Deciphering Russia’s Zapad-21 strategic military exercise This briefing addresses the geopolitical context behind Zapad-2021 and explains Russian training and large-scale drills across Russia and Belarus.
Roundtable Recording Decision-making in Putin’s Russia: What does it look like and how does it work? This event discusses decision-making in Russia in relation to internet policy, the judiciary and political actors.
Webinar Recording Ukraine’s crony capitalism vs. the rule-of-law: What is the best way to break 'systema'? This webinar analyzes the key features of Ukraine’s current governance system, and reviews the achievements and setbacks in reducing the influence of vested interests since 2014.
Panel Online Turkmenistan: 15 years of kleptocracy This event explores recent developments in Turkmenistan, and examines to what extent its economy can be analysed given the extreme secrecy under which its government operates.
Roundtable Invitation only What economic reforms does Belarus need and how can the West help? This taskforce meeting outlines the key economic reforms Belarus needs and the best ways the West could help.