Mikhail Polianskii

Mikhail Polianskii

Doctoral Researcher
Research Department:
International Institutions
Research Group Regime Competition

Contact

E-Mail: polianskii @prif .org
Twitter: @PolianskiiM
URL: mikhailpolianskii.tilda.ws

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2021Visiting Fellow at National Research University Higher School of Economics/School of World Economy and International Relations in Moscow (Russia) (04/21–06/21)
since 2019Doctoral Researcher at PRIF
2017–2018Scholarship of Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Moscow
2017–2019Master studies "World Politics", Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)
2016Internships at the Russian Foreign Affairs Council (RIAC) BRICS Department (Moscow)
2013–2017Bachelor 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

Wendepunkt in den Russland-Israel-Beziehungen | 2023

Polianskii, Mikhail (2023): Wendepunkt in den Russland-Israel-Beziehungen, PRIF BLOG, 13.12.2023.

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Utility-based predictions of military escalation: Why experts forecasted Russia would not invade Ukraine | 2023

Driedger, Jonas J. / Polianskii, Mikhail (2023): Utility-based predictions of military escalation: Why experts forecasted Russia would not invade Ukraine, in: Contemporary Security Policy, DOI: 10.1080/13523260.2023.2259153.

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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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Other professional activities

since 2019Board Member of the German-Russian Youth Organization DRJUG (Alumni Association of the German-Russian Youth Parliament)