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ISIS and the Phenomenon of Foreign Terrorist Fighters in Syria and Iraq

(IMEMO) The book explores the interrelationship between ISIS and the flows of tens of thousands of foreign terrorist fighters to Syria and Iraq in the context of the ISIS’s role…

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New Book: Is Russia Fascist? Unraveling Propaganda East and West

In Is Russia Fascist?, Marlene Laruelle argues that the charge of “fascism” has become a strategic narrative of the current world order. Vladimir Putin’s regime has increasingly been accused of embracing fascism,…

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New Book by Kathryn Stoner Examines the “Paradox” of Russian Power

(Stanford FSI) In her new book, “Russia Resurrected: Its Power and Purpose in a New Global Order,” Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) Deputy Director and Senior Fellow Kathryn Stoner argues…

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NEW BOOK: Elections, Protest, and Authoritarian Regime Stability: Russia 2008-2020

(Cambridge University Press) In a path-breaking study of Russian elections, Regina Smyth reveals how much electoral competition matters to the Putin regime and how competition leaves Russia more vulnerable to opposition…

Reconstructing the Cold War: The Early Years, 1945-1958 (New Book)

Reconstructing the Cold War: The Early Years, 1945-1958 By Ted Hopf Oxford University Press Description (Amazon): General answers are hard to imagine for the many puzzling questions that are…

Warlords: Strong-Arm Brokers in Weak States (New Book)

Warlords: Strong-Arm Brokers in Weak States by Kimberly Marten Cornell Studies in Security Affairs Cornell University Press Description (Amazon): Warlords are individuals who control small territories within weak states,…

The Politics of Protest in Hybrid Regimes: Managing Dissent in post-Communist Russia (book event)

PONARS Eurasia member Graeme Robertson presented his book, “The Politics of Protest in Hybrid Regimes: Managing Dissent in post-Communist Russia” (Cambridge University Press, December 2010), at a recent…

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