Dr. Mikhail Polianskii – VISS25
Konrad Adenauer Visiting Scholar on Transatlantic Relations, Carleton University
Dr. Mikhail A. Polianskii is Konrad Adenauer Visiting Scholar on Transatlantic Relations at the Institute of European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (EURUS), Carleton University, where he teaches a graduate course “Russia and The West: Hybrid Warfare and Transatlantic Security”. He is also a postdoctoral researcher at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) at the Research Department “International Institutions”. In his research he predominantly focuses on Russian foreign policy, European security institutions, and hybrid warfare. He is currently principal investigator on the PATTERN project (“How Does the Past Matter? The Russian War of Aggression Against Ukraine and the Cold War”), which explores whether and how Cold War lessons can inform regulated forms of deterrence, coexistence, or cooperation in the era of great power competition.
Dr. Mikhail A. Polianskii is Konrad Adenauer Visiting Scholar on Transatlantic Relations at the Institute of European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (EURUS), Carleton University, where he teaches a graduate course “Russia and The West: Hybrid Warfare and Transatlantic Security”. He is also a postdoctoral researcher at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) at the Research Department “International Institutions”. In his research he predominantly focuses on Russian foreign policy, European security institutions, and hybrid warfare. He is currently principal investigator on the PATTERN project (“How Does the Past Matter? The Russian War of Aggression Against Ukraine and the Cold War”), which explores whether and how Cold War lessons can inform regulated forms of deterrence, coexistence, or cooperation in the era of great power competition.
