Marie Mendras is a research fellow with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) and a professor at Sciences Po University’s School of International Affairs in Paris. She is author of 'Russian politics: the paradox of a weak state' (C Hurst & Co, 2012)
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Published in: oDRCan Russia afford to be an outcast in world politics?What President Putin has been pursuing during his months-long battle against Ukraine’s economy and society is the...
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Published in: oDRBack to no futureWith his regime running out of steam, Vladimir Putin is resorting to the rhetoric of the past and traditional...
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Published in: oDRTalking point: the logic of Russian foreign policyWhat factors drive foreign policy in Russia? Who drives it? And in whose interests - the elites or ordinary people?...