The Collapse of the Soviet Union | PONARS Eurasia Online Academy
It has been thirty years since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Its legacies are still present in the political, social, and ideological landscape of today’s Russia and the former…
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Labor Migration in Russia | PONARS Eurasia Online Academy
Thirty years after the USSR’s collapse, Russia remains a magnet for migrants from the former Soviet Union. Russia’s population totals about 145 million, and the number of migrants reaches into…
The View from the South: The War from a Central Asian and Caucasian Perspective (March 28)
As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters its second month, its neighbors are feeling the effects. This panel convenes experts on Central Asia and the Caucasus to offer their view…
Ukrainathon | 24 Hours of Expert Lectures Related to the Invasion
A 24-hour marathon of expert lectures on topics related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. PONARS Eurasia, the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (IERES), and the Petrach Program on…
PONARS Eurasia Spring Policy Conference
“Domestic Politics in the Shadow of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine” Draft Agenda | Friday, March 25, 2022 GW Elliott School Hybrid Event (online and in-person) 8:45-9:00 Coffee available for early…
Russian Military Build-up around Ukraine
(Russian Analytical Digest) These two editions present a number of short comments on the ongoing Ukraine crisis. The comments are authored by a variety of experts and focus on different…
Ukrainian Scholars Discuss Current Crisis with Russia | Dubovyk, Haran, Kudelia, Malyarenko, Shevel
(C-SPAN | GW Today) Even the brightest minds at or strongly connected to the heart of the conflict are having a hard time figuring out what is happening and what…
Capital Cities of Russia | PONARS Eurasia Online Academy
What are capital cities and what role do they play in political history? If we take the encyclopedia definition, it is where the seat of government is located. But then…
Relevant Past Policy Memo | The Coming Fall of Kabul
(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo by Charles J. Sullivan, 2015) The city of Kabul has fallen on three occasions over the past generation: to the mujahedin in 1992, the Taliban in 1996, and the Northern Alliance…
The Russian Orthodox Church | PONARS Eurasia Online Academy
Orthodox Christianity plays an important role in contemporary Russian identity beyond serving strictly as a religious faith. In this video, we unpack the interactions between the Russian Orthodox Church and…