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

  Kanaev E.

  Cambodia's Policy on the Artificial Intelligence: Determinants, Directions, Interim Outcomes

  The article aims to specify the degree of success Cambodia has been able to achieve in developing its Artificial Intelligence (AI) ecosystem seen through the prism of the state of the country’s non-digital assets as an outcome of its economic modernization, as well as of its digital projects and initiatives. Outlining the specifics of Cambodia’s economic modernization paradigm and assessing the results obtained to date, the paper considers major Cambodia’s projects and initiatives in the digital field, their achievements and shortcomings, to finally turn to exploring Cambodia’s digital tools and their development potential. The author argues that although Cambodia pays close attention to building its national digital ecosystem, a gap between its non-digital and digital tools (the former lag far behind the latter) narrows its space of maneuver with regard to implementing comprehensive policy in the AI field. The fundamental problem with Cambodia’s policy on AI is not its failure to “think big”, but rather insufficient instrumental, mostly, non-digital, assets. The academic novelty and originality of the paper stem from its research focus, as there is dearth of analytics on AI-related issues from the perspective of ASEAN and its member states. The author’s attempt to fill this analytical gap presents a step forward in conceptualizing major political, security and economic developments in Southeast Asia and adds academic and practical value to ASEAN studies. 

  Southeast Asia: Actual Problems of Development. 2026. Vol. 1. No. 1(70). P. 153-163.

• 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.