
Mikhail Polianskii
Doctoral ResearcherResearch Department:
International Institutions
Research Group Regime Competition
Contact
E-Mail: polianskii@prif.orgTwitter: @PolianskiyM
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CV
since 2019 | Doctoral Researcher at PRIF |
2018–2019 | Participant of the Negotiation Engineering Course MGIMO - ETH Zürich - University of Geneva (Prof. Micheline Calmy-Rey) |
2018, 2019 | Internships at the Russian Foreign Ministry (Moscow) |
2017–2018 | Scholarship of Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Moscow |
2017–2019 | Master studies "World Politics", Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) |
2016 | Internships at the Russian Foreign Affairs Council (RIAC) BRICS Department (Moscow) |
2013–2017 | Bachelor studies "International Relations", Voronezh State University, Russia |
Expertise
Mikhail Polianskii is working on the following issues:
- German-Russian relations
- Russia's domestic and foreign policy
Publications
- Xi and Putin’s Strategic Tango: Unpacking the Complexities of Russia-China Relations After the 2023 Moscow Summit | 2023
Abb, Pascal / Polianskii, Mikhail (2023): Xi and Putin’s Strategic Tango: Unpacking the Complexities of Russia-China Relations After the 2023 Moscow Summit, PRIF Blog, 20.4.2023.
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- With friends like these: the Sino-Russian partnership is based on interests, not ideology | 2023
Abb, Pascal / Polianskii, Mikhail (2023): With friends like these: the Sino-Russian partnership is based on interests, not ideology, in: Zeitschrift für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, DOI: 10.1007/s42597-023-00090-2.
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- The Perils of Ruxit: Russia's Tension-Ridden Dissociation from the European Security Order | 2022
Polianskii, Mikhail (2022): The Perils of Ruxit: Russia's Tension-Ridden Dissociation from the European Security Order, in: Historical Social Research, 47:2, 77–108, DOI: 10.12759/hsr.47.2022.17.
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- The Perils of Ruxit: Russia’s Tension-Ridden Dissociation from the European Security Order | 2022
Polianskii, Mikhail (2022): The Perils of Ruxit: Russia’s Tension-Ridden Dissociation from the European Security Order, PRIF Blog, 21.10.2022.
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- Putin’s Mobilisation, Annexation and Nuclear Threats: Last-Ditch Effort or More of the Same? | 2022
Polianskii, Mikhail (2022): Putin’s Mobilisation, Annexation and Nuclear Threats: Last-Ditch Effort or More of the Same?, PRIF Blog, 22.9.2022.
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- Von Gorbatschow zu Putin. Der gescheiterte Versuch, der Geschichte zu entkommen | 2022
Polianskii, Mikhail (2022): Von Gorbatschow zu Putin. Der gescheiterte Versuch, der Geschichte zu entkommen, in: Netzwerk Friedenskooperative, www.friedenskooperative.de/(...).
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- Fokus: Friedens- und Sicherheitspolitik nach der Zeitenwende | 2022
Abb, Pascal / Daase, Christopher / Debiel, Tobias / Dembinski, Matthias / Deitelhoff, Nicole / Polianskii, Mikhail / Schetter, Conrad / Schröder, Ursula / Schörnig, Niklas (2022): Fokus: Friedens- und Sicherheitspolitik nach der Zeitenwende, in: Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)/Leibniz-Institut Hessische Stiftung Friedens- und Konfliktforschung (HSFK)/Institut für Friedensforschung und Sicherheitspolitik an der Universität Hamburg (IFSH)/Institut für Entwicklung und Frieden (INEF) (Hg.), Friedensgutachten 2022, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, 25-43, www.friedensgutachten.de.
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- The Battle for Minds and Hearts of Russians and the Double-sided Effect of Sanctions | 2022
la Cour, Celine Emma / Polianskii, Mikhail (2022): The Battle for Minds and Hearts of Russians and the Double-sided Effect of Sanctions, PRIF BLOG, 26.4.2022.
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- A new Sino-Russian Entente? | 2022
Abb, Pascal / Polianskii, Mikhail (2022): A new Sino-Russian Entente? The limits of cooperation on Ukraine and beyond, PRIF Spotlight 2/2022, Frankfurt/M, DOI: 10.48809/prifspot2202.
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- Russia’s Dissociation from the Paris Charter-Based Order | 2021
Polianskii, Mikhail (2021): Russia’s Dissociation from the Paris Charter-Based Order, in: Russia in Global Affairs, 76:4, 36–58, www.eng.globalaffairs.ru/(...).
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- The Russian Military Build-Up Near the Ukrainian Border: Offensive Intentions or Diplomatic Signaling? | 2021
Polianskii, Mikhail / Dembinski, Matthias (2021): The Russian Military Build-Up Near the Ukrainian Border: Offensive Intentions or Diplomatic Signaling?, PRIF Blog, 8.12.2021.
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- Transnistrien-Konflikt: zwischen der Republik Moldau und der selbsternannten Transnistrischen Republik | 2021
Polianskii, Mikhail (2021): Transnistrien-Konflikt: zwischen der Republik Moldau und der selbsternannten Transnistrischen Republik, 30.7.2021.
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- Bewaffnete Konflikte: Krieg in Osteuropa | 2021
Heinemann-Grüder, Andreas / Polianskii, Mikhail / Rogova, Vera / Schetter, Conrad / Wirkus, Lars (2021): Bewaffnete Konflikte: Krieg in Osteuropa, in: Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)/Leibniz-Institut Hessische Stiftung Friedens- und Konfliktforschung (HSFK)/Institut für Friedensforschung und Sicherheitspolitik an der Universität Hamburg (IFSH)/Institut für Entwicklung und Frieden (INEF) (Hg.), Friedensgutachten 2021, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, 48-73, www.friedensgutachten.de.
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- Ukraine Debates the Future of Nato | 2021
Polianskii, Mikhail (2021): Ukraine Debates the Future of Nato, in: Dembinski, Mathias/Fehl, Caroline (eds), Three visions for NATO. Mapping National Debates on the Future of the Atlantic Alliance, Berlin: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 93–97, www.library.fes.de/(...).
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- Green is the New Black? What Might the “Green” German Foreign Policy vis-à-vis Russia Look Like? | 2021
Willkomm, Etienne / Polianskii, Mikhail (2021): Green is the New Black? What Might the “Green” German Foreign Policy vis-à-vis Russia Look Like?, PRIF Blog, 23.3.2021.
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- Russia and the West: Causes of Tensions and Strategies for their Mitigation | 2021
Dembinski, Matthias / Polianskii, Mikhail (2021): Russia and the West: Causes of Tensions and Strategies for their Mitigation, in: Russia and the Contemporary World, 110:1, 5-20, http://rossovmir.ru/files/1104.pdf.
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- Breaking the vicious circle | 2020
Polianskii, Mikhail / Wagner, Rebecca (2020): Breaking the vicious circle. Can the new Moldovan president Sandu succeed in balancing relations with the EU and Russia?, PRIF Spotlight 19/2020, Frankfurt/M.
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- Belarus: Gefangen im russisch-deutsch-polnischen Dreieck | 2020
Polianskii, Mikhail / Richter, Michael (2020): Belarus: Gefangen im russisch-deutsch-polnischen Dreieck, in: Welttrends, 12:170, 9–15, www.welttrends.de/heft-170.
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- Book Review: Post Putin. Succession, Stability, and Russia’s Future | 2020
Polianskii, Mikhail (2020): Book Review: Post Putin. Succession, Stability, and Russia’s Future, in: Europe-Asia Studies, 72:10, 1767–1768, DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2020.1847879.
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- This time, Russia сould not care less | 2020
Polianskii, Mikhail / Rogova, Vera (2020): This time, Russia сould not care less, PRIF Blog, 21.10.2020.
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- Der Fall Nawalny und die westliche Reaktion – keine Auswege aus der Destruktionsspirale? | 2020
Dembinski, Matthias / Polianskii, Mikhail (2020): Der Fall Nawalny und die westliche Reaktion – keine Auswege aus der Destruktionsspirale?, PRIF Blog, 11.9.2020.
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- Winning Elections but Losing the Country. What does a Weakened Lukashenka Regime Mean for European Security? | 2020
Polianskii, Mikhail (2020): Winning Elections but Losing the Country. What does a Weakened Lukashenka Regime Mean for European Security?, PRIF Blog, 12.8.2020.
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- Russland und der Westen | 2020
Dembinski, Matthias / Polianskii, Mikhail (2020): Russland und der Westen. Von der spannungsgeladenen Trennung zur Koexistenz?, PRIF Report 2/2020, Frankfurt/M.
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- What Does the New Russian Constitution Mean for European Security? | 2020
Polianskii, Mikhail (2020): What Does the New Russian Constitution Mean for European Security?, PRIF Blog, 6.7.2020.
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- Institutionelle Friedenssicherung: Wer ordnet die Welt? Neue Mächte und alte Institutionen | 2020
Christian, Ben / Deitelhoff, Nicole / Dembinski, Matthias / Hofmann, Gregor P. / Noesselt, Nele / Peez, Anton / Polianskii, Mikhail (2020): Institutionelle Friedenssicherung: Wer ordnet die Welt? Neue Mächte und alte Institutionen, in: Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)/Leibniz-Institut Hessische Stiftung Friedens- und Konfliktforschung (HSFK)/Institut für Friedensforschung und Sicherheitspolitik an der Universität Hamburg (IFSH)/Institut für Entwicklung und Frieden (INEF) (Hg.), Friedensgutachten 2020, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, 116-137, www.friedensgutachten.de.
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- From Russia with Love?! Putin and the Pandemic | 2020
Polianskii, Mikhail (2020): From Russia with Love?! Putin and the Pandemic, PRIF Blog, 6.4.2020.
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- Lost in transition? | 2020
Polianskii, Mikhail / Rogova, Vera (2020): Lost in transition? Putin's strategy for 2024, PRIF Spotlight 1/2020, Frankfurt/M.
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- What does the Normandy Summit mean for the peace process in Ukraine? | 2019
Polianskii, Mikhail (2019): What does the Normandy Summit mean for the peace process in Ukraine?, PRIF Blog, 12.12.2019.
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- Russia's Ambivalence on Southeast Europe Strategy | 2019
Polianskii, Mikhail (2019): Russia's Ambivalence on Southeast Europe Strategy, Study Group Information, (Vol. 15), Vienna: Austrian National Defence Academy in co-operation with the PfP Consortium of Defense Academies and Security Studies Institutes, http://www.oesterreichisches-bundesheer.at/pdf_pool/publikationen/sgi38_reichenau_final_web.pdf.
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since 2019 | Board Member of the German-Russian Youth Organization DRJUG (Alumni Association of the German-Russian Youth Parliament) |