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The ‘Don’t Lose Lukashenko’ Approach: Kyiv’s (Non-) Strategic Ambiguity Toward the Belarusian Opposition

Image credit/license After the regime of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko provided logistical support to the Kremlin in its war of aggression against Ukraine launched in February 2022, one might have…

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Too Much, Too Late? The Impact of Secrecy on Efforts to Mediate an End to the Russia-Ukraine War

Image credit/license After Donald Trump’s reelection as U.S. president in November 2024, his team quietly reached out to Russia (and even more quietly to Ukraine) to explore an end to…

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A Deal with the Devil: Lukashenko Navigates Domestic and External Vulnerabilities in Managing Relations with Russia

Image credit/license Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Belarus-Russia relations have been an issue of rather little interest for outside observers. The new parameters of the bilateral alliance…

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Peacemaking Russian Style: Negotiations as the Continuation of War by Other Means

Image credit/license There is more to the Kremlin’s maneuvering around the seemingly unproductive efforts at achieving peace in Ukraine than just an intention to placate an increasingly impatient U.S. President…

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‘DIY Warfare’: How Russia Crowdsources the Battlefield in Ukraine

Image credit/license On April 15, 2025, Russia’s RIA Novosti released footage of a drone strike on a Ukrainian position in Chasiv Yar. The grainy video was notable not so much…

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Russia’s Loss of Reputation and Status in the Middle East: Potential Consequences for Putin at Home and Abroad

Image credit/license Throughout 2025 Russian President Vladimir Putin remained active in the Middle East, expanding trade relations with Arab countries and strengthening Moscow’s security relationship with Iran. He also partially…

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War on Screens: The Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine in Russian State Media

Image credit/license Propaganda, one of the Kremlin’s key tools in peacetime, has become even more aggressive since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Recent analyses have…

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PONARS Eurasia Annual Policy Conference

Thank you for joining us! Stay tuned for policy memos and event videos. Friday, October 3rd The Elliott School of International Affairs, 1957 E St. NW, Washington DC9:00 am-5:00 pm…

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Oppositionists or Opportunists? Ukraine’s Distrust toward the Russian Opposition in Exile

Image credit/license After the death of the leading Russian dissident and opposition politician Alexei Navalny in a Siberian penal camp was announced on February 16, 2024, most Western decision-makers criticized…

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When Propaganda Backfires: The Kremlin’s Struggle to Shift Russian Public Sentiment on the U.S.

Image credit/license In February 2025, nearly a third of Russians expressed favorable views of the United States—the highest level recorded since before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Is this shift…

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The ‘Don’t Lose Lukashenko’ Approach: Kyiv’s (Non-) Strategic Ambiguity Toward the Belarusian Opposition

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A Deal with the Devil: Lukashenko Navigates Domestic and External Vulnerabilities in Managing Relations with Russia

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‘DIY Warfare’: How Russia Crowdsources the Battlefield in Ukraine

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The ‘Don’t Lose Lukashenko’ Approach: Kyiv’s (Non-) Strategic Ambiguity Toward the Belarusian Opposition

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‘DIY Warfare’: How Russia Crowdsources the Battlefield in Ukraine

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