Publications

‘Don’t pronounce it, just cite him!’

Last update: 12 November 2024. For an up-to-date list, visit my Google Scholar page.

Research reports at think-tanks

Klyszcz, I. U. (editor), Sherr, J., Lee, C. (2024), “China’s and Russia’s Aggressive Foreign Policies: Historical Legacy or Geopolitical Ambitions?“, Research Report, ICDS.

Klyszcz, I. U. (2024), “Russia and Africa’s Middle Powers: Influence beyond the Wagner Group“, Guest Report no. 1 2024, SCEEUS.

Klyszcz, I. U. (2023), “How Russia brings its war against Ukraine to the Global South”, Research Report, ICDS.

Klyszcz, I. U. (2022), “Russia’s Federal Subjects at War: Background and Implications”, Research Report, ICDS.

Klyszcz, I. (2021), “Russia and the Taliban Takeover”, Recherches et Documents 17, Fondation de la Recherche Stratégique.

Klyszcz, I. (2019), “Russia’s Central America Engagements”, Russian Foreign Policy Papers, Foreign Policy Research Institute.

Articles in policy-oriented publications

“Despite Everything: How and Why Russia Remains an Actor in the Horn of Africa“, PONARS Eurasia policy memo no. 916, 4 November 2024.

“Rossotrudnichestvo in Africa: Propaganda and Soft Power“, EUvsDisinfo, 22 October 2024.

“The BRICS Puzzle: What is it at Stake for the Club and for the West?“, ICDS, 21 October 2024.

“Shadow War: What Estonia and Poland Tell Us About Russia’s Clandestine Operations in Europe“, CSDS Policy Brief 20/2024.

“Le lobby « russo-africain » après Prigojine“, Le Rubicon, 8 May 2024 (written in French).

“Russia’s Changing Latin America Strategy“, PONARS Eurasia policy memo 875, 5 February 2024.

“Venezuela’s Guyana intentions“, IPS Journal, 8 December 2023.

“Peeking behind the curtain of Russia’s Africa agenda”, IPS Journal, 4 August 2023.

“Quel rôle pour les services de renseignement russes en Afrique ?”, Le Rubicon, 2 June 2023 (written in French).

“Ukraine is not powerless in the Middle East“, ICDS, 4 April 2023.

“It is not about ‘neutrality’: How the Global South responds to Russia’s invasion”, Heinrich Boell Foundation, 30 January 2023.

“The New Boyars? How Russia’s Governors Facilitate Mobilisation“, RUSI, 7 December 2022.

“Prepare for Russia’s Coming Retrenchment”, PONARS Eurasia policy memo, no. 812. 20 November 2022.

‘Kadyrov’s Ukraine Gamble‘ (with Harold Chambers), Foriegn Policy Research Institute, 28 March 2022.

‘Russia Defines Its Post-Takeover Role in the Afghan Conflict’, RUSI, 2 September 2021.

‘Reframing Russia’s Afghanistan Policy’, The Oxus Society, 29 July 2021. Also featured in FPRI and Russia Matters.

“Why Russia sticks with Venezuela“, Foreign Policy Research Institute, 23 January 2019.

Peer-reviewed articles at academic journals

Kłyszcz, I. U. (2023), “Gorno-Badakhshan and Karakalpakstan since 1991: understanding territorial autonomy in Central Asia”, Central Asian Survey, 42:3, 500-517, doi: 10.1080/02634937.2023.2233557.

Klyszcz, I. (2022), “Chechnya’s Paradiplomacy 2000–2020: The Emergence and Evolution of External Relations of a Reincorporated Territory”, Nationalities Papers, 1-17. doi:10.1017/nps.2022.8 full open access.

Arteev, S. & Kentros Klyszcz, I. (2022), “The Evolution of Russian Paradiplomacy (1991-2021)”, Problems of Post-Communism.

Kentros, I. (2019), “Normative dependency and use of force: the declarative dimension of Russia’s military operations”, St. Anthony’s Review of International Affairs, 14:2, 102-119.

Non-peer reviewed academic writing

Kłyszcz, Ivan U. (2024), “Asymmetry by Design: Deciphering Karakalpakstan’s Autonomous Status”. In Autonomy Arrangements in the World. DOI: https://doi.org/10.57749/d527-0d88.

Kentros Klyszcz, I. U. (2023), “Territorialisation, Patronage and Meddling: How Does Great Power Competition Impact Territorial Autonomy?”, Journal of Autonomy and Security Studies, 7(1), 61–71.

Klyszcz, I. (2022), “Between Autonomy and National Integration – Is the Final Crisis of Karakalpakstan Ahead?”, Zentralasien-Analysen, 154, 2-7 (translated into German).

Book reviews

Klyszcz, I. (2022), “Islam in Post-Communist Eastern Europe. Between Churchification and Securitization”. Europe-Asia Studies, 74:1, 174-176.

Klyszcz, I. (2019). “Islam in Central Asia and the Caucasus Since the Fall of the Soviet Union”. Europe-Asia Studies, 71:9, 1612-1613.

Short analyses and op-eds (selected)

“Russia Is Holding Back Other BRICS Members“, The Moscow Times, 28 October 2024.

“Russia’s Africa People“, Riddle, 28 June 2024.

“We must brace for more Russian meddling“, Politico Europe, 12 April 2024.

“The Myanmar Junta Is Losing Its Foreign Backers“, The Diplomat, 27 January 2024.

“Putin’s reactionary overdrive”, Riddle, 17 September 2023.

“Russia and the Taliban: one year since the takeover“, Riddle, 26 August 2023.

“Messianic multipolarity: Russia’s resurrected Africa doctrine“, Riddle, 6 April 2023.

“Russia’s Intelligence Agencies in the Global South: the Case of Venezuela“, Riddle, 9 January 2023.

“Russia’s governors should be sanctioned too“, Politico Europe, 27 October 2022.

“Ivan U. Klyszcz: Kasahstani ja Moskva vahel käärib. Aga kui tõsiselt?”, Eesti Paevaleht, 30 June 2022 (translated into Estonian). In print, pages A2-A3.

‘What is happening in Ukraine’s newly occupied territories?‘, Riddle, 1 April 2022.

‘Don’t Underestimate Tajikistan in the Afghanistan Crisis’, The Diplomat, 2 September 2021.

‘The Taliban Has Reached Kabul. Why Is Moscow So Calm?’, Riddle, 16 August 2021.

‘Russia’s Thwarted Return to the Red Sea’,  Orient XXI,  10 November 2020. Also translated into Arabic and French.

‘The Unconquerable Batalkhadzhintsy Brotherhood’,  Riddle, 22 September 2020. Also translated into Russian.