Russia’s Foreign Policy: Soft, Hard, Smart Power

“Stagnating Economy and Foreign Policy Preferences in Russia: What Does It Mean for Belarus?”
Maria Snegovaya (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)

“Where’s Wagner? The All-New Exploits of Russia’s ‘Private’ Military Company”
Kimberly Marten (Barnard College, Columbia University)

“‘From Russia With Love’: Putin’s COVID-19 Charm Offensive”
Alexandra Yatsyk (Polish Institute of Advanced Studies)

“From Brotherhood-in-Arms to Uneasy Coexistence: Changing Patterns of Russian Iranian Cooperation in Syria”
Pavel Baev (Peace Research Institute Oslo)