INSTITUTE BRIEF
The Institute for Conflict Studies and Analysis of Russia (IKAR) is an independent, non-profit think tank providing policymakers, military experts, researchers, and journalists with insights on Russia and security challenges emerging from its policies. We conduct comprehensive, evidence-driven research on Russia — its internal processes, propaganda, and hybrid operations.
The transformation of public administration in the Russian Federation is increasingly subordinated to the goals of the systemic militarization of civilian apparatus and the formation of a closed caste of managers whose legitimacy rests on shared participation in the military aggression against Ukraine. Launched on Vladimir Putin’s direct instructions in spring 2024, the Time of…
Russia is expanding its hybrid activity beyond Ukraine and adapting mechanisms for financing covert operations. On the one hand, Moscow is stepping up pressure on European states – the primary donors to Ukraine’s defense. On the other, it is restructuring its domestic budgetary, social, and regional policies to ensure that high wartime expenditures can be…
The financing of hybrid and sabotage activity in Europe increasingly relies on mechanisms that obscure the links between Russian state structures, intermediaries, and direct operatives. Traditional channels based on diplomatic and intelligence cover are being supplemented by a more fragmented system of remote coordination, in which funds can be transferred through virtual assets and different…
Briefings, public conversations, and closed-door roundtables.
See all researchThe Institute for Conflict Studies and Analysis of Russia (IKAR) conducted two regional sociological studies — one in Krasnodar krai and the other in Rostov oblast — as part of a systematic study of Russian society. The survey was conducted in Krasnodar krai from May 14 to 31, 2026, and in Rostov oblast…
War has once again become the number one concern for Russians, and they would like it to end as soon as possible The Institute for Conflict Studies and Analysis of Russia (IKAR) conducted a sociological survey as part of its monitoring of Russian society, called the “Mirror of Russia.” The 10th wave was conducted from…
Russia uses common and proven approaches in its attempts to influence electoral processes in other countries. Significant efforts are directed at Russian-speaking voters in these countries and at presenting the elections there to their own citizens in the light necessary for internal political stability within the Russian Federation itself. Our research aims to analyze the…
Indicators, monitoring, and rapid-response analysis.
See all analyticsThe transformation of public administration in the Russian Federation is increasingly subordinated to the goals of the systemic militarization of civilian apparatus and the formation of a closed caste of managers whose legitimacy rests on shared participation in the military aggression against Ukraine. Launched on Vladimir Putin’s direct instructions in spring 2024, the Time of…
Russia is expanding its hybrid activity beyond Ukraine and adapting mechanisms for financing covert operations. On the one hand, Moscow is stepping up pressure on European states – the primary donors to Ukraine’s defense. On the other, it is restructuring its domestic budgetary, social, and regional policies to ensure that high wartime expenditures can be…
The financing of hybrid and sabotage activity in Europe increasingly relies on mechanisms that obscure the links between Russian state structures, intermediaries, and direct operatives. Traditional channels based on diplomatic and intelligence cover are being supplemented by a more fragmented system of remote coordination, in which funds can be transferred through virtual assets and different…
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