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Isabelle Facon
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Evaluation of the Russia-North Korea Strategic Axis and consequences for Japan and France
Valérie Niquet, Isabelle Facon, November 2024
Évaluation of the Russia-North Korea Strategic Axis and consequences for Japan and France
Web conference
Évaluation of the Russia-North Korea Strategic Axis and consequences for Japan and France
October 25, 2024
“Nuclear spring is coming”: examining French nuclear deterrence in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine
Note de la FRS n°08/2024
“Nuclear spring is coming”: examining French nuclear deterrence in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine
Polina Sinovets, Adérito Vicente, March 2024
Book Launch - Russia’s War on Ukraine: The Implications for the Global Nuclear Order
Web conference
Book Launch - Russia’s War on Ukraine: The Implications for the Global Nuclear Order
January 19, 2024
Russian Private Military Companies
Article
Russian Private Military Companies
Pierre Boussel,

Trends Research 

, January 18, 2024
The Beijing-Moscow Axis: Evolving European Perspectives
Article
The Beijing-Moscow Axis: Evolving European Perspectives
Philippe Le Corre,

Asia Society Policy Institute

, October 2023
« How to End a War: Some Historical Lessons for Ukraine »
Article
« How to End a War: Some Historical Lessons for Ukraine »
François Heisbourg,

Survival

, July 7, 2023
War against Ukraine: how to make deterrence and arms control work
Note de la FRS n°11/2023
War against Ukraine: how to make deterrence and arms control work
Sascha Hach, Polina Sinovets, April 2023
War in Ukraine: Nuclear Signalling, Coercion and Deterrence
Report
War in Ukraine: Nuclear Signalling, Coercion and Deterrence
Benjamin Hautecouverture,

Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI)

, January 2023
Two months on in the Ukraine war: what role for the kadyrovtsy?
Note de la FRS n°21/2022
Two months on in the Ukraine war: what role for the kadyrovtsy?
Harold Chambers, May 2022
One month on in the Ukraine war: what role for the kadyrovtsy?
Note de la FRS n°16/2022
One month on in the Ukraine war: what role for the kadyrovtsy?
Harold Chambers, April 2022
Working paper on strategic risk reduction
Report
Working paper on strategic risk reduction
Emmanuelle Maitre, Benjamin Hautecouverture,

European Leadership Network (ELN)

, janvier 2022
Russia's impact on the US, Europe and transatlantic relations
Web conference
Russia's impact on the US, Europe and transatlantic relations
December 2, 2021
Russia and the Taliban takeover
Recherches & Documents n°17/2021
Russia and the Taliban takeover
Ivan U. Klyszcz, November 2021
EU-Russia relations and the crisis in Belarus: toward a more “geopolitical” Europe?
Note de la FRS n°66/2020
EU-Russia relations and the crisis in Belarus: toward a more “geopolitical” Europe?
Dr. Zachary Paikin, November 2020
Why Russia’s alliance with China is improbable, but not impossible
Recherches & Documents n°13/2020
Why Russia’s alliance with China is improbable, but not impossible
Simon Saradzhyan, September 2020
Russia’s policy towards Belarus during Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s fifth presidential term
Note de la FRS n°57/2020
Russia’s policy towards Belarus during Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s fifth presidential term
Milàn Czerny, August 2020
The Russian Understanding of War: Blurring the Lines between War and Peace
Conference
The Russian Understanding of War: Blurring the Lines between War and Peace
Foundation for Strategic Research, FR, December 2, 2019
Military Exercises: The Russian Way
Book chapter
Military Exercises: The Russian Way
Isabelle Facon,

in The Russian Military in Contemporary Perspective (US Army War College, SSI)

, September 2019
Putin 4.0 Trends – Is there anything new?
Report
Putin 4.0 Trends – Is there anything new?
Isabelle Facon,

The European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats

, September 2, 2019

In the medias

Will Iran's ballistic missile supply to Russia hurt Tehran and Moscow more than the West?
Laure Foucher (interview) , The National , September 9, 2024
Macron’s Change in Tune and the War in Ukraine
Bruno Tertrais (among the speakers) , CNAS Podcast (Brussels Sprouts) , April 5, 2024
Germany, France, Poland seek unity on Ukraine support
Bruno Tertrais (analysis) , DW , March 15, 2024
When it comes to the Israel-Gaza war, Russia is playing a game of chess
Pierre Boussel , The National (Opinion) , February 9, 2024
Russia hopes to pull ahead in the space race with the launch of the Luna-25 moon lander
Xavier Pasco (quoted) , France 24 , August 10, 2023
« Europeans Now See Russia as an Adversary, but Not China »
Philippe Le Corre (quoted) , The New York Times , June 7, 2023
« If a Divided Germany Could Enter NATO, Why Not Ukraine ? »
François Heisbourg (quoted) , The New York Times , May 26, 2023
« How Ukraine is 'shaping' the front ahead of its counteroffensive »
Thibault Fouillet (quoted) , Le Monde , May 25, 2023
War in Ukraine is 'an interstate conflict reminiscent of the earlier parts of the 20th century'
François Heisbourg (guest) , France 24 , March 7, 2023
After the Fall. Must We Prepare for the Breakup of Russia?
Bruno Tertrais , Institut Montaigne , February 23, 2023