Head, Russia and Eurasia Programme

Expertise

• Foreign and security policy of the Russian Federation
• Ukraine
• NATO/EU Enlargement & the Black Sea Region
• Security sector reform in post-Communist states
• The energy relationship between Russia, Ukraine and the EU

Projects

• Russia's Future Prospects
• The Black Sea Region after Bucharest
• The Non-Russian Energy Sectors of the former USSR

Recent Publications

• 'Russia and Georgia: A Dangerous Game', The World Today, October 2008
• 'Russia and Georgia: Culpabilities and Consequences', Chatham House Briefing Note, September 2008
• 'Georgia: Russia Demands to be Regarded as Number One', The Sunday Telegraph, August 10 2008
• 'The Politics of National Ruin', Zerkalo Nedeli, August 2008
• 'Ukraine and NATO: Destination Unknown', The World Today, August 2008
• 'Russia & the West: A Reassessment' (monograph), Shrivenham Papers no 6, UK Defence Academy, 2008
• 'Security in the Black Sea Region: Back to Realpolitik?', Journal of Southeast European & Black Sea Studies, vol 8, 2008, 141-153.
• 'Conclusion' in Stephen Velychenko, ed., Ukraine, the EU and Russia, Palgrave/Macmillan, London, 2007
• 'Ukraine's Scissors: Between External Weakness & Internal Dependence' (monograph), Russie/NEI Visions no 9, IFRI, Paris, March 2006

Experience

Broadcast Experience

Extensive

Languages