Speakers

Natalia Piskunova

Moscow State University

 

Natalia Piskunova, PhD (Political Science, 2008\9, MGIMO-University Russia), is an associate professor in international studies and peacekeeping at Moscow State University (Lomonosov University), and has been actively involved in debating modern approaches to hard/soft security issues worldwide with a focus on African studies.

 

Russia’s Return to Africa: A comparative Study of Egypt, Algeria and Morocco

 

The article analyses Russia’s recent return to Africa. It aims at answering the question to what extent Russia has abandoned its traditional tools of cooperation. It builds on three case studies of African countries having the largest trade volume with Russia in 2018, i.e. Egypt, Algeria and Morocco, and analyses their changing relationship with Russia over the last decade.

Sessions

Stirring the Pot in North Africa