Russia’s 21st Century Imperialism
Understanding Russia’s regional reach in an era of great power competition
By Dr. Graeme P. Herd, Marshall Center professor | Photos by The Associated Press
Russia conceives of itself as a great power, with Moscow as the controlling…
Russia’s Coercive Mediation Strategy in Belarus
By Lt. Col. John Berger, U.S. Air Force, Marshall Center senior fellow
To make up for its economic weakness, Russia leverages its intelligence capabilities, experienced diplomats and broad diaspora to execute its strategies and tactics.…
Nagorno- Karabakh 2020 – 2021
Russian Red Lines and Risk Calculus?
By Dr. Graeme P. Herd, Dr. Pál Dunay and Dr. Cüneyt Gürer, Marshall Center professors
Photos By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Prologue:
The past is never dead. It is not even past.
On September 27,…
Fighting Russian Lies
By Dr. Nikola Brzica, Dr. Olivera Injac, Endrit Reka, Dr. Vasko Shutarov and Nikola Veličković, Marshall Center alumni scholars
Since the end of the Cold War, the countries of Southeast Europe have pursued Euro-Atlantic integration with…
A New Cold War on the Horizon?
By Dr. Nika Chitadze, professor, International Black Sea University
Amid ongoing tense relations between the United States and Russia, a telephone conversation took place on April 13, 2021, between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian…
America’s Geostrategic Advantage
By Lt. Col. Ryan B. Ley, U.S. Air Force, Marshall Center senior fellow
Photos By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Over the past 500 years, 75% of the cases (12 out of 16) in which a rising power has confronted a ruling power have resulted in…
Russia’s Strategic Shift in Space Policy
By Dr. Paweł Bernat, security studies lecturer, Polish Military University of Aviation
The date July 17, 1975, is significant in the history of space exploration: A United States Apollo module docked with a Soviet Soyuz capsule, the…
Russia’s Global Game of Proxies
Using Covert Forces to Wage Hybrid Warfare
By Dr. Cyprian Aleksander Kozera, assistant professor, War Studies University, Warsaw
The world witnessed Russia’s diversionary, or hybrid, warfare in 2014 with the invasions of Crimea and…
Global Order Paradigms
Assessing Russia’s regional reach
By Dr. Graeme P. Herd, Marshall Center professor | Photos by The Associated Press
On May 4, 2021, the foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G-7) developed nations met in London to discuss critical…
RUSSIAN REALISM
EDITED BY: Dr. Graeme P. Herd
PUBLISHED BY: George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies
REVIEWED BY: Patrick Swan, per Concordiam contributor
To the West, Russia at times seems to be the goddess of discord. Uninvited…