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Russian Society and the Conflict in Ukraine: Masses, Elites and National Identity

(E-Int'l Relations) This chapter looks at how Russian society reacted to the conflict in and with Ukraine. The active phase of the conflict began in March 2014 with the annexation of…

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Is War the New Normal in Ukraine? [Interview with Olexiy Haran]

(Hromadske Radio) I’m Marta Dyczok for Hromadske Radio in Kyiv. Last Sunday US Presidential Candidate Donald Trump made even more waves than usual. In an ABC TV interview he suggested that…

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Black Sea Fleet projects power westwards

In April 2016, I published a short article in the Oxford Analytica Daily Brief discussing the role of Russia's Black Sea Fleet post-Crimea annexation. Here’s the text, as usual with…

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Putin’s Choices: Explaining Russian Foreign Policy and Intervention in Ukraine

(The Washington Quarterly) Russian President Vladimir Putin’s evolving policies toward Ukraine have continued to surprise almost everyone. It was clear from the start that he considered the February 2014 ouster…

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Orttung: Crimean corruption and mismanagement out of control

(Bloomberg) President Vladimir Putin likened Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea to a family welcoming home a long-lost relative. Now the family is showing signs of strain. Russia’s federal security service,…

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Kassenova: Because of Crimea crisis, Kazakhstan sees Russia as not respecting the sovereignty of post-Soviet states

(FP) The Eurasian Union that came into effect on Jan. 1 isn’t a sign of Moscow’s growing regional influence. It’s a sign of its decline. On Jan. 1, one of…

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Russia and Ukraine: Not the Military Balance You Think

Moscow's Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies has just published a new book on the military aspects of the Ukraine crisis. Here's a preview of my book review, published…

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Marten: Being shut out from Russian market actually improved quality of Georgian wines

(Time – "Moscow Says Bottoms Up for Crimean Wine") Following Russia’s recent annexation of southern Ukraine, Crimean wineries are optimistic that the change in political leadership will help their businesses. But…

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After Crimea: Putin’s Balance Sheet

When it comes to foreign policy, Russia is good at sprinting, while the West – and especially the EU – is better at marathons. The use of kinetic military force by Moscow is…

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Video: PONARS Eurasia Panel on Russia’s Annexation of Crimea

(C-SPAN) Regional experts talked about Ukrainian reaction to Russia’s annexation of Crimea, and the country’s political prospects. They also discussed the logic of Russian actions, and the impact on U.S. and…

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Russian Society and the Conflict in Ukraine: Masses, Elites and National Identity

Is War the New Normal in Ukraine? [Interview with Olexiy Haran]

Black Sea Fleet projects power westwards

Putin’s Choices: Explaining Russian Foreign Policy and Intervention in Ukraine

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Russia and Ukraine: Not the Military Balance You Think

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Video: PONARS Eurasia Panel on Russia’s Annexation of Crimea