Russia
Research focuses on the drivers of Russian domestic behaviour and the impact of its foreign policy on the rest of the world.

Our research of the former Soviet region assesses the impact of the rise in conflict and security challenges in the region and explores the geopolitics of the various states.
Our experts
Dr Ana Alecsandru
Research Fellow
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Professor Justin Bronk
Senior Research Fellow, Airpower & Technology
Military Sciences
Jack Crawford
Research Fellow
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Emily Ferris
Senior Research Fellow, Russian and Eurasian Security
International Security
Jamie MacColl
Senior Research Fellow
Cyber and Tech
Dr Neil Melvin
Director, International Security
International Security
Nick Reynolds
Research Fellow, Land Warfare
Military Sciences
James Sullivan
Director, Cyber and Tech
Cyber and Tech
Dr Jack Watling
Senior Research Fellow, Land Warfare
Military Sciences
Fellows
Sir Laurie Bristow KCMG
Distinguished Fellow; President of Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge; Former UK Ambassador to Afghanistan and the Russian Federation
Dr Richard Connolly
RUSI Associate Fellow, International Security
Oleksandr V Danylyuk
Associate Fellow - Expert in Russian multidimensional warfare
Professor Mark Galeotti
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, International Security
Professor Tracey German
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, International Security
Niklas Granholm
Associate Fellow; Deputy Director of Studies at FOI
John Kampfner
Senior Associate Fellow
Professor David Lewis
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, International Security
Dr Andrew Monaghan
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, International Security
Dr Samuel Ramani
RUSI Associate Fellow, International Security
Dr Tessa Szyszkowitz
Distinguished Fellow
Dr Maryna Vorotnyuk
RUSI Associate Fellow, International Security
Dr Heather Williams
Senior Associate Fellow
Amy Woolf
Senior Associate Fellow