Russia's political, diplomatic, military and economic footprint in the Middle East and North Africa has expanded visibly over the last decade. This Chaillot Paper provides a detailed account of Russia's spectacular return to the region. The paper depicts how major regional players have adjusted...

This Brief analyses the current dynamics underpinning the Belarusian-Russian relationship and its possible future trajectory in the light of new factors which limit Belarus's room for foreign policy manoeuvre. It highlights how, under increasing pressure from Russia and faced with domestic...

The attacks of 11 September 2001 spectacularly demonstrated that America's main security challenges did not stem from traditional power rivalries but rather from 'grey areas', failed or badly governed states which are breeding grounds for extremism. Today the emphasis has shifted from focusing...

The existence of Belarus - Europe's 'last dictatorship' - on its borders poses a problem for the newly enlarged EU. The authoritarian regime in Belarus may be fearful of the changes that have recently occurred in its vicinity yet it continues to rule with confidence. The 'Orange Revolution' in...

This Chaillot Paper sets out to evaluate the scope and the actual implementation of the 'pivot to the East' announced by Moscow in the wake of its confrontation with the West over Ukraine. In particular, the study dwells on the 'pivot within the pivot' represented by Russia-China relations. The...

This Chaillot Paper sets out to evaluate the scope and the actual implementation of the 'pivot to the East' announced by Moscow in the wake of its confrontation with the West over Ukraine. In particular, the study dwells on the 'pivot within the pivot' represented by Russia-China relations. The...

In summer 2016, two unexpected events brought the issue of power transition to the top of the agenda in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. This Alert analyses how both transitions entail risks for Central Asia's stability, but also potentially open up opportunities for further domestic liberalisation...

This Chaillot Paper examines recent domestic developments in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The volume presents an in-depth assessment of the farreaching changes that the Iranian state and Iranian society have undergone since the 1979 revolution, with a particular focus on the social and...

Russia's political, diplomatic, military and economic footprint in the Middle East and North Africa has expanded visibly over the last decade. This Chaillot Paper provides a detailed account of Russia's spectacular return to the region. The paper depicts how major regional players have adjusted...