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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
| 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 |
| TBD | TBD | TBD |
| October | November | December |
| TBD | TBD | TBD |
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Research
All RSI Research can be found here: RSI Research
The most Recent RSI sponsored research can be found below: