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Darden: The White House, the theory goes, can’t be seen as soft on Russia

(The Diplomat) Over the past two weeks – or over the past 18 months, really – there has been no shortage of stories, angles, and questions surrounding the relationship between Moscow…

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Everything you need to know about the Russian art of ‘kompromat’

(WP) On Tuesday, news broke—in rather sensational fashion—that U.S. intelligence agencies had briefed both President Obama and President-elect Donald Trump on the possibility that Russia possesses compromising information on Trump. While questions continue to swirlabout the…

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Darden: Trump’s rhetoric resulted in a surprising number of conservatives seeing Putin in a positive light

(CSM) When the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday proposed a resolution praising outgoing Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for supporting the world’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, Russia stood up…

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Darden: Putin is an ally of anyone who is opposes the liberal internationalists of the West [AUDIO]

(NPR/WEAA) As part of The Ellison Report hosted by Charles Ellison, Keith Darden, American University professor and Russia expert, explains what the U.S.-Russia relationship now looks like with a new political…

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Threats to Territorial Integrity, National Mass Schooling, and Linguistic Commonality

(CPS) (Co-authored with Keith Darden) Abstract: Why are some countries more linguistically homogeneous than others? We posit that the international environment in which a state develops partially determines the extent…

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Threats to Territorial Integrity, National Mass Schooling, and Linguistic Commonality

(Comparative Political Studies) (Co-authored with K. Darden) Abstract: Why are some countries more linguistically homogeneous than others? We posit that the international environment in which a state develops partially determines the extent…

Is There A Non-West for Russia to Lead?

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Recently, Russian policymakers and strategists have articulated a vision of a vibrant non-Western world, one in which the United States and European leaders are increasingly marginal…

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Highlights and interviews from the annual Danyliw Research Seminar on Ukraine

Leading scholars on contemporary Ukrainian issues, including PONARS Eurasia members Samuel Charap, Keith Darden, Dmitry Gorenburg, Serhiy Kudelia, Maria Popova, Oxana Shevel, and Lucan Way, gathered October 30-November 1 at…

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How to fight corruption: Time for qui tam laws?

Corruption is the main impediment to Ukraine’s prosperity and long-term security. If Ukraine had an effective, efficient and less corrupt state, it would enjoy legitimacy, investment, and, as a country of…

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How to Save Ukraine: Why Russia Is Not the Real Problem

(Foreign Affairs) For the first time since 1989, Europe is transforming. Russia is expanding. NATO and the West are struggling to react. And there is constant talk of a new…

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Darden: The White House, the theory goes, can’t be seen as soft on Russia

Everything you need to know about the Russian art of ‘kompromat’

Darden: Trump’s rhetoric resulted in a surprising number of conservatives seeing Putin in a positive light

Darden: Putin is an ally of anyone who is opposes the liberal internationalists of the West [AUDIO]

Threats to Territorial Integrity, National Mass Schooling, and Linguistic Commonality

Threats to Territorial Integrity, National Mass Schooling, and Linguistic Commonality

Is There A Non-West for Russia to Lead?

Highlights and interviews from the annual Danyliw Research Seminar on Ukraine

How to fight corruption: Time for qui tam laws?

How to Save Ukraine: Why Russia Is Not the Real Problem