Russia’s Peaceful Atom Strategy

Moscow is relying on its nuclear industry to secure allies, stabilize the budget and maintain global influence.

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Russia is making a serious foray into nuclear diplomacy abroad. Rosatom, the Russian state nuclear corporation and a leader in the global nuclear industry, just signed a memorandum of cooperation with Niger’s Ministry of Energy. The comprehensive deal covers uranium mining, electricity generation, nuclear power plant construction, medical applications and scientific research – everything Niger […]

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Ekaterina Zolotova
Ekaterina Zolotova is an analyst for Geopolitical Futures. Prior to Geopolitical Futures, Ms. Zolotova participated in several research projects devoted to problems and prospects of Russia’s integration into the world economy. Ms. Zolotova has a specialist degree in international economic relations from Plekhanov Russian University of Economics. In addition, Ms. Zolotova studied international trade and international integration processes. Her thesis was on features of economic development of Venezuela. She speaks native Russian and is fluent in English.