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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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Putinism: A Praetorian System?

Date de publication
08 March 2018
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Almost 20 years after Vladimir Putin's accession to the presidency in 2000, how should the Russian political system be defined?

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Beyond ‘pro’ and ‘anti’ Putin: Debating Russia Policies in France and Germany

Date de publication
31 January 2018
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Attitudes vis-à-vis Russia expressed in the public sphere are heterogeneous, in France more so than in Germany. In both France and Germany, the general public is by and large skeptical of Vladimir Putin and his policies. The picture is more diverse in the political realm. In Germany, there (still) is an approach that might be qualified as “mainstream”. The French debate, in turn, is highly fragmented.

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Russia's election interference has undermined American democracy

Date de publication
12 December 2017
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In January 2017, U.S. intelligence agencies confirmed that Russia had indeed attempted to interfere with the 2016 U.S. election campaign. This effort took two forms: on the one hand, beginning in the Summer of 2016, the hacking and publication of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) emails, in order to hurt the Democratic candidacy; and on the other hand, an aggressive communication campaign aimed at disrupting the electoral process in favor of Donald Trump.

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RAMSES 2018. Will the Information War Take Place?

Date de publication
06 September 2017
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RAMSES 2018. Will the Information War Take Place?, 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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What Forecast for Crimea?

Date de publication
12 June 2017
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Since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, the peninsula’s demographics have changed. Thousands have left and new arrivals – Ukrainians fleeing conflict in the east of their country and Russians – have moved in.

Trade without Religion between Turkey and Syria

Date de publication
24 March 2017
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A saying claims that trade has no religion; it even adapts to a war situation, as demonstrated by the real-time reorganisation of trade channels at the Turkish-Syrian border. 

Democratic Deconstructions

Date de publication
10 March 2017
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Today’s democratic governments appear less legitimate and their longevity less assured than ever.

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Kadyrovism: Hardline Islam as a Tool of the Kremlin?

Date de publication
01 March 2017
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This paper analyses the phenomenon of “Kadyrovism” as a relatively coherent ideology which possesses its own internal logic and propaganda tools and which reflects the reality of Ramzan Kadyrov’s rule, based on submission to Vladimir Putin while also being marked by provocative acts directed at the paternal figure of the Russian President.

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Russia's Economic Modernization: The Causes of a Failure

Date de publication
30 September 2016
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In this short study of attempts that have been made in recent years to modernize the Russian economy, the author explains why they have all ended in failure. Unlike most experts, he focuses on politics and ideology.

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Nord Stream 2: May Cooler Heads Prevail

Date de publication
23 September 2016
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Since the announcement of the Nord Stream 2 project in June 2015, the debate around the benefits of this project for Europe is raging, putting forward political, economic and commercial arguments. 

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