Tony Van der Togt, MA in History, is a Senior Research Fellow at the Clingendael Institute, the Netherlands.
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6 june 2017
Bridging the Dividing Lines in Greater Eurasia
The EU could find a partner in China, which is pushing its New Silk Road initiative to include Central Asian states, Russia, and Eastern European states. This would connect the EU and the EEU in a new broader framework “from Lisbon to Shanghai,” stimulate inter-regional cooperation, and lead to greater prosperity across the whole of Eurasia.
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Taking a New Look at Nuclear Peace
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Sergey Karaganov -
Trump’s Foreign Policy Is ‘Buy American’ — Become An Ally By Becoming A Client
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Fyodor Lukyanov -
Bridging the Dividing Lines in Greater Eurasia
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Tony van der Togt -
“Island Russia” and Russia’s Identity Politics
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Boris Mezhuyev -
A Superpower on Autopilot and a Haunting Specter
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Fyodor Lukyanov
Russia’s Victory, new Concert of Nations
Russia was resolved and would win, which it actually did by the beginning of 2016. Threats to tear its economy to tatters and organize regime change either through asphyxiating sanctions, organizing “a conspiracy of oligarchs” or popular discontent have been forgotten.
Trump’s Foreign Policy Is ‘Buy American’ — Become An Ally By Becoming A Client
The rest, including political initiatives and even military force, seem for Trump to serve only as means to achieve commercial ends.
A Roadmap for U.S.-Russia Relations
A Report of the CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program and the Russian International Affairs Council
Why the Terrorist Attack in Spain Will Not Be the Last
Over the past 24 hours two terrorist attacks happened in Spain.
A Tranquilizer With a Scent of Gunpowder. The Balance between Russian and NATO Forces in Eastern Europe after 2014
The serious decline in Russia’s relations with the West has breathed a new life into NATO, which returned to its traditional role, the containment of Russia.
A Cyber Revolt in the Making
Regular news reports on cyberattacks, information leaks, hacking and their political consequences have been dominating the headlines. Cyberspace turned out to be an efficient means to bring people together and to exert their will, which governments have to reckon with.
Turkey and Russia, Erdogan and Putin
By the summer of 2016, it had become relatively commonplace in Western policy circles to wonder if Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was following in the footsteps of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and, if so, how far down that path he would take Turkey.
The Need to Massage Egos: Status Politics as a Crucial Element of US-Russia Relations
Despite multiple official declarations of non-adversarial intentions issued by the United States and Russia over the past quarter-century, both sides have been unable to avoid repeated bouts of conflict escalation.