Policy Memos | Аналитика 5

(De)Centralization? Challenges to Local-Level Governance under Martial Law in Ukraine

Image credit/license Ukraine’s decentralization reform is considered one of the country’s most successful reforms since the Euromaidan and an essential factor in its resilience to Russian invasion. Instead of local…

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Replacing Ramzan: Chechen Succession Planning and the Pivotal Role of Adam Delimkhanov

Image credit/license Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov is central to both Chechnya’s repressive political system and Russia’s control of the republic. Yet long-term rumors about his health and potential succession planning…

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Far from Home: Russians Relocating to Latin America

Image credit/license The detention of several pregnant Russian women at the Buenos Aires airport in March 2023 highlighted the new wave of Russian migration to Argentina. Argentine migration authorities accused…

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Where’s Wagner Now? One Year after the Mutiny

Image credit/license Following the June 2023 mutiny of Russia’s Wagner Group and the August death of its primary contractor, Yevgeny Prigozhin, in a suspicious plane crash, it seemed that the…

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Anchored in Freedom: Ukrainians’ Will to Fight Back in Harder Times

Image credit/license After regaining nearly half of the territories Russia occupied in its full-scale invasion of February 24, 2022, Ukraine fell on harder times. By May 2023, having incurred horrendous…

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Russian Identity and War Support

Image credit/license Since Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, many observers have debated how to explain the seemingly widespread support for the war among Russians, which has remained…

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Shifting Political Thresholds among the Russian Public

Image credit/license Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, observers of Russian politics have anticipated a tipping point in Russian mass political behavior. To maintain its military…

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Anti-Kremlin Militant Activities in and Around the Russian Federation: What to Expect after the Crocus City Hall Terrorist Attack

Image credit/license Since the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack in March 2024, discussions about the growth of the Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISKP) and its militant actions against Russia…

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Policy Memos | Аналитика

(De)Centralization? Challenges to Local-Level Governance under Martial Law in Ukraine

Replacing Ramzan: Chechen Succession Planning and the Pivotal Role of Adam Delimkhanov

Far from Home: Russians Relocating to Latin America

Where’s Wagner Now? One Year after the Mutiny

Anchored in Freedom: Ukrainians’ Will to Fight Back in Harder Times

Russian Identity and War Support

Shifting Political Thresholds among the Russian Public

Anti-Kremlin Militant Activities in and Around the Russian Federation: What to Expect after the Crocus City Hall Terrorist Attack

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