Olga Kulkova

Irina Kolgushkina

Denis Kiryukhin

Vitaliy Keondjan

Sergei Karaganov

Vasily Kuznetsov

Marina Kargalova

Yevgeny Kopatko

Vali Kaleji

Mark N. Katz

Olga Kulkova

Russian Federation

Research Fellow at the Centre for Studies of Russian-African Relations and Foreign policy of African countries, Institute for African Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences. Academic interests:

Modern British policy towards the African continent; perception of Britain in Africa; international relations and globalization problems with regards to Africa; foreign policy of African countries and their relations with Russia (also in the framework of BRICS); gender issues in relation to Africa (including position and experience of Russian women living on the continent in mixed marriages with the African men).

Materials

Opinions

Russia’s Policy Towards Africa

Russia has greatly strengthened its presence in Africa over the past few years. It has signed new agreements with several countries there, including on cooperation in the field of military technology, security and counterterrorism.

07.08.2019

Opinions

Advancing Russia’s Interests in Africa

On March 5, 2018, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov leaves for a five-day African tour including visits to Angola, Namibia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Ethiopia. Russia “is returning” to Africa. Even in a modest way, Moscow’s presence on the continent is constantly growing, says Olga Kulkova, Research Fellow at the Centre for studies of Russian-African relations and foreign policy of African countries, Institute for African Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences.

05.03.2018

Opinions

South Africa Has a New President: What to Expect?

On February 14, South African President Jacob Zuma resigned and was succeeded by Cyril Ramaphosa. The new South African leadership is expected to put forward concrete proposals on cooperation within BRICS as well as a broader, renewed vision of the country’s future.