Publications

The US–Russia summit in Anchorage immediately raised the question of who had "won". The analysis presented in this paper examines the transformation of Kremlin narratives during the first six months of Trump’s presidency, from late January to July 2025, and evaluates their impact on US–Russia relations in the lead-up to the Anchorage summit.

This study analyses Russia’s development since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in light of contested economic strategies. Analysing the conflicts between national-conservative and neoliberal factions close to the commodity sector makes it possible to focus on long-term economic dynamics, which have exerted a decisive influence on government action prior to and during the war.

This paper examines how imperial continuity has obstructed the development of a coherent post-Soviet national identity in Russia. The unresolved identity crisis shaped both domestic politics and foreign policy, contributing to the revival of expansionist discourse and actions - most notably the annexation of Crimea in 2014. The idea of "historical Russia" filled the void left by the absence of a forward-looking national vision.

Diese Studie untersucht, wie die imperiale Kontinuität die Herausbildung einer kohärenten postsowjetischen nationalen Identität in Russland behindert hat. Die ungelöste Identitätskrise prägte sowohl die Innenpolitik als auch die Außenpolitik und trug zur Wiederbelebung expansionistischer Diskurse und Handlungen bei - am deutlichsten sichtbar in der Annexion der Krim im Jahr 2014. Die Idee eines „historischen Russlands“ füllte das Vakuum, das der Mangel an einer zukunftsgerichteten nationalen…

Europe faces an unprecedented escalation of malicious activities, frequently attributed to Russian state and non-state actors. "Hybrid warfare" has become the dominant shorthand term for a wide spectrum of threats directed at Germany and its European allies. But the very ubiquity of this term, debated in academic circles for nearly two decades and now increasingly adopted in policy discourse, introduces an added layer of ambiguity.

Europa sieht sich einer beispiellosen Eskalation böswilliger Aktivitäten gegenüber, die häufig russischen staatlichen und nichtstaatlichen Akteuren zugeschrieben werden. "Hybride Kriegsführung" hat sich als Sammelbegriff für ein breites Spektrum von Bedrohungen etabliert, 4 die sich gegen Deutschland und seine europäischen Verbündeten richten. Doch gerade die weite Verbreitung dieses Begriffs, der in der Wissenschaft seit fast zwei Jahrzehnten kontrovers diskutiert und zunehmend in der…

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered the largest wave of emigration from Russia in the last 25 years. For many, it was not an emigration by choice but rather an emergency. Our study focuses on the darker side of this emigration: the lingering fear of the Russian state.

The Institutional Cost of Russia's Ambiguous Legal Succession.

A publication by Alexey Uvarov.

Russland und Langstreckenraketen in Europa: Abschreckung oder Wettrüsten

Russia and long-range missiles in Europe: Deterrence or an arms race