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Orttung and Zhemukhov discuss the aftermath of the Helsinki Summit (VIDEO)

(GW) Russia experts and professors at the Elliott School, Robert Orttung and Sufian Zhemukhov, discuss the aftermath of the Helsinki Summit from the U.S. and Russian perspective. Summary Orttung I was following the build up…

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Agenda and Challenges for Putin’s New Term | Hale, Orttung, Petrov, and more

(RAD) Following Russia’s March 2018 presidential elections, this edition of the RAD focuses on what to expect in Putin’s fourth term as president. More specifically, the edition includes short commentary pieces…

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Using the Olympics for Political Gain: Russia and South Korea Compared

(RAD) South Korea’s leaders derived much greater benefit from hosting the Olympics than the Russian leadership did. The Olympics are important because they shine an international media spotlight on the host…

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Russia’s Intervention in the U.S.

(RAD) At a time when American society is going through a period of wrenching change and is deeply divided across a number of cleavages, the country is unusually vulnerable to external…

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Orttung: In the last couple of years, Russia has really cracked down on the Internet

(Herald Leader) A semi-retired Russian three-star general oversaw the cross-border movements of a rocket launcher used to bring down a passenger jet in 2014 over eastern Ukraine, killing all aboard, an…

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Book Review: Putin’s Olympics. The Sochi games and the evolution of twenty-first century Russia

(Nationalities Papers) Given that Russia is due to host the largest and most popular (by a wide margin) global sporting – the FIFA World Cup – next year, now would seem…

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“Putin’s Olympics” (book) is free online – Taylor & Francis sharing initiative

The book by Robert Orttung and Sufian Zhemukhov, Putin's Olympics: The Sochi Games and the Evolution of Twenty-First Century Russia, will be open access for the next 60 days. The…

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Putin’s Olympics: The Sochi Games and the Evolution of Twenty-First Century Russia [New Book]

(Routledge) (Co-author: Robert Orttung) President Vladimir Putin’s Olympic venture put the workings of contemporary Russia on vivid display. The Sochi Olympics were designed to symbolize Russia’s return to great power status,…

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Ukrainian Eggs Seek Markets

(GW Food Institute) Ukrainian chickens have been laying large numbers of eggs in one of the bright spots of the country’s post-Soviet economy, but geopolitics is blocking their sale in nearby…

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Orttung: Russia’s scientific community was working on climate issues long before they caught on in the West

(Fusion) Seemingly every week a big news item draws attention to the close relationship between President-elect Donald Trump and Russia. With the announcement that Trump is nominating ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as…

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Orttung and Zhemukhov discuss the aftermath of the Helsinki Summit (VIDEO)

Agenda and Challenges for Putin’s New Term | Hale, Orttung, Petrov, and more

Using the Olympics for Political Gain: Russia and South Korea Compared

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Putin’s Olympics: The Sochi Games and the Evolution of Twenty-First Century Russia [New Book]

Ukrainian Eggs Seek Markets

Orttung: Russia’s scientific community was working on climate issues long before they caught on in the West