Dr Maria Shagina is a Senior research fellow at IISS. Previously she was postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Eastern European Studies (CEES) at the University of Zurich and a member of the Geneva International Sanctions Network at the Graduate Institute. Her research interests cover international sanctions and energy politics with a particular focus on the post-Soviet states. In 2020, Dr. Shagina was selected as a GLOBSEC Young Leader. Her publications have appeared in the CSS Analyses in Security Policy, European Council on Foreign Relations, Foreign Policy Research Institute, Atlantic Council, The Diplomat and The Moscow Times. She holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Lucerne.
Maria Shagina
Senior research fellow at IISS
Content by Maria Shagina
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Network reflections: On the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine war, how can Europeans make their voices heard?
Russian and US officials met in Saudi Arabia last week to discuss the future of Ukraine and European security, without Europeans present. On the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we asked members of our network: how should Europeans react and how can they make their voices heard on Ukraine?
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East-West Coffee Shop | Western sanctions towards Russia
YGLN members Maria Shagina and Agathe Demarais have joined the East West Coffee Shop for an episode on the issue of Western sanctions towards Russia. They are addressing the new executive order signed by the Biden administration in April, as well as EU sanctions imposed under the new Global...
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Friend or Foe? Mapping the positions of EU Member States on Russia sanctions
Following the US Senate’s moves to expand and he EU’s decision to renew sanctions against Russia, Maria Shagina shows how and why Europe divides on the issue.