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Post-Protest Legal Encounters and the Development of DIY Lawyering in Russia

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) While much media attention has been paid to the question of what will happen to the opposition movement in Russia after the arrest and imprisonment of…

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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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The Political Participation that Enables Putin

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) With media coverage of Russia focusing on government crackdowns against prominent opposition political figures like Alexei Navalny, our discussions of Russians’ political participation during the autocratic…

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When Activists become Elected Officials: Comparing Two Governance Strategies in Western Siberia

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) The challenge facing the non-systemic opposition in Russia is how to grow. Opportunities for growth may be assessed through the prism of two Novosibirsk City Council…

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China’s Expanding Military Education Diplomacy in Central Asia

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) In the past decade, Chinese universities have been inviting mid- and senior-level military officers from Central Asia and other countries in Eurasia. Chinese military education programs…

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This Time is Different (Again): The Political Consequences of the Economic Crisis in Russia

Russians have endured multiple crises in the post-Soviet period. “Shock therapy” in 1992, the August 1998 default, and the 2008-2009 global recession each had political consequences. Yet, the current economic…

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The Dzerzhinsky Discord: Who Will Fill the Vacancy in Lubyanka Square?

For about a decade, negative, anti-Western, and anti-liberal ideological trends have been on the rise in Russia—corresponding to the Kremlin’s increasing reliance on such ideological and symbolic instruments to consolidate…

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The Political Consequences of Public Relations Miscalculations: Will Ukraine’s Anti-corruption Bureau be Terminated?

The National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine, commonly known as NABU, offers an instructive case on good governance agencies’ challenges in post-Communist Eurasia. The frontline anti-corruption organization in Ukraine was established…

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The Belarus Protests and Russia: Lessons for “Big Brother”

The anti-Lukashenka protests in Belarus, which have lasted since August 2020, may have slipped off the front pages of international media, but the recent pro-Navalny demonstrations in Russia make for…

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Central Asian Responses to COVID-19: Regime Legitimacy and [De]Securitization of the Health Crisis

Central Asian Responses to COVID-19: Regime Legitimacy and [De]Securitization of the Health Crisis Despite a history of using discourses of danger to define other transnational challenges (e.g., Islamic radicalism), Central…

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COVID-19 in Russia: What Russians Expected, What They Got, and What They Think About It

The coronavirus pandemic in Russia posed the same myriad challenges as in many countries: a devastating loss of life, strained healthcare resources, and an economic crisis. In Russia’s case, the…

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The Russian Parliament and the Pandemic: A State of Emergency, Post-constitutional Changes, Retaliatory Laws

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) The Russian Parliament’s 2020 spring session was in many ways both expectedly and unexpectedly historic. It began with a January 15 presidential address to the Federal Assembly,…

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Policy Memos | Аналитика

Post-Protest Legal Encounters and the Development of DIY Lawyering in Russia

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

The Political Participation that Enables Putin

When Activists become Elected Officials: Comparing Two Governance Strategies in Western Siberia

China’s Expanding Military Education Diplomacy in Central Asia

This Time is Different (Again): The Political Consequences of the Economic Crisis in Russia

The Dzerzhinsky Discord: Who Will Fill the Vacancy in Lubyanka Square?

The Political Consequences of Public Relations Miscalculations: Will Ukraine’s Anti-corruption Bureau be Terminated?

The Belarus Protests and Russia: Lessons for “Big Brother”

Central Asian Responses to COVID-19: Regime Legitimacy and [De]Securitization of the Health Crisis

COVID-19 in Russia: What Russians Expected, What They Got, and What They Think About It

The Russian Parliament and the Pandemic: A State of Emergency, Post-constitutional Changes, Retaliatory Laws