Russian foreign policy is not merely a reflection of major power relations but is also a measure of dynamics in neighbouring countries. Several tenets underpin Russia’s grand strategy, namely national interests, great power ambitions, and historical grievances towards the Western dominated global system.
This Expert Roundtable session reviewed Russia’s contemporary grand strategy as it relates to Ukraine and Georgia and outline potential scenarios for the region and beyond.
Moderator: Şener Aktürk, Associate Professor, Koç University; Senior Fellow, TRT World Research Centre
Experts:
Pavel Baev, Research Professor, Peace Research Institute; Senior Non-Resident Fellow, Brookings Institution
Andrey Kortunov, Director General, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC)
Iuliia Mendel, Communications and Political Consultant and a Journalist
Natasha Kuhrt, Lecturer in the Department of War Studies, King's College London
Discussants:
Muhammet Koçak, Research Fellow, Florida International University
Gregory Simons, Researcher at Institute for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Uppsala University
Yulia Nikitina, Associate Professor of World Politics and Research Fellow at the Center for the Post-Soviet Studies at the MGIMO
Emil Avdaliani, Director of Middle East Studies, Geocase
Dmitry Suslov, Deputy Director, Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies (CCEIS)
