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[Topics]Russia & CIS

Research on the former Soviet Union and Russia has been a priority since the Japan Institute of International Affairs was founded in 1959. Today JIIA periodically organizes study groups on a variety of issues relating to the transition of Russia and the newly independent states; their research findings are released as study group reports.

Research Projects

JIIA is engaged in a range of research on international and global issues. Our research emphasizes policy analysis and recommendation as well as the dissemination of information to stimulate informed public debate.

Ongoing Research Programs (FY2017-2019)

Research Outcomes

B-3: Post-Putin Russia

More Projects and Outcomes

Column / Strategic Comment/ Policy Brief / Other Papers

[JIIA Strategic Comments] The Breakdown of the US-North Korea Summit Meeting and Future Prospects: An Analysis from the Structural Factors of “Denuclearization”/ Akiyama Nobumasa (2019-03-12)

[JIIA Strategic Comments] Japan-Russia Peace Treaty Negotiations – Past Developments and Future Points / Hironori Fushita (2019-01-23)

[JIIA Strategic Comments] US told Russia It Is Leaving INF Treaty: Possible Impacts on the Asia-Pacific Security / Hirofumi Tosaki, Miho Okada , Hironori Fushita (2018-11-01)

Special Contribution to KOKUSAI MONDAI No.630, April 2014 issue: "The Obama Administration's Policy toward Russia: a Moscow Perspective" / Dr. Dmitri Trenin (2014-04-15)

Afghanistan : Japan's Experiences Revisited (2008-12-15)

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AJISS-Commentary

AJISS-Commentary is an occasional op-ed type publication. It aims to present a variety of Japanese views on international relations to international intellectuals interested in Japanese external policy.

No.156
A Case for Japan-US-Russia Trilateral Cooperation
Hideki Asari (2012-09-05)

No.151
Japan Should Play a Constructive Role in the Arctic
Takahiro Ishihara (2012-06-07)

No.149
RUSSIA'S EASTWARD PIVOT
Circumstances in Russia Following Putin's Comeback and Japan's Reaction
Hironori Fushita (2012-05-23)

No.137
Putin's Return to the Presidency and Its Implications for Asia
Shigeki Hakamada (2011-11-22)

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JIIA Forum / Symposium

JIIA organizes some 30 forums annually in which we invites distinguished speakers from Japan and abroad to address germane issues and offer insights on international relations and Japanese foreign policy.

[Recent Forum / Symposium on Russia & CIS]

JIIA Webinar "The Ukraine Crisis and the United Nations: Limitations and Possibilities"
(2022-06-16)

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JIIA Webinar "How Not to Sanction"
(2022-05-11)

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Theme: "Is the Latest U.S.Russian Reset Dead on Arrival?"
Speaker: Prof. Timothy Colton , Morris and Anna Feldberg Professor of Government and Russian Studies, Harvard University
(2017-05-10)

Theme: "EU Security perspectives on Russia and China"
Speaker: Mr. Dan SMITH, Director, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
(2017-03-15)

Theme: "Trends and Prospects of Japan-Russia Relation"
Speaker: Prof. Dmitry Streltsov
Head of the Afro-Asian Department and a Professor of Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-University)
(2017-02-17)

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International Policy Conference

JIIA regularly organizes international conference to exchange opinions and discuss policies. We hold a variety of meetings at which officials, journalists, academics and other foreign-policy specialists debate world affairs.