New Policy Memo: Academic Integrity in Russia Today
While academic plagiarism was not unheard of (or rare) in the Soviet period, it was not as pervasive as it is in contemporary Russia. Plagiarism became especially problematic in the…
New Working Paper: Explaining Moldova’s “Twitter Revolution that Wasn’t”
Explaining Moldova’s “Twitter Revolution that Wasn’t" by Henry E. Hale George Washington University Introduction In 2009, Moldova experienced a dramatic and violent political upheaval that ousted longtime president Vladimir Voronin’s…
Roundtable: Kimberly Marten: Warlords: Strong-Arm Brokers in Weak States
(H-Diplo) How can we understand the important phenomenon of modern-day warlords, often associated with state failure and transborder criminality even as state leaders frequently rely upon them as a source…
Saving Putin’s system: Survival Tactics Become the Strategy
(FIIA) Vladimir Putin’s third term as Russia’s president allows us to draw parallels with the USSR under the leadership of Yuri Andropov 30 years ago. Political rights are being suppressed,…
Трансграничные конфликты и сотрудничество в Центральной Азии
Сегодня ПОНАРС-Евразия публикует русские переводы аналитических записок, представленных в ходе ежегодной конференции программы в рамках секции «Трансграничные конфликты и сотрудничество в Центральной Азии». В двух текстах анализируется роль Китая. Александр…
Проблемы преемственности и смены власти в Украине, Казахстане и на Кавказе
Публикуем русский перевод материалов секции ежегодной конференции программы ПОНАРС Евразия, посвященной проблемам смены руководства в Украине, Казахстане и на Кавказе. В аналитической записке Александра Фисуна доказывается, что изменения избирательных законов…
Harris Mylonas Discusses the Tumultuous Political Climate in Greece (Video)
(GWU) "Greece: the Path Forward" – Harris Mylonas, PONARS Eurasia member and assistant professor of political science and international affairs at the George Washington University, discusses the challenging political situation…
Снижение интереса России к диалогу в сфере общеевропейской безопасности преждевременно
Доцент кафедры международных отношений и внешней политики России Михаил Троицкий — о реформе архитектуры европейской и евроатлантической безопасности, охлаждении отношений между РФ и США и возобновлении переговоров о сокращении Америкой и Россией своих ядерных потенциалов. — В 2008–2009 годах тема реформы…
Political Patronage in Uncertain Times (Event Video)
(Panel Discussion) The Harriman Institute held an event titled "Political Patronage in Uncertain Times: Russia, Central Asia, and the Middle East" on February 7, 2013, within their “Corruption and Patronage”…
Russia, Syria and the Doctrine of Intervention
(Journal Article) Since the beginning of the Syrian crisis, there have been intermittent hopes that Moscow might play a constructive diplomatic role in resolving it. But the focus on Russia…
The Making of Chechen Terrorists: The Clash of Forces and Discourses (Audio)
A talk by Georgi Derluguian, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Northwestern University; introduced by Ronald Grigor Suny, Professor of Political Science and History, University of Chicago. Listen to the Presentation |…
Regional Organisations in Central Asia: Patterns of Interaction, Dilemmas of Efficiency
(Working Paper) The topic of regional organisations in Central Asia is one of the most hotly debated in the policy and scholarly community, and the conclusions are greatly contrasting; some…