Reports and Memos Russia and Eurasia
Below is a selection of reports and memos relating to Russia and Eurasia which have been published in recent years within the project and/or other related projects at FOI. Publications which do not have a link can be ordered via the Registry at FOI.
- Oxenstierna Susanne, Wannheden Emil. The Russian economy and military expenditure in light of the war in Ukraine and economic sanctions. FOI Memo 8023
- Engqvist Maria. A Railhead Too Far: The Strategic Role of Railroads during Russia's Invasion of Ukraine.
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FOI Memo 7954 External link. - Vendil Pallin Carolina. Rysslands inte så suveräna internet och kriget i Ukraina. FOI Memo 7925
- Engqvist Maria. Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Communist Party of the Russian Federation. FOI Memo 7845
- Oxenstierna Susanne, Johnson Andreas. How tough are the sanctions on Russia? FOI Memo 7842
- Oxenstierna Susanne, Johnson Andreas. Sanktioner mot Ryssland. FOI Memo 7819
2021
- Vendil Pallin Carolina, Gustafsson Pär, Engvall Engvall. Framtid med förhinder: Rysk teknisk FoU till 2030. FOI-R--5204--SE
- Vendil Pallin Carolina, Engqvist Maria, Oxenstierna Susanne. Röstningen till Rysslands parlament 2021 – Underliggande trender och konsekvenser. FOI Memo 7668
- Malmlöf Tomas. Russian Naval Shipbuilding - Market and Industrial Structure. FOI-R--5183--SE External link.
- Hedenskog Jakob. Endgame Belarus? Union State Integration under Pressure.FOI-R--5181--SE External link.
- Gustafsson Pär. Russia´s ambitions in the Arctic towards 2035. FOI Memo 7624
- Oxenstierna Susanne. Russia and the COVID-19 pandemic. Economic and social consequences. FOI-R--5160--SE External link.
- Parkman Smirnova Elin. Who´s afraid of Nizhny Tagil? Protest potential in industrial Russia FOI Memo 7551
- Engqvist Maria. Why Russia´s National Projects Went Out in the Cold. FOI Memo 7531
- Weidacher Hsiung Christopher. China’s Evolving Security Alignment with Russia – Content, Motivations and Future Prospects. FOI Memo 7540
- Engvall Johan. Russia's Military R&D Infrastructure: A Primer. FOI-R--5124--SE
- Vendil Pallin Carolina, Hjelm Mattias. Moscow´s digital offensive: Building sovereignty in cyberspace. FOI Memo 7521
- Hedenskog Jakob, Jud Petra. Lawfare: Ukraine´s War against Russia on the Legal Front. FOI Memo 7516
- Westerlund Fredrik. The role of the military in Putin´s foreign policy: An overview of current research. FOI-R--5070--SE
- Kjellén Jonas. The Russian Baltic Fleet – Organisation and role within the Armed Forces in 2020. FOI-R--5119--SE
- Gustafsson Pär. Metod för framtida motståndarbeskrivning: Tillämpning på rysk militär förmåga 2045. FOI-R--5095--SE
- Hedenskog Jakob. "Russia's relations with Africa" in Bonnier, Evelina and Hedenskog, Jakob. The United States and Russia in Africa: A survey of US and Russian political, economic and military-security relations with Africa. FOI-R--5039--SE
- Engqvist Maria. Rysslands nationella hälsovårdsprojekt: en fallstudie av maktens vertikal. FOI-R--4965--SE (In Swedish)
- Hedenskog Jakob, Lund Aron, Norberg Johan. The End of the Second Karabakh War: New realities in the South Caucasus. FOI Memo 7405.
- Malmlöf Tomas. "Direktinvesteringar Ryssland", i Petersson Magnus (red) et al. Utländska direktinvesteringar i skyddsvärda verksamheter: en studie av risker, branscher och investerare. FOI-R--5069--SE (In Swedish)
- Persson Gudrun. Rysk kärnvapendoktrin - oförutsägbarheten stadfäst. FOI Memo 7332 (In Swedish)
- Vendil Pallin Carolina. Nyckelaktörerna för rysk cyberstrategi: 2000-2020. FOI-R--5025--SE (In Swedish)
- Hedenskog Jakob, Hjelm Mattias. Propaganda by Proxy: Ukrainian oligarchs, TV and Russia's influence. FOI Memo 7312
- Persson Gudrun. ”Kris och pandemi utmanar Ryssland”, i Mittermaier, Granholm och Veibäck (red) Perspektiv på pandemin: Inledande analys och diskussion av beredskapsfrågor i ljuset av coronakrisen 2020 , FOI-R—4992 --SE (In Swedish)
- Hedenskog Jakob.The Belarus-Russia Union State: Troubled Integration in Pandemic Elections. FOI Memo 7168
- Persson Gudrun, Vendil Pallin Carolina, Engqvist Maria. Ryssland ändrar grundlagen - innehåll och konsekvenser. FOI Memo 7091 (In Swedish)
- Engqvist, Maria. Ryska federationens Säkerhetsråd - överblick och bedömning.FOI Memo 7090 (In Swedish)
- Gustafsson Pär. Nationella försvarsledningscentret i Ryssland: Att leda försvaret eller styra landet? FOI Memo 7066 (In Swedish)
- Hedenskog, Jakob. Russia and international cooperation on counter-terrorism: From the Chechen Wars to the Syria Campaign.FOI-R--4916--SE
- Oxenstierna, Susanne, Westerlund Fredrik, Persson Gudrun, Kjellén Jonas, Norberg Johan, Hedenskog Jakob, Malmlöf Tomas, Goliath Martin, Engvall Johan, Dahlqvist Nils. Rysk militär förmåga i ett tioårsperspektiv - 2019. FOI-R--4752--SE (In Swedish)
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- Oxenstierna, Susanne, Westerlund Fredrik, Persson Gudrun, Kjellén Jonas, Norberg Johan, Hedenskog Jakob, Malmlöf Tomas, Goliath Martin, Engvall Johan, Dahlqvist Nils. Russian Military Capability in a Ten-Year Perspective - 2019. FOI-R--4758--SE
- Rudnik Alesia. Belarus defends sovereignty: getting out of the Russian media siege, FOI Memo 6773 External link.. RUFS Briefing No 46.
- Hedenskog Jakob. Ukraine: The new president calls for snap elections, but will they change anything? FOI Memo 6774 External link.. RUFS Briefing No 45.
- Hedenskog Jakob, Holmquist Erika, Norberg Johan. Security in Central Asia: Russian policy and military posture, FOI-R--4756--SE External link.
- Engvall Johan. OSCE and Military Confidence-Building in Crisis, FOI-R--4750--SE External link.
- Malmlöf Tomas. Russian machine tool industry - Prospects for a turnaround?, FOI-R--4635--SE External link.
- Dahlqvist Nils. Russia's (not so) Private Military Companies, FOI Memo 6653. RUFS Briefing No 44
- Hedenskog Jakob. Russia is stepping up its military cooperation in Africa, FOI MEMO 6604 External link.
- Kjellén Jonas. Rysslands ständiga marina närvaro i Medelhavet. FOI Memo 6569. (In Swedish)
- Rossbach H. Niklas. The Geopolitics of Russian energy. FOI-R--4623--SE
- Norberg Johan. Training for War – Russia’s Strategic-level Military Exercises 2009–2017, FOI-R--4627--SE
- Kjellén Jonas. Russian Electronic Warfare. The role of Electronic Warfare in the Russian Armed Forces, FOI-R--4625--SE
- Norberg Johan. Vostok-2018: about the Russian military´s brain, not its muscles. FOI Memo 6470. RUFS Briefing No 43
- Hedenskog Jakob. The Feasibility of a UN Peacekeeping mission in Donbas, FOI Memo 6437
- Engvall Johan, Persson Gudrun, Dalsjö Robert, Winnerstig Mike, Vendil Pallin Carolina. Conventional Arms Control - A Way Forward or Wishful Thinking?, FOI-R--4586--SE
- Hedenskog Jakob, Holmquist Erika & Norberg Johan. Security in the Caucasus: Russian policy and military posture, FOI-R--4567--SE
- Hedenskog Jakob & Engvall Johan. Utvecklingen i Centralasien: En lägesuppdatering, FOI-D--0810--SE
- Malmlöf Tomas. Russia's New Armament Programme - Leaner and Meaner. FOI Memo 6365. RUFS Briefing No 42
- Russia Before the Presidential Election 2018: Stable instability. FOI Memo 6297. RUFS Briefing No 41
- Jonas Kjellén. Telekrigföringens roll inom Rysslands Väpnade Styrkor: En analys av ryska definitioner, FOI-D--0802--SE
- Susanne Oxenstierna & Jakob Hedenskog. Ukraine’s economic reforms. Prospects of sustainability, FOI-R—4472—SE
- Tomas Malmlöf. Rysk materielförsörjning fram till 2035: En analys av nyanskaffning och uppgradering av befintlig materiel, FOI-D--0795--SE
- Jan Åkerberg. Ryska arméflyget 2016: utveckling av helikopterförbandens materiel, organisation och förmåga, FOI-D--0789--SE
- Carolina Vendil Pallin & Susanne Oxenstierna. Russian Think Tanks and Soft Power, FOI-R--4451--SE
- Thomas Malmlöf. Nutid och framtid för rysk försvarsindustri, FOI Memo 6085
- Fredrik Westerlund. Russia’s Military Strategy and Force Structure in Kaliningrad. FOI Memo 6060
Pdf, 64.5 kB, opens in new window.. RUFS Briefing No. 40 - Jakob Hedenskog. After Saint Petersburg: Belarus-Russian Relations Back on Track? FOI Memo 6049. RUFS Briefing No. 39
- Carolina Vendil Pallin. Rysslands Direktorat för inrikespolitik och dess roll i presidentvalet 2018, FOI Memo 6018
- Gudrun Persson (ed.), Jakob Hedenskog, Tomas Malmlöf, Johan Norberg, Susanne Oxenstierna, Roger Roffey, Carolina Vendil Pallin, Fredrik Westerlund. Rysk militär förmåga i ett tioårsperspektiv - 2016, FOI-R--4367--SE
- Gudrun Persson, ed. Russian Military Capability in a Ten-Year Perspective. FOI-R--4326--SE External link.
- Eugene Kogan. Armenia: Caught between a Rock and a Hard Place. FOI Memo 5937 Pdf, 54.9 kB, opens in new window.. RUFS Briefing No. 38
- Jakob Hedenskog. Regional implications of the elections in Moldova and Georgia. FOI Memo 5914. RUFS Briefing No. 37
- Richard Connolly. Economic and Technological Constraints on Russia’s Naval Ambitions. FOI Memo 5851 Pdf, 48.2 kB, opens in new window.. RUFS Briefing No. 36
- Adriana Lins de Albuquerque & Jakob Hedenskog. Moldova: A Defence Sector Reform Assessment., FOI-R--4350--SE
- Adriana Lins de Albuquerque & Jakob Hedenskog. Georgia: A Defence Sector Reform Assessment., FOI-R--4306--SE
- Roger Roffey. Russia´s EMERCOM: Managing emergencies and political credibility, FOI-R--4269--SE External link.
- Jakob Hedenskog & Kaan Korkmaz. The Interests of Russia and Turkey in the Nagorno-Karabakh. FOI Memo 5693. RUFS Briefing No. 35
- Märta Carlsson & Mike Winnerstig. Irreconcilable Differences: Analysing the Deteriorating Russian-US relations, FOI-R--4276--SE
- Erika Holmquist. Challenges abound for Tajikistan. FOI Memo 5640 Pdf, 360.7 kB, opens in new window.. RUFS Briefing No. 34
- A weakened Moldova enters the Russian orbit. FOI Memo 5608. RUFS Briefing No 33
- Julian Cooper. Russia's state armament programme to 2020: a quantitative assessment of implementation 2011–2015, FOI-R--4239--SE
- Gudrun Persson and Carolina Vendil Pallin. Putin's Annual Address: "We are strong and we believe in ourselves". FOI Memo 5175. RUFS Briefing No.25
- Mike Winnerstig (ed.). Tools of Destabilization: Russian Soft Power and Non-military Influence in the Baltic States. Stockholm, FOI-R--3990—SE
- Carina Lamont. What is War? Ukraine and the legal definition of war. FOI Memo 5075. RUFS Briefing No. 24
- Roger Roffey. Climate change and natural disasters. A challenge for Russian policymakers, FOI-R--3874--SE
- Johan Norberg, Erika Holmquist (eds). ISAF's withdrawal from Afghanistan- Central Asian perspectives on regional security. FOI-R--3880--SE
- Jakob Hedenskog, Gudrun Persson, Carolina Vendil Pallin, Johan Norberg, Fredrik Westerlund, Ulrik Franke, Märta Carlsson, Tomas Malmlöv och Susanne Oxenstierna. A Rude Awakening: Ramifications of Russian Aggression Towards Ukraine, FOI-R--3892--SE av Niklas Granholm, Johannes Malminen och Gudrun Persson (red)
- Mikael Eriksson. West´s Sanctions against Russia: Grand Strategy in the Making? FOI Memo 4933. RUFS Briefing No. 23
- Johan Norberg and Fredrik Westerlund. Russia and Ukraine: military-strategic options, and possible risks, for Moscow. FOI Memo 4904. RUFS Briefing No. 22
- Jakob Hedenskog. Ukraine returns to violence: Squaring off at the EuroMaidan? FOI Memo 4847 Pdf, 66.6 kB, opens in new window.. RUFS Briefing No. 21
- Oxenstierna, Susanne. The Russian Economy: Can Growth be Restored within the Economic System?, FOI-R--3876--SE
- Stephen Blank. Russian Military Policy in Asia - A Study in Paradox. FOI Memo 4580 Pdf, 89.3 kB, opens in new window.. RUFS Briefing No. 20
- Gudrun Persson. Russian History - A Matter of National Security. FOI Memo 4542 Pdf, 101.5 kB, opens in new window.. RUFS Briefing No. 19
- Hedenskog, Jakob och Vendil Pallin, Carolina (red.). Rysk militär förmåga i ett tioårsperspektiv - 2013, FOI-R--3733--SE
- Per Enerud. Can the Kremlin Control the Cossacks? FOI Memo 4406 Pdf, 87 kB, opens in new window.. RUFS Briefing No. 18
- Oxenstierna, Susanne. Rysk energi och säkerhet fram till 2030, FOI-memo 4372
- Johan Norberg. How some of Moscow's Middle East interests could create problems for Russia. FOI Memo 4362 Pdf, 104.3 kB, opens in new window.. RUFS Briefing No. 17
- Hedenskog, Jakob and Vendil Pallin, Carolina (eds). Russian Military Capability in a Ten-Year Perspective – 2013, FOI-R--3734--SE
- Cooper, Julian. Russian Military Expenditure: Data, Analysis and Issues, FOI-R--3688--SE
- Norberg, Johan. High Ambitions, Harsh Realities: Gradually Building the CSTO’s Capacity for Military Intervention in Crises. FOI-R--3668--SE
- McDermott, Roger N. Russia's Strategic Mobility: Supporting 'Hard Power' to 2020? FOI-R--3587--SE
- Carlsson, Märta och Granholm, Niklas. Russia and the Arctic: Analysis and Discussion of Russian Strategies, FOI-R--3596--SE
- Malmlöf, Tomas and Tejpar, Johan. Ett skepp kommer lastat: Ryska handelsflöden via Östersjön i ett tjugoårsperspektiv, FOI-R--3586--SE
- Ulrik Franke, Carolina Vendil Pallin. Russian Politics and the Internet in 2012, FOI-R-3590--SE
- Carlsson, Märta. The Structure of Power- an Insight into the Russian Ministry of Defence, FOI-R--3571--SE
- Hyodo, Shinji; Vendil Pallin, Carolina (eds.). Neighbourhood Watch: Japanese and Swedish perspectives on Russian security FOI-R--3519--SE
- Nikolay Petrov. The October Elections in Russia as a Test for Putin’s Regime. FOI Memo 4142 Pdf, 389.9 kB, opens in new window.. RUFS Briefing No. 16
- Carolina Vendil Pallin. The Political Aftermath of Pussy Riot: A sowing of dragon’s teeth. FOI Memo 4132 Pdf, 155.9 kB, opens in new window.. RUFS Briefing No. 15
- Roger N. McDermott. SCO "Peace Mission" 2012 Promotes Security Myths. FOI Memo 4040 Pdf, 153.1 kB, opens in new window.. RUFS Briefing No. 14
- Johan Norberg. An Attack on the Iranian Nuclear Programme - some possible Russian considerations. FOI Memo 4039 Pdf, 145 kB, opens in new window.. RUFS Briefing No. 13
- Vendil Pallin, Carolina (ed). Russian Military Capability in a Ten-Year Perspective - 2011, FOI-R--3474--SE
- Roger N. McDermott. Putin 2.0: Redefining Russia's Military Priorities for the 21st Century. FOI Memo 3977 Pdf, 145.4 kB, opens in new window.. RUFS Briefing No. 12
- Lena Jonson. The Post-Putin Era Has Started. FOI Memo 3909 Pdf, 131.2 kB, opens in new window.. RUFS Briefing No. 11
- Carlsson, Märta. De ryska Marinstridskrafterna [The Russian Navy], FOI-Memo 3770
- Roffey, Roger. The Russian Demographic and Health Situation, FOI R--3396--SE
- Vendil Pallin, Carolina (eds.). Rysk militär förmåga i ett tioårsperspektiv - 2011, [ Russian Military Capability in a Ten-Year Perspective - 2011], FOI-R--3404--SE
- Westerlund, Fredrik. Rysk kärnvapendoktrin 2010: utformning och drivkrafter [Russian Nuclear Doctrine 2010: formulation and driving forces], FOI-R--3397--SE
- Westerlund, Fredrik. Russian Nanotechnology R&D: Thinking Big About Small Scale Science, FOI-R--3197--SE
- Hedenskog, Jakob. “Russian Worries over Terrorist Threats to the 2014 Winter Olympics” in Hellström, Jerker; Eriksson, Mikael; Granholm, Niklas (eds) Strategic Outlook 2011, FOI-R--3210--SE
- Hedenskog, Jakob; Vendil Pallin, Carolina. Ryssland och krisen i Libyen [Russia and the Crisis in Libya], FOI Memo 3545
- Oxenstierna, Susanne. Rysk ekonomi och försvarsekonomi 2010: Ökande försvarsutgifter och ambitiösa beväpningsmål [Russian Economy and Defence Economy 2010: Increasing Defence Spending and Ambitious Armament Goals], FOI Memo 3500
- Westerlund, Fredrik. “Russia: Contradictory Signals and a Military Rationale for SSNW”. In Lindvall, Fredrik et al. The Baltic Approach: A Next Step? Prospects for an Arms Control Regime for Sub-strategic Nuclear Weapons in Europe, FOI-R--3175--SE
- Carolina Vendil Pallin. The Russian Elections - Putin Inc. out of sync? Pdf, 676.1 kB, opens in new window. RUFS Briefing No. 10
- Jakob Hedenskog. The Tymoshenko Trial and Ukraine’s Balancing Act between Russia and the West Pdf, 711.1 kB, opens in new window.. RUFS Briefing No. 9
- Fredrik Westerlund. Russian science: In peril but out of focus Pdf, 144.7 kB, opens in new window.. RUFS Briefing No. 8
- Pavel Podvig. Nuclear disarmament after New START Pdf, 131.4 kB, opens in new window.. RUFS Briefing No. 7
- Oxenstierna, Susanne; Vendil Pallin, Carolina. “Russia: Commodity Exporter or Innovation-Driven Neighbour in the East?”, in Granholm, Niklas ; Lindström, Madelene; Malminen, Johannes (eds), Strategic Outlook 2010, FOI-R--3095--SE
- Oxenstierna, Susanne. Russia's Nuclear Energy Expansion, FOI-R--3049--SE
- Hedenskog, Jakob. Security Sector Reform in Ukraine: The Victim of Political Power Struggle, FOI Memo 3351
- Ekström, Markus. Rysk operativ-strategisk övningsverksamhet under 2009 och 2010 [Russian Military Operational-Strategic Exercises, 2009–2010], FOI-R--3022--SE
- Hedenskog, Jakob. Naval Strategies in the Black Sea Region, FOI-R--2881--SE
- Bergstrand, Bengt-Göran. Economic and Military Expenditure Trends since 1990 for the Russian Federation and for EU and NATO, FOI Memo 3203
- Harriman, David. Brussels without Muscles? Exploring the EU’s Management of its Gas Relationship with Russia, FOI-R--2969--SE
- Roffey, Roger. Biotechnology in Russia: Why is it not a Success Story?, FOI-R--2986--SE
- Vendil Pallin, Carolina. Serdjukovs reformering av de Väpnade Styrkorna: huvuddragen [The Main Features of Serdiukov’s Reform of the Armed Forces], FOI Memo 3143
- Westerlund, Fredrik. Russian Intelligence Gathering for Domestic R&D: Short Cut or Dead End for Modernisation?, FOI Memo 3126
- Heickerö, Roland. Emerging Cyber Threats and Russian Views on Information Warfare and Information Operations, FOI-R--2970--SE
- Vendil Pallin, Carolina; Westerlund, Fredrik. Rysslands militärdoktrin 2010 [Russia’s Military Doctrine 2010], FOI Memo 3097
- Jakob Hedenskog. The Presidential Elections in Belarus: Same same, but different! Pdf, 115.1 kB, opens in new window. RUFS Briefing No. 6
- Susanne Oxenstierna. Russian Nuclear Power Doubles in Size Pdf, 71.9 kB, opens in new window.. RUFS Briefing No. 5
- Jakob Hedenskog. Kyiv’s Rapid Drift Back to Moscow Pdf, 51.4 kB, opens in new window.. RUFS Briefing No. 4
- Carolina Vendil Pallin and Fredrik Westerlund. Russia’s Military Doctrine – Expected News Pdf, 60.9 kB, opens in new window.. RUFS Briefing No. 3
- Jakob Hedenskog. The Ukrainian Presidential Elections – All Oranges Sold Out Pdf, 38.1 kB, opens in new window.. RUFS Briefing No.
- Oxenstierna, Susanne. The Russian Economy in 2009: Steep Decline Despite Crisis Management, FOI-R--2853--SE
- Westerlund, Fredrik. Rustningskontroll i det 21 århundradet [Arms Control in the 21st Century], FOI Memo 2905
- Westerlund, Fredrik. Övergripande ledning och organisation av den ryska försvarsindustrin 2008 [Russian Defence Industry: Strategic Management and Organisation in 2008], FOI Memo 2903
- Westerlund, Fredrik. Rysk försvarsmaterielproduktion 2006-2007 [Russian Defence Materiel Production 2006–2007], FOI Memo 2731
- Oxenstierna, Susanne. Russia in Perspective: Scenarios of Russia’s Economic Future 10 to 20 Years Ahead, FOI-R--2774--SE
- Kjölstad, Henrik. White Russia: Xenophobia, Extreme Nationalism and Race Radicalism as Threats to Society, FOI-R--2592--SE
- Leijonhielm, Jan; Hedenskog, Jakob; Knoph, Jan T.; Larsson, Robert L.; Oldberg, Ingmar; Roffey, Roger; Tisell, Maria; Westerlund, Fredrik. Russian Military Capability in a Ten-Year Perspective: Ambitions and Challenges in 2008: Summary and Conclusions from a Study for the Swedish Ministry of Defence, FOI-R--2759--SE
- Leijonhielm, Jan; Hedenskog, Jakob; Knoph, Jan T.; Larsson, Robert L.; Oldberg, Ingmar; Roffey, Roger; Tisell, Maria; Westerlund, Fredrik. Rysk militär förmåga i ett tioårsperspektiv: ambitioner och utmaningar 2008 [Russian Military Capability in a Ten-Year Perspective: Ambitions and Challenges in 2008], FOI-R--2707--SE
- Carolina Vendil Pallin. Russia´s Relations with Europe-impressions from a small EU member state Pdf, 67.7 kB, opens in new window.. RUFS Briefing No. 1