Russia

The limits of the effectiveness of EU sanctions on Russia

Rule of law rules future European Union enlargement

Clearer rule of law standards are needed to prevent strategic use of corruption in both enlargement countries and the current EU.

Russian foreign trade tracker

Europe’s strategic challenge

The EU should pursue ‘gradual and pragmatic federalism,’ underpinned by essential governance reform.

What to expect from the BRICS expansion

The evolution of the grouping alongside the changing dynamics of political economy.

The Russian war economy: macroeconomic performance

The Russian economy has performed better than many expected since the war in Ukraine started, though the financial burden will be felt for some time.

The oil price cap and embargo on Russia work imperfectly, and defects must be fixed

Violations of the G7 price cap on Russian oil are becoming evident, but Western countries still can tighten rules and reduce the cash flows to Russia.

The EU can manage without Russian liquified natural gas

How can the European Union achieve its target of eliminating all Russian fossil-fuel imports by 2027?

China's growing and complex economic relationship with the Gulf States

Russian LNG: what measures will help the EU kick the habit?

Bank of Russia’s immobilised assets: what happens next?

Sanctions against Russia will worsen its already poor economic prospects

Sanctions, coming on top of longstanding domestic shortcomings, are gradually weakening Russia.

Thirty years of economic transition in the former Soviet Union: Microeconomic and institutional dimensions

The transition experience in the former Soviet Union region has demonstrated a correlation between political and economic reforms.

How useful have the EU’s financial sanctions on Russia been?

A reflection on the impact of sanctions against Russia, one year since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine.

Are sanctions against Russia working?

The Russian economic model is totally dependent on an industry that will become extinct.

Will the European Union price cap on Russian oil work?

The G7 Russian oil price cap is an ambitious but untested instrument. While pitfalls exist, the cap has the potential to be the most potent sanction.