No. 304: Russia and the global food supply

Author(s): Stephen K. Wegren, Susanne Wengle, Linde Götz, Thomas Herzfeld, Miranda Svanidze, Stanislav Yugay, Stephen Crowley, Tinoush Jamali Jaghdani, Mehdi Ketabchy, Friedrisch Asschenfeldt
Series Editor(s): Fabian Burkhardt, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perović, Heiko Pleines, Hans-Henning Schröder
Series: Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
Issue: 304
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich; Research Centre for East European Studies (FSO), University of Bremen; Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES), George Washington University; Center for Eastern European Studies (CEES), University of Zurich; German Association for East European Studies (DGO)
Publication Year: 2023

The topic of this issue is Russia and the Global Food Supply. Stephen K. Wegren and Susanne Wengle, in their respective contributions, analyze the consequences of the termination of the grain deal in the Black Sea; Linde Götz, Thomas Herzfeld, Miranda Svanidze, and Stanislav Yugay note that risks determining Russia’s wheat export have risen; Stephen Crowley posits Russia must tread a narrow path to avoid prolonged stagnation; Tinoush Jamali Jaghdani and Mehdi Ketabchy highlight the strategic significance of the Volga River system for Russian commerce, logistics, and security; Friedrich Asschenfeldt assesses the causes of Russia’s dwindling food power under Soviet rule.

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