The North Caucasus Community in Europe: Challenging the Criminal Stereotype

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) The Chechen and North Caucasus diaspora in Europe is estimated at 150,000 people, mainly situated in France, Germany, Austria, Poland, and Belgium. In recent years, the…

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Russian Strategy in Greater Eurasia: Between the EU and China

(PONARS Eurasia Commentary) For over two centuries, experts, politicians, and famous writers such as Nikolai Gogol and Fyodor Dostoevsky have observed the Europe-Russia-China triangle and confronted the infamous Russian policy…

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Pawns, Partners, and “Smart Leadership”: Ukraine’s Opportunities in the China-Russia-West Triangle

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EaP Bulletin No. 13: Devastating acceleration of COVID-19 across the whole of Europe

(3DCFTAs) The global pandemic charges on. In the two and a half months, from the end of September to mid-December, the world total number of infections more than doubled to…

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A New Approach to Conventional Arms Control in Europe

(RAND Research Report) Over 30 years after the end of the Cold War, military tensions have returned to Europe. Both the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Russia are boosting their…

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Character Assassination as Strategic Communication in EU-Russia Relations

(Springer) (Co-authored by Sergei Samoilenko) This chapter examines character assassination as a set of strategies used by conflicting parties in international affairs. Specifically, it views character assassination as strategic communication embedded in…

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