The Baltic States Are Also Worried About Russia
(Washington Post/Monkey Cage) A new survey shows what citizens think about NATO — and what they would do if attacked. Leaders in Finland and Sweden pushed ahead this week with plans to join the…
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Erik Herron
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Eberly Family Professor of Political Science
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West Virginia University
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Political Institutions, Elections, Political Parties and Party Systems, Democratization, Ukraine
Rebuilding Ukraine: Pre-War Trends and Post-War Priorities Should Inform the Process
(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) A massive national reconstruction effort for Ukraine, guided by that country’s government and popular will, must be launched even before Russian aggression is defeated. At this…
Changing Perceptions of State Capacity Delivery in Estonia, Georgia, and Ukraine During the COVID-19 Pandemic
(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) How have citizens’ attitudes about the state and its capacity to deliver public goods changed during an especially fraught period caused by the COVID-19 pandemic? This…
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…
How to Stabilize Ukraine Long Term? Securitize Well-Being
(War on the Rocks) (Co-authored by Cynthia Buckley and Ralph Clem) What’s the best way for the United States to support Ukraine? The country is the principal arena in the high-stakes geopolitical standoff between…
Attacks on Healthcare Infrastructure in the Donbas: Implications for Ukrainian State Legitimacy
(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Since the armed conflict in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine began in early 2014, over 10,000 lives have been lost and nearly two million persons…
Война в Украине приносит больше разрушений, чем известно вам
“Сегодня война в Донбассе – один из худших в мире гуманитарных кризисов, часто происходят атаки обеих сторон на территории Донецкой и Луганской областей”, – пишут в своей статье в The Washington…
The War in Ukraine is More Devastating Than You Know
(WP) The fighting in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region is entering its fifth year. More than 10,000 people have been killed in this persistent conflict; 2,800 were civilians. Nearly two million people…
Herron: It is hard to think how the United States would cooperate with Russia in Syria
(WRNR Talk Radio) Erik Herron discusses Russia, U.S.-Russian relations, Syria, Chechnya, Vladimir Putin's domestic political system, Russia's undermining of Western institutions, the situation in Turkey, Donald Trump's orientation on foreign…
Ukraine: Presidential Appointments and the Central Electoral Commission
(Presidential Power blog) How important are presidential appointments to the exercise of presidential power in transitional societies? This blog entry presents a brief discussion of the implications for presidential influence over…