Richard Connolly
Adjunct Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Security Program
Research Areas
Dr Richard Connolly is director of the consultancy, Eastern Advisory Group, and an associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London. He was previously director of the Centre for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies (CREES) at the University of Birmingham and an associate fellow on the Russia and Eurasia Program at Chatham House. He is a specialist on the Russian economy.
His research interests include economic policy, industrial development, and the development of the defense and energy industries in Russia, the impact of Western sanctions on the Russian economy, and Russia’s place in the global economy.
His most recent books are Russia’s Response to Sanctions, published by Cambridge University Press in 2018, and the Very Short Introduction to the Russian Economy, published by Oxford University Press in 2020.
Recent Publications & News
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Putin’s War Will Soon Reach Russians’ Tax Bills
In The News
By Richard Connolly
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Identifying Russian Vulnerabilities and How to Leverage Them
Reports
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Richard Connolly, Siemon Wezeman, Gavin Wilde, Elina Ribakova, Benjamin Hilgenstock, Edward Fishman, Eric Ciaramella, Paul Stronski, Peter Schroeder, Timothy Frye & Maria Snegovaya
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Russian Lawmakers Approve a Budget with a Record Amount Devoted to Defense Spending
In The News
By Richard Connolly
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New CNAS Report: "Assessing Russian State Capacity to Develop and Deploy Advanced Military Technology"
Press Release
By Michael Kofman, Richard Connolly, Jeffrey Edmonds, Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Samuel Bendett
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Assessing Russian State Capacity to Develop and Deploy Advanced Military Technology
Reports
By Samuel Bendett, Richard Connolly, Jeffrey Edmonds, Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Michael Kofman
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