2018 7 - PONARS Eurasia

Civic Activism, Political Participation, and Homeownership in Four Post-Soviet Countries

(PONARS Policy Memo) If home is where the heart is, does that mean homeowners are more likely to engage in civic and political activism? Recent events in Moscow suggest the answer…

The Technocratic Traps of Post-Soviet Reforms: Politics versus Policy

(PONARS Policy Memo) Back in 1995, Russian economist Alexey Ulyukaev, who became Minister of Economic Development in 2013 (and who was arrested for allegations of corruption in 2016), stated: “The main…

Российские планы военной модернизации на 2018-2027 годы

К концу 2017 года российский президент Владимир Путин должен утвердить Государственную программу вооружения на 2018-2027 гг. Настоящая записка обобщает открытую информацию относительно тех типов вооружений, которые будут поставлены в российскую…

History and Memory in Russia During the 100-Year Anniversary of the Great Revolution

(PONARS Policy Memo) All last year, the Russian state kept largely silent about the 100th anniversary of the 1917 Russian Revolution. In its attempt to control historical narratives, and to prevent…

Grassroots Capacity Building: Why Municipal Politics in Moscow are Important Signposts of Russia’s Democratic Development

(PONARS Policy Memo) Scholarly attention to Russia’s civil society is often driven by headlines. Cycles of protest and repression energize debate over whether Russian civil society is dormant, qualitatively different in…

Explaining Russia’s Schizophrenic Policy toward the United States

(PONARS Policy Memo) The weaknesses and inconsistencies of Russia’s recent actions toward the United States need to be explained. President Vladimir Putin is often seen as a foreign policy wizard,…

Украинская управляемая демократия на марше

Политический режим Украины после Евромайдана можно описать как коалиционную президентскую систему с частичными элементами управляемой неопатримониальной демократии.[1] Данная модель предполагает 1) консолидацию формальной и неформальной власти президента Петро Порошенко, 2)…

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“Uzbek Terrorism” and the Logical Inconsistencies of Extreme Vetting

(PONARS Policy Memo) Ethnic Uzbeks conducted four terrorist attacks in the past two years. Sayfullo Saipov, a 29-year-old Uzbek, killed eight people with a Home Depot truck in New York City…

Сирийская интервенция как критический стресс-фактор для российского флота

Крупнейший за всю недолгую историю празднования дня ВМФ России военно-морской парад в Санкт-Петербурге 30 июля 2017 года был призван продемонстрировать всему миру и лично президенту В.В. Путину возросшую мощь российского…

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