Abstract Relying on fundamental and applied research performed at the National Research Center Kurchatov Institute, historical experience, and modern mathematical apparatus for systems modeling, experts…
Country or Region: Russia
Abstract The basic principles for performing analysis and the systems requirements for large-scale nuclear power in our country are formulated. The problems of modern nuclear…
Highlights from the article: On 5 April 2009 in Prague, US President Barack Obama asserted the United States’ commitment to ‘seek the peace and security of…
From the publisher: This article distills insights for the scholarship of deterrence by examining the 1983 nuclear crisis – the moment of maximum danger of the late Cold…
Abstract The determination of the USA to ‘reset its relationship’ with Russia has been a major security policy objective for the current US Administration. An…
Abstract This essay is based on a close reading of speeches and other public statements made by Vladimir Putin and Dmitri Medvedev during their presidencies,…
Abstract The Russian Far East has, since Gorbachev, been used in foreign-policy discourse as a tool to access the integrative processes of the Asia-Pacific. However,…
Abstract Focusing on diverse state approaches to nationalism provides a more nuanced view than that of Russian domestic and foreign policies driven directly by revanchist…
Abstract This study provides a social constructivist reading of Russia’s security policy under President Vladimir Putin, by investigating the relationship between the internal and the…
Abstract This article examines the question of European identity in Russian foreign policy through the notion of European norms. By considering attitudes towards the death…
Abstract Why has the European Union been so little involved in South Caucasian pipeline politics in the last two decades? Deconstructing the European Union (EU)…
Abstract The articles in this special issue offer important conceptual and empirical observations on some of the key issues conflict management, internal security governance…
Abstract This article provides a comprehensive analysis of EU–Russia energy relations in the light of the concept of energy security. It gives a brief overview…
Abstract Today, the EU is less dependent on Russian energy than it was two decades ago. Nevertheless, EU-Russia energy relations are more widely understood in…
Abstract In recent years, the Russian authorities have invested significant effort into promoting a positive image of Russia as an energy supplier. Yet, Russia’s behaviour…
