How Foreign Funders Should Strengthen Their Support for Civil Society: A Case Study of USAID in Kazakhstan

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Explaining Ukraine’s Resilience to Russia’s Invasion: The Role of Local Governance and Decentralization Reform

Ukraine’s resilience to Russia’s war of aggression came as a surprise to politicians, experts, and the general public worldwide. Popularly labeled “invincibility,” Ukraine’s state and societal resilience made the country…

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A Window of Opportunity by Default: Will Moldova Use It?

Image credit/license Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 shattered Moldova’s ability to balance between pragmatic ties with Moscow and a commitment—at least rhetorically—to EU integration. Massive support from the EU…

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Prigozhin’s Fate in Putin’s Russia: The Political Roles of Aircraft

Image credit/license In Russia, politicians who run afoul of President Vladimir Putin are at risk of being killed by poison, defenestration, or gunshot, or of being sentenced to harsh prison…

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Foreign Fighters in Ukraine: Multiple Ideological Agendas, One Tactical Goal

Image credit/license Just like the war in Afghanistan in the 1980s and the civil war in Syria in the 2010s, the war in Ukraine has produced an environment conducive to…

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Victory Despite the Cost: What Ukrainians Think about the War, Peace, and Russia

Since the onset of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, policymakers and analysts have discussed scenarios for ending the war. Potential compromises invariably entail territorial concessions by Ukraine. Meanwhile, multiple public…

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Why the West Should Localize Anti-Corruption Efforts in Ukraine

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the United States and its partners have transferred tens of billions of dollars in military, economic, and humanitarian aid to Ukraine—with more…

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One Step Ahead of the Dictator: OVD-Info and the Rebuilding of Russian Civil Society

Russian human rights groups have never had it easy. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has only made matters worse, sparking an unprecedented wave of repression and forcing many activists to…

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The Spatiality of War and Challenges in Restoring Ukraine’s Economy

With well over a year of large-scale and highly destructive warfare already passed, Ukraine has embarked on an ambitious effort to restore and enhance its economic potential, even amid the…

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A Final Reckoning? Sino-Russian Relations Amid Russia’s War on Ukraine

As Russia’s war in Ukraine raged last year, Russia and China were getting closer in trade and diplomacy. China’s trade turnover with Russia reached new highs, and China became one…

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Rallying to Russia from the Balkans: Milorad Dodik and the Invasion of Ukraine

Is Milorad Dodik, the recently re-elected president of Republika Srpska, the Serb entity within Bosnia & Herzegovina, a Russian proxy force? Many Euro-Atlantic officials and politicians in that region certainly…

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The Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Russia

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is on a rising trajectory. At the 2022 Samarkand Summit, Iran officially signed a memorandum of obligation to join as a full-fledged member. For the…

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