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In Defense of Conspirology: A Rejoinder to Serhiy Kudelia’s Anti-Political Analysis of the Hybrid War in Eastern Ukraine

(Guest post by Andreas Umland) In a well-researched and -referenced recent policy memo for PONARS Eurasia titled “Domestic Sources of the Donbas Insurgency,” Baylor University’s post-Soviet politics expert Serhiy Kudelia…

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New Policy Memo: Domestic Sources of the Donbas Insurgency

The armed conflict in the Donbas has been widely portrayed in Western policy circles and mainstream media as a result of Russia’s covert military aggression against Ukraine with little local…

Domestic Sources of the Donbas Insurgency

The armed conflict in the Donbas has been widely portrayed in Western policy circles and mainstream media as a result of Russia’s covert military aggression against Ukraine with little local…

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Will Eastern Ukraine Turn Into Northern Ireland?

Since the downing of MH-17 the Ukrainian government has intensified its military campaign against the separatists in Ukraine’s east. In short order, the military was able to recapture a dozen towns and villages…

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What Expanded Presidential Powers Does Poroshenko Want?

The weakening of excessive presidential powers has been one of the key demands of Euromaidan protesters and the centerpiece of the opposition’s deal with Yanukovych signed in late February. The…

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Ukraine’s 2014 Presidential Election Result is Unlikely to be Repeated

The results of Ukraine’s presidential election giving Petro Poroshenko a victory in all oblasts [provinces] across Ukraine may seem puzzling. Ukraine’s region-based electoral divisions have been clearly pronounced in all…

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Kudelia, Haran: Thoughts on Ukraine’s Defining Protests

(Transitions Online) The world has just witnessed Ukraine's second major political upheaval in a decade, with protesters carrying the day both times. Russia’s offended, proprietary response only underscores what is…

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Ukraine in Context: What Happens When Authoritarians Fall

(Foreign Affairs) The gist of Ukraine’s Euromaidan was aptly summed up in leaflets recently distributed around Kiev that featured a big X over former President Viktor Yanukovych’s crown-bedecked head. Indeed,…

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Russia: Trouble in the Neighbourhood

(The Agenda) (TV Interview) On the eve of the 22nd Olympic Winter Games, The Agenda examines the security concerns over Sochi, the groups behind the terrorist threats and their history…

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Localized Revolution and the Fragmentation of Ukraine’s State

The escalation of violence during the first week of continuous clashes between protesters and riot police in the Ukrainian capital has triggered the mobilization of protest activity at the local level.…

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Kudelia

In Defense of Conspirology: A Rejoinder to Serhiy Kudelia’s Anti-Political Analysis of the Hybrid War in Eastern Ukraine

New Policy Memo: Domestic Sources of the Donbas Insurgency

Domestic Sources of the Donbas Insurgency

Will Eastern Ukraine Turn Into Northern Ireland?

What Expanded Presidential Powers Does Poroshenko Want?

Ukraine’s 2014 Presidential Election Result is Unlikely to be Repeated

Kudelia, Haran: Thoughts on Ukraine’s Defining Protests

Ukraine in Context: What Happens When Authoritarians Fall

Russia: Trouble in the Neighbourhood

Localized Revolution and the Fragmentation of Ukraine’s State