2 projects

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The Russian Hybrid Intelligence State

How does intelligence shape Russian domestic politics and foreign and security policy? Contemporary Russia is often characterized as a ‘KGB state’. Current and former intelligence officers, including President Putin, increasingly dominate politics and economy, bringing with them the culture, worl...

Awarded: NOK 7.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2027

Location: Innlandet

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Russias Politicized Economy, Elite Dynamics and the Domestic-Foreign Policy Nexus

By ordering a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has changed dramatically Russian politics and society. The economy, the power relations between domestic elites, the country’s relations to other countries, the relations between the regime and the population, and, cru...

Awarded: NOK 5.1 mill.

Project Period: 2019-2025

Location: Innlandet