Russia and Eurasia
Russia and Eurasia
About the Program

The Russia and Eurasia Program continues Carnegie’s long tradition of independent research on major political, societal, and security trends in and U.S. policy toward a region that has been upended by Russia’s war against Ukraine.  Leaders regularly turn to our work for clear-eyed, relevant analyses on the region to inform their policy decisions.

Program experts

Andrew S. Weiss

James Family Chair, Vice President for Studies

Eugene Rumer

Director and Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program

Eric Ciaramella

Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program

Dara Massicot

Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program

Michael Kofman

Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program

Thomas de Waal

Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe

Marie Yovanovitch

Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program

Nonresident Scholars

Nonresident Scholars

Christopher Bort

Nonresident Scholar, Russia and Eurasia Program

Chris Bort is a nonresident scholar with Carnegie’s Russia and Eurasia Program.

James F. Collins

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program; Diplomat in Residence

Ambassador Collins was the U.S. ambassador to the Russian Federation from 1997 to 2001 and is an expert on the former Soviet Union, its successor states, and the Middle East.

Eric Green

Nonresident Scholar, Russia Eurasia Program

Eric Green is a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Pavlo Klimkin

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program

Pavlo Klimkin is a nonresident senior fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Anna Ohanyan

Nonresident Senior Scholar, Russia and Eurasia Program

Anna Ohanyan is a nonresident senior scholar in the Carnegie Russia and Eurasia Program.

Philip Remler

Nonresident Scholar, Russia and Eurasia Program

Philip Remler is a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Kateryna Shynkaruk

Nonresident Scholar, Russia and Eurasia Program

Dr. Kateryna Shynkaruk is a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Richard Sokolsky

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program

Richard Sokolsky is a nonresident senior fellow in Carnegie’s Russia and Eurasia Program. His work focuses on U.S. policy toward Russia in the wake of the Ukraine crisis.

Maksym Skrypchenko

Visiting Scholar, Russia and Eurasia Program

Maksym Skrypchenko is a political analyst and national security expert specializing in Eastern Europe, Ukraine, and Russia. In 2018, he co-founded the Ukrainian Transatlantic Platform, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting Ukraine's integration into NATO. From 2018 to 2021, Maksym served as the Deputy Director of the Security Initiatives Center, providing in-depth analysis on foreign policy issues.

Nataliia Shapoval

Nonresident Scholar, Russia and Eurasia Program

Nataliia Shapoval is President of the KSE Institute, one of the largest think tanks in Ukraine, and Vice President for Policy Research at the Kyiv School of Economics. Shapoval’s research focuses on public procurement reform, the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors, economic statecraft, and regional development.

Christopher Bort

Nonresident Scholar, Russia and Eurasia Program

Chris Bort is a nonresident scholar with Carnegie’s Russia and Eurasia Program.

James F. Collins

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program; Diplomat in Residence

Ambassador Collins was the U.S. ambassador to the Russian Federation from 1997 to 2001 and is an expert on the former Soviet Union, its successor states, and the Middle East.

Eric Green

Nonresident Scholar, Russia Eurasia Program

Eric Green is a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Pavlo Klimkin

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program

Pavlo Klimkin is a nonresident senior fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Anna Ohanyan

Nonresident Senior Scholar, Russia and Eurasia Program

Anna Ohanyan is a nonresident senior scholar in the Carnegie Russia and Eurasia Program.

Philip Remler

Nonresident Scholar, Russia and Eurasia Program

Philip Remler is a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Kateryna Shynkaruk

Nonresident Scholar, Russia and Eurasia Program

Dr. Kateryna Shynkaruk is a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Richard Sokolsky

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program

Richard Sokolsky is a nonresident senior fellow in Carnegie’s Russia and Eurasia Program. His work focuses on U.S. policy toward Russia in the wake of the Ukraine crisis.

Maksym Skrypchenko

Visiting Scholar, Russia and Eurasia Program

Maksym Skrypchenko is a political analyst and national security expert specializing in Eastern Europe, Ukraine, and Russia. In 2018, he co-founded the Ukrainian Transatlantic Platform, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting Ukraine's integration into NATO. From 2018 to 2021, Maksym served as the Deputy Director of the Security Initiatives Center, providing in-depth analysis on foreign policy issues.

Nataliia Shapoval

Nonresident Scholar, Russia and Eurasia Program

Nataliia Shapoval is President of the KSE Institute, one of the largest think tanks in Ukraine, and Vice President for Policy Research at the Kyiv School of Economics. Shapoval’s research focuses on public procurement reform, the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors, economic statecraft, and regional development.

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In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un during a meeting in Pyongyang on June 19, 2024
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The United States and the “Axis” of Its Enemies: Myths vs. Reality

Since launching its all-out assault on Ukraine, Russia has drawn closer to China, Iran, and North Korea. But have they really formed an “axis?” Their interests have aligned but not merged. It makes little sense and can be even counterproductive to treat these four countries, each guided by its own vision, as a unified coalition.

· November 25, 2024
in the media
Long-range Missiles Can ‘Alleviate’ Pressure but Not a ‘Game-changer’ for Ukraine

A conversation about President Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to use long-range American missiles inside Russia.

· November 18, 2024
CNN
ussia's President Vladimir Putin visits the destroyed school, where in 2004 Chechen militants took more than 1,000 people hostage, in Beslan, North Ossetia on August 20, 2024, to commemorate the killing of more than 330 people, mostly children, in the hostage siege
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How the Traumas of 2004 Blinded Putin

A terrorist attack in 2004 shaped Vladimir Putin’s understanding of external actors and other countries. The influence can be felt even today.

· November 18, 2024
in the media
North Korean Troops Join Russian Forces on the Frontlines

A conversation about discuss what’s happening on the battlefield in Ukraine and how President-elect Donald Trump’s victory could change the trajectory of the war in Ukraine.

· November 15, 2024
WBUR’s Here and Now
in the media
Ukraine Research Trip Notes: Fall 2024, Part 2

A conversation about the state of the war in Ukraine.

· November 14, 2024
War on the Rocks’ The Russia Contingency with Michael Kofman
in the media
As Ukraine Stumbles and Russia Advances, What Does it Mean?

A conversation about how North Korean troops, manpower woes, and Donald Trump coming back to the Oval Office could mean for Ukraine.

· November 12, 2024
War on the Rocks Podcast
in the media
Ukraine Research Trip Notes: Fall 2024, Part 1

A conversation about the changing situation in Ukraine.

· November 6, 2024
War on the Rocks’ The Russia Contingency with Michael Kofman
in the media
Ukraine Plans to Conscript Over 160,000 More Men in the War

Ukraine must increase conscriptions to compete with Russia’s manpower.

· November 3, 2024
NPR
Right side of image features Syrian souvenirs like plates and keychains. Blurry people are shopping in the background
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Russia’s Enduring Presence in the Middle East

The Kremlin’s Middle East diplomacy is driven by its rivalry with the West, the imperative to defend deep-rooted Russian interests in the region, and a desire to project power and influence well beyond its periphery.

· November 1, 2024
in the media
Zelensky’s Victory Plan, with Anastasiia Lapatina and Eric Ciaramella

A discussion about Volodymyr Zelensky’s victory plan and its components, the reaction from the United States and other allies, and what the plan says about the state of Ukraine’s war effort.

· October 18, 2024
The Lawfare Podcast