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Russia is asserting itself as an imperial power. Isolated since its invasion of Ukraine, it is seeking to strengthen its ties with non-Western countries. At home, Vladimir Putin's regime is hardening.

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The Adaptation Game — Russia and Climate Change

Date de publication
05 March 2021
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Russia is an outlier in the international consensus on climate change.

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One Year of Zelensky’s Presidency: One Step Forward, One Step Back

Date de publication
09 October 2020
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The election of Volodymyr Zelensky as president of Ukraine created very high expectations in the society.

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Russia, the Global Sanitary Crisis and Oil Meltdown: Revisiting Power and the Enemy

Date de publication
27 April 2020
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In global affairs, the Covid-19 virus makes all countries, powers and individuals equal in one dimension: none is immune to or spared from contamination. In an open and interdependent world, we are all exposed to global sanitary and environmental degradations. Russia is no exception: it has gone into lockdown, with increasing economic and social costs adding up to the fall in oil and gas prices and upcoming impacts of the global recession.

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Russia’s Energy Strategy-2035: Struggling to Remain Relevant

Date de publication
10 December 2019
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Russia’s Energy Strategy to 2035 (ES-2035) enters, finally, the home stretch. The Ministry of Energy submitted its version of the document to the Russian Government in early October 2019.

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Is a 'Reset' Between France and Russia Needed and, If So, Is It Possible?

Date de publication
09 December 2019
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As Emmanuel Macron hosts Angela Merkel, Vladimir Zelenskiy, and Vladimir Putin for a summit aimed at resolving the Ukraine conflict, it is worth taking stock of the French leader’s Russia policy to try to discern what Paris’s policy toward Moscow can and cannot achieve.

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Friends in Need: Whither the Russia-India Strategic Partnership?

Date de publication
04 October 2019
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This paper explores the latest developments in key spheres of the Russia-India relationship in order to identify the state of bilateral ties at a time when South Asia has turned into an area of geopolitical contest of both global and regional powers.

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The Arctic: Critical Metals, Hydrogen and Wind Power for the Energy Transition

Date de publication
25 January 2019
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According to a 2008 estimate, the Arctic hosts approximately 412 billion barrels of oil equivalent of conventional oil and gas resources. And since then, following the so-called shale revolution and technology improvements, numbers have gone even higher. 

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RAMSES 2019. The Clashes of the Future

Date de publication
05 September 2018
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RAMSES 2019. The Clashes of the Future, written by Ifri's research team and external experts, offers an in-depth and up-to-date analysis of global geopolitics.

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In Helsinki, Putin Can Grant Trump Great Success, of Sorts

Date de publication
03 July 2018
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The July 16, 2018, face-to-face between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is both entirely natural and extremely unconventional, very encouraging and deeply disturbing.

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The Gazprom-Naftogaz Stockholm Arbitration Awards: Time for Settlements and Responsible Behaviour

Date de publication
13 March 2018
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The signing in January 2009 of the gas supply and transit contracts between Gazprom and Naftogaz marked a turning point in Russian-Ukrainian gas relations: yearly intergovernmental, last minute and non-transparent winter deals were replaced by a predictable, long term commercial relationship. 

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