Professional Affiliation

Senior Researcher, Center for Security Studies and Conflict Research, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich. Researcher, Department of History, University of Basel

Wilson Center Project

Russia's Troubled South: Security in the Caucasus and Central Asia, and the Role of Russia

Project Summary

Establishes the key determinants of Russian policy towards the Caucasus and Central Asia, noting how Russia views its own role in the region and how its presence affects the conflictual and cooperative security dynamics. Focuses on all states and nations within Russia’s concept of the South, examining both traditional and nontraditional security challenges.