Regina Smyth

The Future of Kazakhstani-Russian Relations: Public Opinion and the CSTO

President Vladimir Putin’s escalation of the war in Ukraine in February 2022 has critical implications for the future of Russia’s relationship with Kazakhstan. One important indicator of the direction of…

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Latest parliamentary win by Putin’s United Russia has been years in the manufacturing

(The Conversation) President Vladimir Putin’s ruling United Russia party defied economic concerns and a recent slump in support to retain a parliamentary majority – to the surprise of almost no one. The…

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Special Issue: Russia’s 2020 Constitutional Reform: The Politics of Institutionalizing the Status-Quo

(Russian Politics) The articles in this issue explore the longer-term implications of Russia’s 2020 Constitutional Reform process. Assessing constitutional change from different theoretical and empirical approaches, these authors find that…

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Pandemic Politics in Eurasia: Roadmap for a New Research Subfield

(Problems of Post-Communism) The sudden onset of COVID-19 has challenged many social scientists to proceed without a robust theoretical and empirical foundation upon which to build. Addressing this challenge, particularly…

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The Russian Power Vertical and the COVID-19 Challenge: The Trajectories of Regional Responses

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) The COVID-19 pandemic hit Russia at a precarious moment marked by a global oil war and constitutional reforms intended to secure regime stability beyond 2024. These three…

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