Dr. Janis Kluge
Eastern Europe, Eurasia Senior Associate
Research Division:Eastern Europe, Eurasia Deputy Head of Research Division
Areas of Expertise
- Russian Federation
- Population trends
- Trade
Economic development and trade in Eastern Europe and Eurasia, Russian state budget, sanctions, Russian domestic politics
Working GroupsShort Curriculum Vitae
2017 PhD in Economics at Witten/Herdecke University
2016 Doctoral fellow at the Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS)
2015 Researcher in the Competence Network “Institutions and Institutional Change in Post-Socialism”
2012–2016 Lecturer at Europa-Kolleg Hamburg and Witten/Herdecke University
2012–2015 Doctoral fellow in the post-graduate programme “Social Market Economy” (Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung)
SWP Publications
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Russian military spending soars, upending the Kremlin’s budget plans
At the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Putin tried to dispel concerns about the state of Russia’s public finances. But the numbers tell a more troubling story for the Kremlin, adding to doubts about how long Russia can sustain the war, says Janis Kluge.
Point of View, 04.09.2026 -
Multipolarities – The World-Order Visions of Others
SWP Research Paper 2026/RP 08, 20.04.2026, 47 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2026RP08
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Russia Policy Without, With or Against the US? What Works and What Doesn’t
in: With, Without, Against Washington: Redefining Europe’s Relations With the United StatesContribution to a Research Paper 2026/RP 05, 27.03.2026, 81 Pages, pp. 27–30
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The Russian Economy at a Turning Point
As the War Boom Ends, the Kremlin Faces Growing Economic Risks
SWP Comment 2024/C 53, 29.11.2024, 4 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2024C53
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Russia-China Economic Relations
Moscow’s Road to Economic Dependence
SWP Research Paper 2024/RP 06, 24.05.2024, 39 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2024RP06
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What the Prospect of a Prolonged War Means for Russia, Ukraine and Belarus
One year after the massive attack on Ukraine, the Kremlin is sticking to its maximum goals, a negotiated settlement is not in sight. How a prolonged war can affect Russia, Ukraine and Belarus is analysed in this 360 degrees. Margarete Klein coordinated the publication.
360 degrees, 20.02.2023
External publications
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Russia’s Economy under Sanctions: Early Impact and Long-Term Outlook
in: Russian Analytical Digest, No. 285: Economic Dysfunctionalities, CSS/ETH Zürich, 30 June 2022, 7–9, 3 Pagesdoi:10.3929/ethz-b-000555473
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Russia’s Transition to 5G: Stuck in a Regulatory Tug-of-War
in: Foreign Policy Research Institute, August 2020 -
The Lisbon-Vladivostok illusion
in: Riddle, 20.03.2020 -
Russia’s economy until 2030: Falling behind
in: Atlantic Community, July 2019 -
Sino-Russian Chimera
in: Berlin Policy Journal, July/August 2019 -
Taking Stock of U.S. Sanctions on Russia
in: Foreign Policy Research Institute, 14.01.2019