The Russia Program at GW (IERES)
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put an end to the conventional ways of studying and understanding Russia. The Russia Program at GW is responding to contemporary challenges of studying Russia…
The Evolving Concerns of Russians after the Invasion | New Voices on Eurasia with Sasha de Vogel (March 9)
The latest in the New Voices on Eurasia Series, introducing the DC policy community to the best “up and coming” scholars on Eurasia. The Evolving Concerns of Russians after the…
PONARS Eurasia Spring Policy Conference (March 3)
Thank you for joining us! See the event videos on YouTube. The annual PONARS Eurasia Spring Policy Conference convenes international experts from North America, Russia, Ukraine, and other parts of Eurasia for a series of panel…
Ukrainathon 2023 (Feb. 24-25)
Thank you for joining us! See the event recordings on YouTube. A 24-hour marathon event spotlighting Ukrainian resilience through scholarship, art, and activism one year since Russia’s invasion. The Institute…
How Putin has shrugged off unprecedented economic sanctions over Russia’s war in Ukraine – for now
The U.S. and four dozen other countries have imposed punishing sanctions on Russia in reaction to its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. The sanctions were unprecedented in their scope and severity for an economy…
The Determinants of Assistance to Ukrainian and Syrian Refugees | New Voices on Eurasia with Volha Charnysh (Feb. 16)
The latest in the New Voices on Eurasia Series, introducing the DC policy community to the best “up and coming” scholars on Eurasia. The Determinants of Assistance to Ukrainian and…
Why Still Pro-Russia? Making Sense of Hungary’s and Serbia’s Pro-Russia Stance
(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…
The Desire to Possess: Russia’s War for Territory
(PONARS Eurasia Commentary) We know (or think we know) what rationales lie behind Russian lies and propaganda about the “fight against Nazism in Ukraine” or the “existential threat to Russia…
Russia at War and the Islamic World
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…
Ukraine’s Ripple Effect on Russia’s Indo-Pacific Horizon
(China’s Resource Risks) The invasion of Ukraine has fueled hopes in Russia of a reorientation to Asian markets, while also introducing new barriers to Russian relations with many Asia-Pacific states.…
Conflicts in the North Caucasus Since 1991 | PONARS Eurasia Online Academy
Jean-François Ratelle summarizes the causes and results of conflicts in the North Caucasus over the last thirty years. Ratelle is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the…
Will Ukraine Wind Up Making Territorial Concessions to Russia? Foreign Affairs Asks the Experts
(Foreign Affairs) We at Foreign Affairs have recently published a number of pieces on the war in Ukraine, the potential outcomes of the conflict, and the possibility of a negotiated settlement between…