Tetyana Malyarenko

The Changing “De-facto State Playbook”: From Opportunism to Strategic Calculation

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) We see clear signs that Russia has been applying a “de facto state playbook” in the Ukrainian territories it has seized since the beginning of its…

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Transnistria Writ Large for Donbas? Several Battlefields Mark Ukraine’s Challenges

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) For seven years now, war on the territory of Ukraine has continued. It is fought militarily, diplomatically, and economically between the Ukrainian armed forces and the…

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Strengthening Ukraine’s Black Sea Navy to be a Bulkhead Against Russia

October 22, 2021

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) The strengthening of Ukraine’s naval capabilities in the Black Sea is taking place in line with the growing U.S. understanding of the need to contain Russia…

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Pawns, Partners, and “Smart Leadership”: Ukraine’s Opportunities in the China-Russia-West Triangle

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Ukraine can find advantage in geopolitical competition while reducing its sense of disempowerment. The increasingly three-sided competition for influence between China, Russia, and the West has…

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Decentralization Reloaded in Ukraine? Opportunities and Challenges for its Latest Local Government Reform Project

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) History is often said to repeat itself or at least to rhyme. Decentralization in Ukraine has been on and off the agenda of successive governments since the…

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Evolving Dynamics of Societal Security and the Potential for Conflict in Eastern Ukraine

(Europe-Asia Studies) (Co-authored with David J. Galbreath) In this essay we argue that changes in political structures in post-Soviet Ukraine have affected the potential for conflict during transition. Relying on organisational theory…

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Connecting Human Rights and Conflict Resolution in Eastern Ukraine

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) How can international human rights protection mechanisms be employed in the gray zone of armed conflict in weak states? This question is particularly relevant for the war…

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In Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskiy must tread carefully or may end up facing another Maidan uprising

(The Conversation) (Co-authored by Stefan Wolff) It’s been six years since the start of the Euromaidan revolution in Ukraine, which led to the ousting of then-President Viktor Yanukovych. By the time his…

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The Dynamics of Emerging De-Facto States Eastern: Ukraine in the Post-Soviet Space [NEW BOOK]

(Routledge) (Co-authored with Stefan Wolff) What are the causes and consequences of the crisis in Ukraine, and what has been the nature of local, national, and external actors’ involvement in it? These…

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Evolving Dynamics and Conflict Potential in Eastern Ukraine

(PONARS Policy Memo) How can institutions in Ukraine be strengthened in their effectiveness and legitimacy in order to mitigate conflict escalation and impel peace? How can the self-declared Donetsk and Luhansk…

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