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Robert Orttung

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Research Professor of International Affairs, IERES; Director of Research, Sustainable GW
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George Washington University
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Russia, Energy, Corruption, Institutions
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The Pandemic in the Arctic: Common Challenges from Juneau to Murmansk

  • December 7, 2020
  • Robert Orttung
(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) In addition to the obvious healthcare and economic challenges that COVID-19 presents to city governments in the Arctic region, it is also a communications and governance…
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Measuring the sustainability of Russia’s Arctic cities

  • October 16, 2020
  • Robert Orttung
(Ambio) Abstract: How sustainable are Russia’s Arctic cities? Russia’s far north metropolises are distinctive from other Arctic cities in terms of their large size, efforts to conquer nature, and big business’…
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Urban Sustainability in the Arctic: Measuring Progress in Circumpolar Cities

  • July 1, 2020
  • Robert Orttung
(Berghahn Books) Urban Sustainability in the Arctic advances our understanding of cities in the far north by applying elements of the international standard for urban sustainability (ISO 37120) to numerous Arctic cities.…
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Cold War Legacy of Science Cooperation Offers Hope Today

  • June 26, 2020
  • Robert Orttung
(RAD) Abstract: Although current political tensions hinder international studies in the Arctic, science partnerships helped tunnel through barriers during the Cold War. One of the most successful models of U.S.–Russian collaboration…

U.S. Arctic Policymaking Under Trump and Obama: Implications for Russia and China

  • April 12, 2019
  • Robert Orttung
(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Arctic policy priorities under the Obama and Trump administrations, though similar in some ways, are marked by distinct differences driven by contrasting governance styles. These differences…
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Russia Today’s strategy and effectiveness on YouTube

  • February 27, 2019
  • Robert Orttung
(Post-Soviet Affairs) (Co-authored with Elizabeth Nelson) Abstract: Many countries now operate state-funded international broadcasters, communicating directly with foreign publics to promote a variety of foreign policy goals. RT (formerly known as Russia Today) is…
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ASEEES Panel Statement About the Release of Matthew Hedges

  • December 17, 2018
  • Robert Orttung
Robert Orttung, the chair of the panel, “Islamic Politics in the North Caucasus: Regional Diversification, Diaspora, and Secular Intervention,” at the 2018 ASEEES Annual Convention, Boston, MA, made a statement,…
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Peter Reddaway’s Russia’s Domestic Security Wars: Putin’s Use of Divide and Rule Against His Hardline Allies [BOOK REVIEW]

  • September 17, 2018
  • Robert Orttung
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Почему столь успешна пропаганда СМИ России?

  • September 13, 2018
  • Robert Orttung
Эксперт-международник из США Роберт Орттунг (Robert Orttung) представит в 17 октября 2018 года в Университете Цюриха свой доклад, посвящённый глобальной пропагандистской стратегии российских государственных СМИ, в частности телеканала RT, ранее называвшегося Russia Today.  Будучи профессором кафедры международных…
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Блокировка Telegram – политическая цель Путина

  • April 23, 2018
  • Robert Orttung
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