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  • The Putin-Xi Summit: What's New In Their Joint Communique ? February 23, 2022
    In this week’s PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman speaks with Russian China experts Vita Spivak and Alexander Gabuev about the February meeting between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, and what it may tell us about where the Russian-Chinese relationship is headed.
  • Exploring the Russian Courts' Ruling to Liquidate the Memorial Society January 28, 2022
    In this week’s PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with scholars Kelly Smith and Benjamin Nathans about the history, achievements, and impending shutdown of the Memorial Society, Russia's oldest and most venerable civic organization, and what its imminent liquidation portends for the Russian civil society.
  • Russia's 2021 census and the Kremlin's nationalities policy [Lipman Series 2021] December 9, 2021
    In this week’s PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with social scientist Andrey Shcherbak about the quality of the data collected in the recent population census and the goals of Vladimir Putin's government's nationalities policy
  • Active citizens of any kind are under threat [Lipman Series 2021] November 5, 2021
    In this week’s PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Alexander Verkhovsky about the Kremlin's ever expanding toolkit against political and civic activists, journalists, and other dissidents.
  • Russia's Legislative Elections followup [Lipman Series 2021] October 4, 2021
    In this week’s PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Tanya Lokot and Nikolay Petrov about the results of Russia’s legislative elections and about what comes next.
  • Why Is the Kremlin Nervous? [Lipman Series 2021] September 14, 2021
    In this week’s PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Ben Noble and Nikolay Petrov about Russia’s September 17-19 legislative elections, repressive measures against electoral challengers, and whether to expect anything other than preordained results.
  • Vaccine Hesitancy in Russia, France, and the United States [Lipman Series 2021] August 31, 2021
    In this week's PONARS Eurasia Podcast episode, Maria Lipman chats with Denis Volkov, Naira Davlashyan, and Peter Slevin about why COVID-19 vaccination rates are still so low across the globe, comparing vaccine hesitant constituencies across Russia, France, and the United States.  
  • Is Russia Becoming More Soviet? [Lipman Series 2021] July 26, 2021
      In a new PONARS Eurasia Podcast episode, Maria Lipman chats with Maxim Trudolyubov about the current tightening of the Russian political sphere, asking whether or not it’s helpful to draw comparisons to the late Soviet period.
  • The Evolution of Russia's Political Regime [Lipman Series 2021] June 21, 2021
    In this week's episode of the PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Grigory Golosov and Henry Hale about the evolution of Russia's political regime, and what to expect in the lead-up to September's Duma elections.
  • Volodymyr Zelensky: Year Two [Lipman Series 2021] May 24, 2021
    In this week's episode of the PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Sergiy Kudelia and Georgiy Kasianov about Ukrainian President Zelensky's second year in office, and how he has handled the political turbulence of the past year.
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Annual Policy Conference 2019 [Thank you!]

  • September 16, 2019
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PONARS Eurasia Annual Policy Conference


Thursday, September 12

“China’s Rise in Eurasia” | CSIS, 1616 Rhode Island Ave, NW | Link: CSIS Information

1:30-3:30 pm: Seminar I: The China Factor in Eurasia 

Hilary Appel, Claremont McKenna College, Elizabeth Wishnick, Montclair State University, Stephen Kaplan, George Washington University, Jeffrey Mankoff, CSIS, and Jonathan Hillman, CSIS.

3:15-4:45: Seminar II: China’s Growing Role in Central Asia and the South Caucasus

Eric McGlinchey, George Mason University, Sebastien Peyrouse, George Washington University, Anar Valiyev, ADA University, Baku, Henry Hale, George Washington University, and Mariya Omelicheva, National Defense University. 


Friday, September 13 

Agenda | GW Elliott School, 1957 E St, NW

9:00 am: Opening Remarks and Breakfast  

9:15-10:45 am   Panel 1: Russia’s Soft/Sharp Power and the West 

Location: Lindner Commons, Room 602

Chair: Marlene Laruelle, George Washington University

Kimberly Marten, Barnard College, Columbia University 

“Russ-Afrique? Russia, France, and the Central African Republic” 

Şener Aktürk, Koç University, Istanbul 

“Five Faces of Russian Soft Power: Far Left, Far Right, Orthodox Christian, Russophone, and Ethnoreligious Networks”

Mikhail Troitskiy, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) 

“The Limits of Statecraft: Comparing U.S. and Russian Views on the Achievable in Foreign Policy” 

Discussant: Ambassador Eric Rubin, American Foreign Service Association

 

10:45-11:15 am: Coffee Break 

 

11:15-12:45 pm: Panel 2: The West and the War in Eastern Ukraine 

Location: Lindner Commons, Room 602 

Chair: Henry Hale, George Washington University

Volodymyr Dubovyk, Odesa Mechnikov National University 

“Ukraine and the US: A Partnership in Action” 

Tetyana Malyarenko, Odesa Law Academy 

“Connecting Human Rights and Conflict Resolution in Eastern Ukraine” 

Volodymyr Kulyk, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 

“Western Scholarship on the Conflict in the Donbas and Beyond: Naming, Framing, Implications” 

Mariya Omelicheva, National Defense University 

“Washington’s Security Assistance to Kyiv: Improving Long-Term Returns on Military Investments in Ukraine” 

Discussant: Alina Polyakova, Brookings Institution

 

12:45-1:45 pm   Lunch

 

1:45-3:15 pm: Panel 3A: Great Power Politics and Economics in Greater Central Asia 

(Breakout Session) Location: Lindner Commons, Room 602 

Chair: Eric McGlinchey, George Mason University 

Nargis Kassenova, KIMEP University (Kazakhstan); Harvard University 

“The EU Connectivity Strategy and Central Asia: Connect or Disconnect?” 

Vladimir Popov, Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute (DOC) (Berlin)

“Go East or Go West? Geographical Structure of Trade in Central Asia” 

Ekaterina Stepanova, Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO)

“Russia and the Afghan Peace Process” 

Discussant: Pavel Baev, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)

 

1:45-3:15 pm: Panel 3B: Confronting the Challenge(s) of Russia’s Cross-Domain Coercion: Insights from a 3D Architecture of Analyses 

(Breakout Session) Location: Room B12

Chair: Kimberly Marten, Barnard College, Columbia University

Stephan De Spiegeleiere, Hague Centre for Strategic Studies

“Mapping and Contending with Russia’s Assertiveness” 

Dima Adamsky, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (Israel) 

“The Role of the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow’s Syrian Campaign” 

Nikolai Sokov, Vienna Center for Disarmament and Nonproliferation 

“The Elusive Russian Nuclear Threshold” 

Adam Stulberg, Georgia Tech  

“Russia’s Response to Sanctions: Reciprocal, Asymmetrical, or Orthogonal?” 

Discussant: Andrew Barnes, Kent State University 

 

3:15-3:45 pm: Coffee Break 

 

3:45-5:15 pm: Panel 4A: Arms Control and Statecraft 

(Breakout Session) Location: Lindner Commons, Room 602

Chair: Şener Aktürk, Koç University, Istanbul

Samuel Charap, RAND Corporation 

“Contemporary Russian Approaches to Deterrence” 

Mark Kramer, Harvard University  

“Nuclear Test Bans and U.S.-Russian Relations” 

Polina Sinovets, Odesa Mechnikov National University  

“Escalation for De-Escalation? Hazy Nuclear-Weapon ‘Red Lines’ Generate Russian Advantages” 

Pavel Baev, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) 

“Befriending the White Whale: How to Neutralize Russia’s Military Build-Up in the Arctic” 

Discussant: Adam Stulberg, Georgia Tech 

 

3:45-5:15 pm: Panel 4B: Russia and Central/Eastern Europe  

(Breakout Session) Location: Room B12 

Chair: Volodymyr Dubovyk, Odesa Mechnikov National University 

Arkady Moshes, Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)

“All Quiet in Russian-Belarusian Relations” 

Andrey Makarychev, University of Tartu, Estonia 

“Estonia’s Russophones: Between Two Populisms” 

Alexandra Yatsyk, Polish Institute of Advanced Studies 

“Russia as a Boogeyman: The Case of Political Wars in Poland” 

Mikhail Alexseev, San Diego State University   

“Through Europe’s Gate or Into Russia’s Net: Does Visa Free Travel to the EU Offset Russia’s Media Influence in Ukraine?” 

Discussant: William Hill, National War College

 

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