Profile
Anastasia Borik
Biography
Anastasia Borik is a Ph.D. student at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-University). She has both journalist and diplomatic experience having worked as a Xinhua News Agency reporter (Moscow Bureau) and as a personal assistant of the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Colombia.
Donald Trump's plans for Russia, French elections and the Syrian crisis
Think tank review: Top Russian experts continue to look for clues as to Donald Trump’s future foreign policy moves. In addition, they began turning their attention to the 2017 French presidential elections
Read moreTrump's inauguration, the Davos forum and the Eurosceptic summit
Russian media roundup: The inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, the Davos economic forum and the convention of Eurosceptics in Germany all made headlines last week
Read moreObama's legacy, Trump's dossier and Canada's new foreign minister
Russian media roundup: Barack Obama’s presidential legacy, Donald Trump’s upcoming inauguration, and the appointment of Canada’s new foreign minister all made headlines in Russia last week
Read morePutin's visit to Japan, Ankara assassination and 2016 in review
Think tank review: In December Russian experts discussed Vladimir Putin’s trip to Japan, the assassination of the Russian ambassador to Turkey and the key results of the year
Read moreThe assassination of Russia's ambassador, Berlin attack and Putin's annual press conference
Russian media roundup: The assassination of the Russian ambassador to Turkey, the terrorist attack in Berlin, Putin’s annual press conference and the ISIS-related trial of Varvara Karaulova made headlines last week
Read morePutin visits Japan, EU prolongs sanctions, and Navalny announces 2018 presidential bid
Russian media roundup: Putin’s visit to Japan, the extension of EU sanctions on Russia and Navalny’s announcement of a 2018 presidential bid all made headlines in the Russian media last week
Read moreThe OPEC oil deal, more doping allegations and the privatization of Rosneft
Russian media roundup: OPEC struck an agreement to cut oil production, the WADA released a new report on doping in Russia and Rosneft released new plans on its privatization
Read moreErdogan's statement on Syria, Putin's Federal Assembly address, and Russia's new Foreign Policy Concept
Russian media roundup: Turkey’s announced goal of bringing an end to Bashar al-Assad’s rule in Syria, Putin’s annual Federal Assembly address and the new Foreign Policy Concept of Russia all made headlines last week
Read moreTrump's victory, Syrian crisis and the legacy of Fidel Castro
Think tank review: In November Russian experts discussed Trump’s election victory, prospects for the settlement of the Syrian crisis and the legacy of the departed Fidel Castro
Read moreEurope's information war with the Kremlin, Fidel Castro's death and a rebuke for Russia's bureaucrats
Russian media roundup: Europe’s growing information war with Russia, the death of Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro, and a new move to make the Russian bureaucracy more effective all made headlines last week
Read moreUlyukaev's arrest, Navalny's chance to run for president, and Russia's withdrawal from the ICC
Russian media roundup: Last week, the arrest of top Russian top economic minister Alexei Ulyukaev, the overturning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s conviction and the first phone call between Trump and Putin all made headlines
Read moreTrump's victory, counter-terrorism, and the Ildar Dadin case
Russian media roundup: Republican Donald Trump becomes the 45th U.S. president, the Russian Federal Security Service prevents terror attacks in Moscow and St. Petersburg, and Mikheil Saakashvili leaves his post as Odessa region governor
Read moreNationalism in Russia, Lavrov's visit to Greece, and US elections
Russian media roundup: The Law on the Russian Nation, the nationalist march marking Unity Day and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s visit to Greece were the key topics discussed last week in the Russian media
Read moreUnderstanding the new dynamic of Russia-West confrontation
Think tank review: In October Russian experts offered their assessments on the potential outcome of the U.S. presidential election and took a closer look at whether the level of Russia’s confrontation with the West is growing
Read morePutin's Valdai Club speech, the UN criticism of the Kremlin and Russia's presence in the Mediterranean
Russian Media Roundup: Vladimir Putin’s speech at the Valdai Discussion Club, the U.S. presidential campaign and the UN’s refusal to include Russia in its Human Rights Council all made headlines last week
Read moreNormandy Four, US elections and EU summit
Russian media roundup: The results of the Normandy Four talks in Berlin, the final presidential debate in the U.S. and the possibility of new EU sanctions against Russia all made headlines last week
Read moreBRICS summit, Turkey and US elections
Russian media roundup: The annual BRICS Summit in India, Vladimir Putin’s visit to Turkey, and the second round of U.S. presidential debates all made headlines in Russia last week
Read moreReshuffle within the Kremlin, US-Russia plutonium deal and the Syrian crisis
Russian media roundup: The ongoing political reshuffle within the Kremlin’s inner circle, suspension of the U.S.-Russia agreement on weapons-grade plutonium and renewed military escalation in Syria all made headlines last week
Read moreSyria, the global fight against terrorism and US presidential elections
Think tank review: In September Russian think tank experts focused on the discussion of the Russia-U.S. Syria ceasefire agreement, the 9/11 anniversary and the U.S. presidential campaign
Read moreMH17, Syria and the US presidential elections
Russian media roundup: The current state of Russia’s Syrian military campaign, the release of a controversial new report on MH17 and the first U.S. presidential debate all made headlines
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