Dr Andrew Monaghan
Summary
Dr Andrew Monaghan is senior research fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House. He is also a visiting fellow at the Changing Character of War Programme at Pembroke College, Oxford.
Additionally he is the founder and director of the Russia Research Network, an independent organization for the generation of information and expertise on Russian politics, security and economic issues based in London. Until late 2012, he led the Russia related research in the Research Division of the NATO Defence College (NDC) in Rome.
He has served as an expert witness to several parliamentary committees including the UK’s National Security Strategy Committee and the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee.
He received his PhD in Russian foreign policy (Russian perspectives of Russia-EU security relations) from the Department of War Studies, King’s College, from where he also obtained an MA in War Studies, graduating with the Simon O’Dwyer Russell prize.
Expertise
- Russian domestic and foreign politics
- Russian strategic thinking and planning
Experience
| 2014 - | Senior Research Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House |
| 2013-15 | Senior Associate Member, St Antony's College, Oxford |
| 2013-14 | Research Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House |
| 2006-12 | Researcher, Research Division, NATO Defence College |
| 2005-09 | Senior Research Associate, Advanced Research and Assessment Group (ARAG), Defence Academy of the UK |
| 2001-06 | Teaching Fellow, Defence Studies Department, Defence Academy of the UK |
| 2000-04 | PhD, Department of War Studies, King's College, London |
Languages
- Russian, French
- Russian State Mobilization: Moving the Country on to a War Footing Research Paper, May 2016
- The New Politics of Russia – Interpreting Change Manchester University Press (forthcoming 2016)
- The Elements of Impact. Making Your Point in Public Speaking and Writing Conflict Studies Research Centre, 2015
- A 'New Cold War'? Abusing History, Misunderstanding Russia Research Paper, May 2015
- Defibrillating the Vertikal? Putin and Russian Grand Strategy Research Paper, October 2014
- The Kremlin is Not Just a One-Man Band The World Today, June 2013
- The New Russian Foreign Policy Concept: Evolving Continuity Programme Paper, April 2013
- The End of the Putin Era? Carnegie Paper, July 2012
- The Vertikal: Power and Authority Russia International Affairs, Vol. 88, No.1, January 2012
- NATO-Russia: Resuscitating the Partnership, NATO Review, No.5, July 2011
- The Russian Vertikal: The Tandem, Power and the Elections Briefing Paper, May 2011
- Russia in NATO’s Strategic Concept, Internationale Politik-GE, 2011
- From Lisbon to Munich: Russian Views of NATO-Russia Relations, NDC Research Report, February 2011
- The Attack on Domodedovo, NDC Research Report, January 2011
- Russian Foreign and Security Policy – a Strategic Overhaul? Panorama, No.2, 2009
- At the Table or on the Menu? Russia's Proposals for Strategic Reform, NDC Report, June 2009
- An 'Enemy at the Gates' or 'From Victory to Victory'? Russian Foreign Policy International Affairs, Vol.84, No.4, 2008
- What to Know About Russia’s Parliamentary Elections 12 September 2016
- Putin's Removal of Ivanov as Chief of Staff Is More About Rejuvenation 15 August 2016
- No Going Back to Business as Usual for NATO and Russia 25 April 2016
- Moscow Will See the SDSR as a Challenge 09 December 2015
- US Should Resist Calls to Provide Ukraine with More Weapons 23 July 2015
- Litvinenko Inquiry Another Blow to UK-Russia Relations 23 July 2014
- Shakeup Highlights Putin’s Internal Challenges 14 May 2014
- Another Face-Off with Russia is Coming 11 May 2014
- Can Russia Ever Extract Itself From Corruption? 11 February 2014
- Russia's Day of Elections: Putting the Politics Back? 06 September 2013
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