By Jean-Sylvestre MONGRENIER, Researche Fellow at the Thomas More Institute | Tribune N°34 | Available in French
During the past decade, a non-ideological and mercantile view of Russia has tended to prevail. In the energy field as in the relationship between Russia and its partners, the ultimate purpose was supposed to be maximal prices and the enrichment of the “capitalist bureaucrats” who run and own the country. However, the various crises that have opposed the Russian rulers to their Central and Eastern European neighbors brought to light logics of power that cannot be reduced to a sole economic interest. The rhetoric of Derjava, i.e. state and military power, has raised again most strongly. The energy resources are used (...)

La Russie serait actuellement en train de mettre en place un "plan d'action" en cas d'attaque occidentale contre l'Iran. En cas d'explosion d'un conflit avec l'Iran, la Russie pourrait-elle intervenir militairement ?
Nonobstant le discours du « reset » (...)
By Laurent VINATIER, Research Fellow at the Thomas More Institute | Author (direction) of La Russie de Poutine à Medvedev (Paris, Unicomm, 2008) | Available in French
Le 4 mars Vladimir Poutine, Premier ministre sortant, est élu sans surprise dès le premier tour de scrutin avec près de 64% des voix, à la présidence de la Fédération de Russie. De facto, il s’agit plutôt d’une réélection. Après une pause constitutionnelle réglementaire entre deux mandats successifs, l’homme fort de Russie depuis 12 ans (1) retrouve son siège présidentiel pour, cette fois, un mandat de 6 ans. La mécanique électorale paraît parfaitement huilée, pourtant il règne un parfum d’incertitude à Moscou. Les déclarations (...)
New Meeting proposed by the Thomas More Institute | Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 8:30 am-10 am | Restaurant Les Editeurs, Paris | Debate in French aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
After the demonstrations and contesting of these last weeks, the first round of the Russian presidential elections takes place on Sunday, March 4th. Evolution of the current regime, consolidation of the European Union link, respect the rule of law, a stable, secure and well governed economic environment over the long term: what scenarios and what outlooks after this new Vladimir Putin's victory?
Before this due date that is focusing attention of all Russia’s partners, the Thomas More Institute is pleased to invite you to its next (...)
Article by Jean-Sylvestre MONGRENIER, Research Fellow at the Thomas More Institute | Published in Le Figaro on Thursday, February 16th, 2012 | Available in French
Dans l’affaire syrienne, c’est avec constance que la diplomatie russe s’emploie à invalider les arguments hâtifs quant à l’instauration d’un grand partenariat russo-occidental. Moscou bloque toute résolution des Nations unies condamnant les exactions baathistes et multiplie les tactiques dilatoires pour laisser à Bachar Al-Assad le temps d’écraser le mouvement insurrectionnel. Ce faisant, les dirigeants russes révèlent l’importance qu’ils confèrent à leur alliance avec l’appareil d’Etat syrien.
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