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Marlene Laruelle

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Research Professor; Director, Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES); Director, Central Asia Program; Director, Illiberalism Studies Program; Co-director, PONARS Eurasia

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Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University
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Ideology, Political Philosophy, Nationalism, Far Right, Extremism, Populism, Illiberalism, Great Power Competition, Russia, Europe, Arctic, Central Asia
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Why Still Pro-Russia? Making Sense of Hungary’s and Serbia’s Pro-Russia Stance

  • February 9, 2023
  • Marlene Laruelle
(Henry Jackson Society) In this report, Professor Dr. Marlene Laruelle and Dr. Helena Ivanov investigate the level and underlying causes of pro-Russian sentiment in Serbia and Hungary. Both countries have…
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Russia at War and the Islamic World

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  • Marlene Laruelle
Abstract (Ifri) While Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine has resulted in a decoupling with the West on a scale not seen since the worst years of the Cold War, Russia…
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The End of the Post-Soviet Order: How Putin’s War Has Hurt Russia in Central Asia and the Caucasus

  • October 13, 2022
  • Marlene Laruelle
(Foreign Affairs) The Kremlin has struggled to contain the fallout of its invasion of Ukraine. It did not imagine that its war would inspire sustained unity among Western countries, nor…
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What is the ideology of a mobilized Russia?

  • October 4, 2022
  • Marlene Laruelle
(Russia Post) Russia has entered a new phase of the war with the “partial” mobilization announced by Vladimir Putin on September 21, exactly seven months after his (first) speech launching the “special…
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Putin Is in Trouble

  • September 23, 2022
  • Marlene Laruelle
(NYTimes) In the wake of a stunning counteroffensive in which Ukrainian forces reclaimed thousands of square miles of territory, Russia is uneasy. The country’s political talk shows, usually so deferential, have given the…
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Six months of war in Ukraine – what next?

  • August 30, 2022
  • Marlene Laruelle
(Monocle) As Ukraine marks 31 years of independence, exactly six months after Russia’s invasion of the country, we ask what the next few months might bring. Will Europe’s support for…
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How Daria Dugina’s Death Impacts Security for Putin Allies in Russia

  • August 24, 2022
  • Marlene Laruelle
(NPR) Earlier this week in Russia, there was a televised funeral for Daria Dugina, just days after she was killed in a car bombing in Moscow. Dugina was a Russian propagandist…
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Imperializing Russia: Empire by Default or Design?

  • August 22, 2022
  • Marlene Laruelle
President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine is both a strategic conflict with the West to reshape the post-Cold War European order and an identity project for Russia. While the strategic…
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So, Is Russia Fascist Now? Labels and Policy
Implications

  • July 14, 2022
  • Marlene Laruelle
Russia’s horrific war in Ukraine has sharply revived debate over charges of Russia’s fascist behavior. The most vocal voices in this debate are Yale historian Timothy Snyder, who has proclaimed…
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Manufacturing Support for War: Russia’s Preppers, Fellow Travelers, and Activist Networks

  • April 4, 2022
  • Marlene Laruelle
The impact on Russia of its war against Ukraine is heavier than President Vladimir Putin anticipated, both in terms of military losses and economic isolation. The survival of the regime…
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Disinformation and Religion on the Russian Scene: Reactionary Politics and Orthodox Fundamentalism

  • March 4, 2022
  • Marlene Laruelle
(Berkley Center) The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the production of disinformation on Russia’s media scene. Religion has played a role in this development. The Moscow Patriarchate, which has backed state…
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Relevant Past PONARS Eurasia Policy Memos on Kazakhstan

  • January 19, 2022
  • Marlene Laruelle
Central Asian Responses to COVID-19: Regime Legitimacy and [De]Securitization of the Health Crisis By Mariya Omelicheva and Lawrence P. Markowitz | March 1, 2021 Despite a history of using discourses of danger…
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