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The Russia Strategic Initiative (RSI) is a U.S. Department of Defense organization that works with structures throughout the U.S. Government and with public and researchers around the world to develop a common understanding of Russian decision-making and way of war.

RSI is committed to sponsoring and presenting high-quality, thought-provoking, and relevant research on the Russian Military and Russian geopolitics.

Please contact the RSI Research Division with any questions at eucom.stuttgart.rsi.mbx.rsi-research@mail.mil

Calendar

RSI Calendar

January	February	March
20-24: Atlantic Council-A “No Limits Partnership”: Sino-Russian Relations in an Era of Strategic Competition-Invite Only 22: CNAS: The New Axis of Upheaval: Understanding and Forecasting the Growing Defense Cooperation Among Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea -Invite Only	06: Project Connect: Roger McDermott- Escalation Management à la Russe: A Multi-Domain Operations Game for NATO Strategic Planners 07: FPRI Project Launch- Russian and Chinese Interests and Influence in the Indo-Pacific 12: Project Connect: Andrew Monaghan- “Living in Different Worlds?” Interpreting Russia’s Cognitive Maps, Strategy and Scenario Planning Through 2030	04: Politika Research Center- Beyond China: How Moscow engages the Global South in Arctic Affairs 11: FPRI Report 2- Russian and Chinese Interests and Influence in the Indo-Pacific 26: FPRI Report 3- Russian and Chinese Interests and Influence in the Indo-Pacific
April	May	June
16: Project Connect: Ivan Klyszcz- “Russia and the Red Sea: What Goals, What Impact? 22: Oscar Jonsson- "The Future of Russian Future War Thinking" 24: Project Connect: Marcin Kaczmarski- “Rivalry Avoided (again): The Impact of Russia’s War Against Ukraine on Sino-Russian Relations in Central Asia	22: Project Connect: Richard Connolly- “From Wartime Adaptation to Hyper-Militarization? Prospects for Russia’s Defence Economy"	05: Richard Weitz - Russia-China in the Central Asian States 05: Mick Ryan and Peter Singer - Understanding Deception Operations and Lessons from Ukraine 09: FPRI Report 4 - Russian and Chinese Interests and Influence in the Indo-Pacific 10: CEPA: Sam Greene - "Function and Dysfunction in Russia's Military Elite" 11: Project Connect: Michael Kofman, Eugene Rumer, and Dara Massicot: "Russia 2035-Future Force Design, Global Posture, and Russian Military as a Learning Organization" 12: RISS: "The Future of the Russian Black Sea Fleet" 17: CSIS: "How Long Can Russia Sustain its War-Driven Economy?" 17: Mathieu Boulegue - Arctic Sub-Threshold Activities 23: Oscar Jonsson - "Russian Military Innovation System" 26: RUSI: Sidharth Kaushal - Nuclear Strategy 30: FPRI: Report 5: Russian and Chinese Interests and Influence in the Indo-Pacific
July	August	September
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October	November	December
TBD	TBD	TBD

Previous Events: RSI 2024 Calendar - RSI 2023 Calendar - RSI 2022 Calendar - RSI 2021 Calendar - RSI 2020 Calendar -

Research

All RSI Research can be found here: RSI Research

The most Recent RSI sponsored research can be found below: