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Russian-Sponsored Security Organizations and the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Threat or Misconception?

November 2, 2020

(PONARS Eurasia Commentary) While Azerbaijani government officials and observers have alleged a strategy by Armenia to involve Russian-sponsored security organizations in recent escalations in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, these claims are…

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Zhukov and the Suppression of “Generation P”

September 3, 2020

(PONARS Eurasia Commentary) On Sunday, August 30, Yegor Zhukov was beaten outside his home in Moscow. He is a 22-year-old recent bachelor’s degree graduate from Moscow’s Higher School of Economics (HSE) and…

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(Re)categorizing Post-Soviet State COVID-19 Containment Strategies

April 24, 2020

(PONARS Eurasia Commentary) Post-Soviet governments have ordered their anti-coronavirus priorities differently as they have tried to balance the health of the population with the security of the state. A PONARS…

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#NotOnlyMay9th: “Volunteers of Victory” and the Global Outreach of Russian World War II Commemorations

July 2, 2019

For several years, Russia’s World War II remembrance policy has been widely discussed and challenged by some of the neighboring countries, while Moscow has reinforced the pompousness of the event…

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China’s Limited Participation in Global Governance

March 25, 2013

(East Asia Forum) China’s rise has been the subject of a great deal of debate over the last two decades. Scholars and policy makers alike understand that China’s growing power…

Инертный орел, усиливающийся дракон: Американская политика и рост влияния Китая в Центральной Азии

February 25, 2013

Рост влияния Китая как регионального центра силы в центральноазиатском регионе просто поразителен. В течение десятилетия Китай заключил договоры о границе со всеми государствами Центральной Азии, заручился их поддержкой в своей…

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President Putin: Restore Openness to Nonprofit Involvement

January 14, 2013

(Open Letter) The following article is an open letter to Vladimir Putin by Deana Arsenian, vice president for international programs and program director for Russia and Eurasia at the Carnegie…

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Soviet Society in the Era of Late Socialism, 1964–1985

December 19, 2012

Publisher: Lexington Books Buy It Now – Link: Photo: Secondary Author: Gulnaz Sharafutdinova and Neringa Klumbyte (eds.)

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Kimberly Marten Discusses Warlordism on NYC Radio Show

November 28, 2012

(WNYC) PONARS Eurasia member and Barnard/Columbia University political science professor Kimberly Marten discussed topics addressed in her book “Warlords: Strong-arm Brokers in Weak States” on New York City’s Brian Lehrer…

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“Great Games” Undermine Human Rights In Central Asia

October 24, 2012

(RFE/RL) In his new book on Central Asia, “Great Games, Local Rules,” U.S.-based author Alexander Cooley paints a picture of the intense competition between China, Russia, and the United States…

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