THREAD 1/ We’re proud to present a series of articles examining how #coronavirus will impact #Russia’s foreign policy in the US, China, Europe, former Soviet states, Balkans, & Middle East. Contributions from @DmitriTrenin, @baunov, @AlexGabuev & more. tinyurl.com/y9mnkvad
2/ The pandemic has hastened the arrival of a new era of Sino-American bipolarity that is an obvious challenge to both Russia & Europe, creating an interest in exploring possibilities for improving their badly damaged relations, writes @baunov tinyurl.com/y9mnkvad
3/ @eugene_rumer highlights both tensions & potential for cooperation in US-Russian relations. But fresh accusations of Russian meddling in the upcoming US presidential election will send the relationship to even lower depths, he warns. tinyurl.com/ydbyh42g
4/ @DmitriTrenin, looking at US-Russian relations from a Moscow perspective, foresees the advent of an era in which arms control is history. He also points to the need for Russia to keep its equilibrium in the face of US-China rivalry. tinyurl.com/y83bngle
5/ @AlexGabuev and @TUmarov discuss the relationship between Russia and #China and conclude that the coronavirus serves to further increase Russia’s reliance on China, particularly in such areas as trade, investment and technology. tinyurl.com/y8l5mwlj
6/ Closer to home, in #Ukraine, coronavirus is exacting a cruel toll, writes @mnogobooKS. Its economy, its presidency, its prospects for peace with Russia, and its ties with key Western partners have all suffered as a result of the pandemic. tinyurl.com/yc4extne
7/ #Belarus, meanwhile, has seen another spike in tensions with Russia provoked by the two countries’ different policies in dealing with the coronavirus, writes @ArtyomShraibman. tinyurl.com/yd9r27as
8/ Andrey Kortunov argues that Russia and the #EU are emerging weakened from the current crisis, both in absolute terms and relative to the two superpowers—the US and China—and calls for using even limited opportunities for EU-Russian cooperation. tinyurl.com/yaotsubs
9/ In the #Balkans, meanwhile, the enduring nature of the coronavirus pandemic promises to give the Kremlin a rare chance to convert its established assets there into an ever-greater military role in a contested region, writes Maxim Samorukov. tinyurl.com/y9fhw7hv
10/ The countries of the South #Caucasus & Central Asia are facing an unprecedented challenge, writes @pstronski. With their traditional partners in the West distracted, China is the sole remaining potential source of help to the struggling region. tinyurl.com/yb26htkb
11/ Marianna Belenkaya looks at the Saudi-Russian oil price war as an example of the volatile relations between Moscow and Riyadh. Their future relationship will depend on many factors, including how successful Russia is in Syria & Libya. tinyurl.com/yceb25rp
12/ Finally, looking at the coronavirus-induced collapse of oil prices, Tatiana Mitrova concludes that Russia should start adapting its energy policy to the accelerating change in the global energy balance away from overreliance on oil. tinyurl.com/y8uqxa3j
