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Grain Exports from Russia
(2019)Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)The topic of this issue is Grain Exports from Russia. Firstly, Miranda Svanidze, Linde Götz and Florian Schierhorn posit that the mobilization of grain export potential in Russian grain producing regions requires an improvement in the functioning of the Russian grain market. Secondly, Maximilian Heigermoser and Linde Götz state that since the turn of the millennium, Russia has ascended to become the world’s largest wheat exporter. The ...Journal Issue -
Climate Change and Russia
(2019)Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)The topic of this issue is Climate Change and Russia. Firstly, Vladimir Otrachshenko and Olga Popova point out that Russia is a key partner in global efforts on mitigating the adverse impacts of climate change, but are skeptical whether the Russian population and the Russian economy can adapt to the steadily increasing influence of global warming. Secondly, Marianna Poberezhskaya discusses climate change discourse in Russia. She observes ...Journal Issue -
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Simulating synergies between Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction stakeholders to improve management of trans-boundary disasters in Europe
(2019)International Journal of Disaster Risk ReductionJournal Issue -
Using serious gaming as a tool for exploring how uncertainty affects decision-making between science and policy stakeholders
(2019)International Journal of Disaster Risk ReductionJournal Issue -
Stakeholder Solutions for building Interdisciplinary and International synergies between Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction
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Russia–Ukraine
(2019)Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)The topic of this issue is the relations between Russia and Ukraine. Firstly, André Härtel discusses recent developments in the Donbas conflict. He posits that as of yet there is no clear path forward as Ukrainian president Zelensky is still formulating policies, Russia seems to benefit from the status quo, and the West seems more focused on other issues. Secondly, Julia Kusznir analyses the progress of the ongoing negotiations for a new ...Journal Issue -
The Changing Geopolitics of Energy Infrastructure in the Caspian Sea Region
(2019)Caucasus Analytical Digest (CAD)Journal Issue -
Russia's Economy
(2019)Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)The topic of this edition is Russia’s economy. Firstly, Peter Rutland posits that Russia is an ailing petrostate, but that it is not clear if it is failing. It faces three sources of instability: shifts in international energy markets, the challenge of climate change, and the breakdown of the social contract at home. The country’s changing economic fortunes may ultimately lead to a new political model as well. Secondly, Stephen K. Wegren ...Journal Issue -
Indigenous Peoples in Russia
(2019)Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)The edition addresses indigenous peoples in Russia. Firstly, Arbahan Magomedov analyzes a new political phenomenon in modern Russia: the growing assertiveness of indigenous peoples in the context of the accelerated industrial development of the Arctic. At the center of the study is the political rise of the “Voice of the Tundra” protest community and its leader Eiko Serotetto. Secondly, Vera Kuklina discusses the impact of reindustrialization ...Journal Issue -
Special Issue: Interactive 3D Cartography
(2019)Multimodal Technologies and InteractionCartography comprises the visualisation of geographical objects and spatially distributed phenomena by means of abstraction, generalization and representative symbols. With the advancement of 3D computer graphics, human– computer interaction (HCI) methods, and new devices, the possibilities of creating new types of map representations and interaction types have dramatically increased. In this Special Issue, we would like to invite you to ...Journal Issue -
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China’s "Belt and Road” Initiative and the South Caucasus
(2019)Caucasus Analytical Digest (CAD)This issue of the Caucasus Analytical Digest discusses the impact of the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on the South Caucasus. In the first contribution to this special issue, Mariam Zabakhidze, Irakli Gabriadze, Rezo Beradze and Giorgi Khishtovani provide a concise overview of how relations between Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and China have advanced against the background of the BRI. Secondly, Evelina Gambino examines the ...Journal Issue -
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Russian Regional Elections
(2019)Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)This edition discusses the regional elections of 8 September 2019 in the Russian Federation. Firstly, Yana Gorokhovskaia comments that the usually predictable regional elections sparked a conflict over which actors are allowed to participate in organized politics in Russia and which are not. She posits that both the opposition’s campaign strategies and the social response they elicited suggest that future elections in the country will be ...Journal Issue