School of International Regional Studies

Publications

• Book

  Kanaev E., Afontsev S., Bogdanov K. et al.

  Russia and the World: 2026. Economy and Foreign Policy. Annual Forecast

  The report "Russia and the World: 2026" consists of three parts: global trends, economy and foreign policy. The main forus is on isses of key importance for ensuring stable economic and political developments of Russia in the immediate (2026) and longer term. The report is based on decades long IMEMO experience in forecast research. The main external challenges for Russia and options to respond them mare analyzed. 

   

   

  IMEMO RAN, 2026.

• Article

  Kharina O., Strelnikova I.

  Арктическая повестка Китая и перспективы сотрудничества Китая и России в Арктике

  This article focuses on the cooperation between Russia and China in the Arctic region. The aim of this study is to examine China’s current and prospective policies in the Arctic, as well as the potential for Sino-Russian cooperation in the Arctic following the onset of the special military operation in Ukraine, with an emphasis on economic and geopolitical factors. Since the beginning of the special military operation in 2022, the structure of international relations has undergone rapid transformation. These changes have also impacted the Arctic region. The deterioration of Russia’s relations with the West, along with Russia’s withdrawal from the Barents Euro-Arctic Council (BEAC) in the fall of 2023, laid the groundwork for Russia’s so-called Arctic pivot to the East. This Arctic pivot has primarily benefitted China, which has been steadily increasing its involvement in Arctic affairs over the past three decades. China and Russia have similar security interests in the matter of expansion of NATO’s presence in polar nations. Furthermore, China relies on Russia to safeguard its energy interests, while Russia reciprocally attracts investment from China. Despite the relatively low conversion rate of China’s B&R initiative in Russia, the collaboration between these two major powers China and Russia has emerged as an inexorable trajectory, and is likely to shape the economic and geopolitical landscape of the region in the coming years.

  Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies. 2026. No. 18 (1). P. 233-242.

• Book chapter

  Kanaev E., Fedorovskiy A., Lomanov A. et al.

  Indo-Pacific Asia

  The chapter forecasts major trends of Indo-Pacific development in 2026

  In bk.: Russia and the World: 2026. Economy and Foreign Policy. Annual Forecast. IMEMO RAN, 2026. P. 165-176.

• Working paper

  Shein S., Ryzhkin E.

  Towards A Common Vision? Populist Radical Right Parties’ Positions On The Eu Common Foreign And Security Policy Towards Russia

  The growth of populism in the EU member states, as a large-scale internal challenge to the European integration project, has a projection on foreign policy of both national states and the European Union. The EU foreign policy, towards Russia, is the area where the deviation of populist programs and strategies from the positions of the mainstream is most clearly manifested. In this regard, it is necessary to determine the foreign policy orientations of the populist radical right parties of the EU member states regarding the EU foreign policy, towards Russia, and opportunities for their synchronization. The main conclusion of this research is that populist foreign policy orientations highlight the internal heterogeneity of the populist phenomenon. Populism in power and in opposition does not have the capacity to change the EU's foreign policy towards Russia. The nature of populism as an ideology, the instrumental use by right populists of the “theme of Russia” for “internal consumption”, and their mainstreaming in power are a significant barrier to the real challenge of the EU policy towards Russia

  Political Science. PS. Высшая школа экономики, 2022. No. 89.