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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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