2018 5 - PONARS Eurasia

How the US and EU Can Make the Kremlin Rethink Its Options in Ukraine’s Donbas

(PONARS Policy Memo) Before Donald Trump’s ascension to power, Washington, Berlin, and Paris were essentially on the same policy page toward pacifying the conflict in Donbas. The broad aim was to…

Russian Foreign Election Interventions Since 1991

(PONARS Policy Memo) Russian interference in the 2016 election in the United States is part of a long pattern of interference dating back to the early 1990s. What did Russia seek…

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The Enigmatic Connection Between Education and Civic Apathy in Azerbaijan

(PONARS Policy Memo) In oil-rich Azerbaijan, contrary to many other countries, education does not seem to influence social capital, ceteris paribus. Here, citizens with higher levels of education are not more…

Russian Immigration Control: Symbol Over Substance

(PONARS Policy Memo) Russia’s immigration system is consistently presented as draconian and inhumane. Human rights organizations, mass media, and scholars alike use labor slavery, violations of rights, and vulnerable migrants excluded…

Тема внешнего вмешательства в российской и американской внутренней политике: Теории заговора и зеркальные обвинения оппонента

Теории заговора о вмешательстве внешних сил играют заметную роль в политических дискуссиях, происходящих во многих странах мира. В России конспирологические рассуждения о закулисном влиянии США являются долгосрочной политической тенденцией и…

Ukraine’s Regime Is Less Stable than It Was under Yanukovych: A Third Year Comparison

(PONARS Policy Memo) Unfinished reforms, growing social discontent, and ongoing war with Russia deeply destabilize Ukraine. Under such strained conditions, what are the chances of Ukraine’s current government, and specifically the…

Russian and American Far Right Connections: Confluence, Not Influence

(PONARS Policy Memo) The current U.S. debate on Russia is shaped by conspiratorial narratives that see Russia meddling in almost every issue of U.S. political life. This frenzy is reinforced…

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…

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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…

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2018