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Waving the EU Flag in Eurasia

  • April 23, 2019
  • Benjamin Forest and Juliet Johnson
(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Why do people fly the EU flag in post-Soviet countries that are not EU member states and will not become EU member states any time soon?…
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Johnson’s book Priests of Prosperity wins numerous awards; Szakonyi wins outstanding dissertation prize

  • October 12, 2017
  • PONARS Eurasia
(ASEEES) To recognize outstanding scholarship and contribution to the field, the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) annually awards several prizes and awards.  Juliet Johnson's book, Priests of Prosperity:…
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Currency Crises in Post-Soviet Russia

  • September 22, 2017
  • Juliet Johnson
(Russian Review) (Co-authored by David Woodruff) Abstract: Currency crises have been a recurrent feature of Russia's post-Soviet experience. This article examines three episodes of sudden and sharp ruble depreciation in 1998,…
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Johnson talks about her “intriguing” new paper on Hungary’s “illiberal democracy” [AUDIO]

  • November 8, 2016
  • PONARS Eurasia
(MIR Online) Professor Juliet Johnson, McGill Director of the European Union Center of Excellence, executive member of PONARS Eurasia and a former member of the McGill Board of Governors talks about her intriguing new paper,…
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New Book: Priests of Prosperity: How Central Bankers Transformed the Postcommunist World

  • March 14, 2016
  • Juliet Johnson
Priests of Prosperity explores the unsung revolutionary campaign to transform postcommunist central banks from command-economy cash cows into Western-style monetary guardians. Juliet Johnson conducted more than 160 interviews in seventeen countries…
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New Policy Memo: Lessons (Half) Learned: Comparing the 1998 and 2014 Ruble Crises

  • July 23, 2015
  • Juliet Johnson
In December 2014, Russia experienced the most significant drop in the ruble’s value since the financial crisis of August 1998—an event that proved devastating to then-president Boris Yeltsin’s government and…

Lessons (Half) Learned: Comparing the 1998 and 2014 Ruble Crises

  • July 23, 2015
  • Juliet Johnson
"Reforms begin when the money runs out." – Sberbank president German Gref, May 2015 In December 2014, Russia experienced the most significant drop in the ruble’s value since the financial…
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Why the West should help Putin save the ruble

  • December 19, 2014
  • Juliet Johnson
(The Globe and Mail) The Russian ruble has plummeted in value this week. A desperation central bank rate hike on Monday evening ensured future recession but failed to stem the…
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Will Russia’s economic turmoil affect its foreign policy?

  • December 18, 2014
  • PONARS Eurasia
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Two Guys Discussing Russia: Would cutting Russia off SWIFT crush its economy?

  • December 5, 2014
  • PONARS Eurasia
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