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Pandemic Politics in Eurasia: Roadmap for a New Research Subfield

(Problems of Post-Communism) Abstract: The sudden onset of COVID-19 has challenged many social scientists to proceed without a robust theoretical and empirical foundation upon which to build. Addressing this challenge,…

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Laruelle: Russia is a provider of illiberal services to already existing actors, but does not create from scratch these illiberal actors

(SPLC) Hatewatch found an email address ending with a Russian domain name referenced across the source code of a network of three extreme, far-right websites that operate primarily in the U.S. Those three…

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Soviet Legacy as Soft Power: Chinese Reception of Russian Political and Cultural Influence

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Theories of soft power inspired by political scientist Joseph Nye often rely on two problematic assumptions: that soft power accrues only to countries with liberal systems,…

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Making Sense of Russia’s Illiberalism

(Journal of Democracy) Russia’s support for illiberal movements in Europe has received wide attention. Yet this promotion of illiberalism should not be seen as merely a cynical political ploy by the…

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Russian Media Influence in Central Asia: Easy to Imagine, Difficult to Find

(NYU Jordan Center) U.S. observers and policymakers have often seen Russian-origin media as responsible for influencing the opinions and worldviews of Russia’s post-Soviet neighbors. However, our analysis of surveys in Central…

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Love with Nuances: Kazakhstani Views on Russia

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Kazakhstan is known as one of the countries most loyal to Russia—even more so, in many respects, than Belarus. Nur-Sultan (formerly Astana) indulges Moscow less often than…

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Russia’s Constitutional Amendments Keep Several Futures Open for Putin

(Russia Matters) On July 1, Russian citizens will be voting to approve amendments to the 1993 constitution, proposed by Vladimir Putin in January, planned for a vote in April and postponed to…

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Laruelle “breaks down Russian nationalism”

(Meduza podcast) This week’s show looks at Russian nationalism, activism in Russia against police brutality, and the American alt-right. We also return specifically to remarks by Mikhail Svetov from last week’s…

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Russian Nationalism: A Discussion between Marlene Laruelle and Andreas Umland

(IERES) Marlene Laruelle and Andreas Umland address questions about the ideological diversity of Russian nationalism, its sociological basis, the doctrinal greyness of Putin’s regime, the issue of an anti-Putin Russian nationalism,…

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Kazakhs are wary of neighbours bearing gifts

(OpenDemocracy) The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a new front in great power competition — global health posturing. Whether it is assigning blame, providing medical aid, or modelling the most effective…

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Pandemic Politics in Eurasia: Roadmap for a New Research Subfield

Laruelle: Russia is a provider of illiberal services to already existing actors, but does not create from scratch these illiberal actors

Soviet Legacy as Soft Power: Chinese Reception of Russian Political and Cultural Influence

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Laruelle “breaks down Russian nationalism”

Russian Nationalism: A Discussion between Marlene Laruelle and Andreas Umland

Kazakhs are wary of neighbours bearing gifts