Europe in Crisis: “Old,” “New,” or Incomplete?
(PONARS Policy Memo) In this policy memo, we bring together the results of our recently published research to shed some light on how the idea of Europe has been contested in…
Российские ядерное оружие и новые возможности для диалога в области контроля над вооружениями
В 2015 году российский президент Владимир Путин завил о США как о государстве, в чьи намерения входит «разрушить стратегический баланс, изменить баланс сил в мире для того чтобы диктовать свою…
Russia’s Anti-American Propaganda in the Euromaidan Era
(PONARS Policy Memo) Most experts recognize anti-Americanism as a pillar of the patriotic discourse that has risen during Vladimir Putin’s third term as president. One of the main reasons for this…
How the Kremlin Is Using the Moscow Renovation Project to Reward and Punish Voters
(PONARS Policy Memo) In February 2017, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and President Vladimir Putin introduced a far-reaching plan to demolish ten percent of Moscow’s housing stock, relocate residents, and ultimately…
External Interference Narratives in Russian and U.S. Politics: Conspiracy Theorizing Meets Whataboutism
(PONARS Policy Memo) Conspiracy theories about covert external interference play significant roles in the political discourses of many countries worldwide. In Russia, conspiracy theorizing about U.S. clandestine interference is a…
Russia’s Syria Policy: The Hard Path of Military Disengagement
(PONARS Policy Memo) On December 11, 2017, two and a half years after the start of Russia’s military campaign in Syria, President Vladimir Putin, speaking at the Hmeimim Air Base…
Revolutions in Ukraine: Shaping Civic Rather Than Ethnic Identities
(PONARS Policy Memo) Since independence, politics in Ukraine has often turned on issues of identity. Ethnic and linguistic cleavages have tended to underlie political divisions and have been used by politicians to…
Russia on the Eve of its Presidential Election: How Long Can Change and Stasis Coexist?
(PONARS Policy Memo) At last, Vladimir Putin has decided that he will indeed be a candidate in the 2018 presidential election. Considering how long he has been in charge, it…
How Russia’s Nuclear Buildup Offers a Good Opportunity for Renewed Arms Control Dialogue
(PONARS Policy Memo) Russian President Vladimir Putin said in 2015 that he viewed the United States as seeking “to destroy strategic balance, to change the balance of power in such a…
Why Trump’s Bid to Improve U.S.-Russian Relations Backfired in Congress
(PONARS Policy Memo) One of Donald Trump’s 2016 keynote foreign policy pledges was to improve relations with Russia. Few would have predicted that after a year in office, his plan would…
Что сменит улетучившуюся «Трамп-эйфорию»? Сегодняшние российские точки зрения на внешнюю политику
Годовщина начала президентского срока Дональда Трампа – хороший повод для того, чтобы подробнее оценить взгляды российского внешнеполитического мейнстрима. Если говорить коротко, его представители крайне скептически смотрят на ближайшее будущее отношений…
Доводы в пользу неоднозначных соглашений в американо-российских отношениях
А голову мою не оплакивай, потому что за двадцать лет кто-нибудь из нас уж обязательно умрет — или я, или эмир, или этот ишак. Ходжа Насреддин (XIII век) В последние…