20200714 Russia's Reassertion in the Asia-Pacific

Bobo Lo, Ph.D.

Independent Analyst

Associate Research Fellow, Russia/NIS Center at the French Institute for International Relations

Bobo Lo is an independent analyst and an Associate Research Fellow with the Russia/NIS Center at the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI). He was previously Head of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House and Deputy Head of Mission at the Australian Embassy in Moscow. He has written extensively on Russian foreign and security policy, with a particular focus on Sino-Russian relations. He is the author of Russia and the New World Disorder, which was short-listed for the 2016 Pushkin House Prize and described by The Economist as the ‘best attempt yet to explain Russia’s unhappy relationship with the rest of the world’. His latest book, A Wary Embrace: What the China-Russia Relationship Means for the World, was published in 2017. He has a MA from Oxford and a PhD from Melbourne University.

Maria Shagina, Ph.D.

 Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Eastern European Studies, University of Zurich

Maria Shagina is a CEES Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Eastern European Studies, University of Zurich. She was previously a JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow at Ritsumeikan University, Japan, a visiting fellow at the Centre for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies, University of Birmingham and is also affiliated with the Geneva International Sanctions Network. She holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Lucerne, Switzerland.

Pavel Baev

Research Professor, Peace Research Institute Oslo

Pavel Baev is a research professor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). He specializes in Russian military reform, Russia’s conflict management in the Caucasus and Central Asia, and energy interests in Russia’s foreign and security policies, as well as Russia’s relations with Europe and NATO. Baev’s articles on the Russian military posture, Russian-European relations, and peacekeeping and conflict management in Europe have appeared in Armed Forces & Society, Cambridge Review of International Affairs, Contemporary Security Policy, European Security, International Peacekeeping, Jane’s Intelligence Review, The Journal of Peace Research, The Journal of Slavic Military Studies, Problems of Post-Communism, Security Dialogue, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, and The World Today. He also has a weekly column published in the Eurasia Daily Monitor and is the author of the blog, Arctic Politics and Russia's Ambitions.

Mathieu Boulègue

Research Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House

Mathieu Boulègue is a research fellow with the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House. Before joining the institute, Mathieu was a partner at the risk management and strategic research consultancy AESMA, where he worked as director of Eurasian affairs. In his research, Mathieu focuses particularly on Eurasian security and defence issues as well as on Russia’s domestic and foreign policy. Having trained as a policy and security analyst in the field of post-Soviet affairs, Mathieu regularly publishes articles and papers on Eurasian security & foreign policy questions. He is also a frequent invited speaker at conferences and events around the world. He graduated from Sciences Po Toulouse in France and King’s College London (M.A. International Conflict Studies).