Policy Memos | Аналитика 35

Administrative Mobilization and the Dynamics of Electoral Manipulations on Putin’s Presidential Election

(PONARS Policy Memo) Vladimir Putin’s new presidential term is shaping up to be the most complicated of his political career. According to the Russian Constitution, he is not allowed to…

Prospects for U.S.-Russian Arms Control and Strategic Stability

(PONARS Policy Memo) This has been an eventful year so far for U.S.-Russian relations in the field of nuclear weapons. The U.S. Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) was released in February…

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Russian Organized Crime and Electoral Processes

(PONARS Policy Memo) Russian organized crime has high levels of sophistication and well-developed networks of corruption. It influences a considerable portion of the economy and spills across national borders. In this regard,…

Как западное дистанцирование привело к «узбекской весне» и как удержать ее на плаву

Множество изменений произошло в Узбекистане с декабря 2016 года, когда после смерти давнего диктатора Ислама Каримова, Шавкат Мирзиёев был избран президентом. Заключенные были выпущены в массовом порядке из тюрем; укоренившиеся…

Why Uzbekistan’s New President Needs to Expand Access to Islamic Education

(PONARS Policy Memo) Uzbekistan remains one of the Muslim states in the former Soviet space most averse to the development of Islamic education. For over twenty years, in the name of…

The Political Economy of Russian Information & Communication Technologies

(PONARS Policy Memo) In 2017, the term “Russian hackers” became a brand similar to that of Stolichnaya, Aeroflot, and Lada. Russia’s information and communication technologies (ICT) sector became described as having…

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Dissimilar Politics in Mariupol and Kramatorsk: Two Ukrainian Cities on the Eastern Front

(PONARS Policy Memo) In the late spring of 2014, Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) militants seized Mariupol and Kramatorsk, but they were soon recaptured by the Ukrainian army. Both cities are…

How Western Disengagement Enabled Uzbekistan’s “Spring” and How to Keep it Going

(PONARS Policy Memo) Much has changed in Uzbekistan since December 2016, when Shavkat Mirziyoyev was elected president following the death of long-time dictator Islam Karimov. Prisoners have been released en masse;…

Keeping the “New Cold War” Cold: Nuclear Deterrence With U.S. and Russian Nuclear Force Modernization

(PONARS Policy Memo) After two decades of dramatic reduction and deliberate neglect, the nuclear arsenals that were at the center of security relations between the Cold War superpowers are reaching…

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Nationalist Radicalization Trends in Post-Euromaidan Ukraine

(PONARS Policy Memo) Ukraine today faces a vicious circle of nationalist radicalization involving mutual reinforcement between far-right groups and the dominant oligarchic pyramids. This has significantly contributed to a post-Euromaidan domestic…

Why Russia Is Failing the “Syria Test” for Counterterrorism Cooperation with the West

(PONARS Policy Memo) As the confrontation between the West and Russia matures, the proposition that the West should combine military containment with engagement in areas of mutual interest has been gaining…

The Do-or-Die Dilemma Facing Post-Soviet De Facto States

(PONARS Policy Memo) De facto states operate against unfavorable international legal conditions, combined with manifest security threats and widespread political disengagement from the international community. Moreover, they are affected by a…

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Administrative Mobilization and the Dynamics of Electoral Manipulations on Putin’s Presidential Election

Prospects for U.S.-Russian Arms Control and Strategic Stability

Russian Organized Crime and Electoral Processes

Как западное дистанцирование привело к «узбекской весне» и как удержать ее на плаву

Why Uzbekistan’s New President Needs to Expand Access to Islamic Education

The Political Economy of Russian Information & Communication Technologies

Dissimilar Politics in Mariupol and Kramatorsk: Two Ukrainian Cities on the Eastern Front

How Western Disengagement Enabled Uzbekistan’s “Spring” and How to Keep it Going

Keeping the “New Cold War” Cold: Nuclear Deterrence With U.S. and Russian Nuclear Force Modernization

Nationalist Radicalization Trends in Post-Euromaidan Ukraine

Why Russia Is Failing the “Syria Test” for Counterterrorism Cooperation with the West

The Do-or-Die Dilemma Facing Post-Soviet De Facto States