
Latest Eurasia Daily Monitor Articles

Russian Intelligence Strategizes to Keep Georgian Dream in Power
Executive Summary: The Russian Foreign Intelligence (SVR) has been accusing the European Union of conducting influence campaigns in Georgia through funding anti-government protests. EU officials denied these claims, calling them a disinformation campaign aimed at undermining EU-Georgia relations. The ruling Georgian Dream party has escalated... MORE

Russia Increasing Military Buildup Ahead of Negotiations
Executive Summary: Russia is ramping up its military efforts—despite discussions of a ceasefire—with speculation about a second wave of mobilization. New Cossack battalions and expanded funding suggest a growing paramilitary force, indirectly increasing Russia’s mobilization potential. Several recent developments indicate that Moscow is preparing for... MORE

Putin’s Police State Increasingly a State Without Enough Police
Executive Summary: The Kremlin faces a serious shortage of police officers amid rising, increasingly violent crimes that are predicted to only worsen with the return of veterans of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Many Russians are taking things into their own hands as well as... MORE

Moscow Seeks to Capitalize on Weakening Western Unity
Executive Summary: The Kremlin remains committed to its policy of confrontation with the West through weakening alliances and financial influence, despite Russia’s ongoing preparations for the potential end of its invasion of Ukraine. Moscow continues to stake its strategy on the expectation that BRICS countries... MORE

Russia Refuses to Make Meaningful Step on Road to Peace
Executive Summary: Recent U.S., European, and Ukrainian diplomatic efforts have gained momentum while the Kremlin insists on a ceasefire that aligns entirely with Russian interests. Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to dismiss U.S. threats of imposing tighter financial sanctions and tariffs against Russia, while excitement... MORE
Eurasia Digest, Volume 1, Issue 3
Welcome to Eurasia Digest, a weekly publication of Jamestown’s coverage of Eurasia. Every Friday, Jamestown will publish a compilation of articles written about Eurasia across all our publications. See the full issue here. In This Issue: PANORAMA Ukrainian Minerals Deal Must Balance Energy Independence with... MORE

Ukrainian Minerals Deal Must Balance Energy Independence with International Commitments
Executive Summary: Ukraine holds Europe’s largest reserves of uranium and aims to become self-sufficient in domestic uranium production by 2027. Ukraine and the United States are debating how a critical minerals deal could factor into potential security guarantees or a peace settlement in Russia’s war... MORE

Roscosmos’s Director General Exemplifies Inefficiency in Russian Government
Executive summary: Roscosmos, Russia’s state-owned space corporation, struggles with financial difficulties, inefficiencies, and the loss of Western partnerships despite its preeminent role in Russia’s space and defense sectors. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s appointment of Dmitry Bakanov as Roscosmos’s Director General is part of Russia’s broader... MORE

Russia Focusing on Arctic to Divide West and Expand Its Influence and Position in Antarctica
Executive Summary: Moscow views Arctic cooperation with the United States as a means of deepening the divide between Washington and Europe. The United States, conversely, views cooperation with the Russian Federation in the Arctic as a means of dividing Moscow and Beijing. The Kremlin seeks... MORE

Credibility of Russia’s Red Sea Naval Facility Agreement with Sudan
Executive Summary: Moscow is pursuing the construction of a naval port on Sudan’s Red Sea coast, reflected in the finalization of an agreement between Russia and Sudan in February. The deal appears to be part of the Kremlin's efforts to create new strategic assets in... MORE