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A Great Wall for Russia? The Consequences of Introducing a Visa Regime for the CIS

Ranked second in the world in terms of net in-migration, Russia welcomes across its borders mainly residents of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), especially from Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan,…

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Petrov: What is happening is different from what the Kremlin wanted and expected

(The New York Times) MOSCOW — Russia, facing the toughest round of Western sanctions imposed since the Ukraine crisis erupted, has adopted a nonchalant public stance, with President Vladimir V.…

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Cooley: Russia’s Eurovision alternative fits with Putin’s cultural diplomacy agenda

(Newsweek) When Conchita Wurst raised her microphone-shaped winner’s trophy at the Eurovision Song Contest in May, she smashed through a lavender ceiling. Boy George described her victory as “a vote…

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Putin Held Personally Responsible for a War He Is Losing

(Eurasia Daily Monitor) If President Vladimir Putin really thought that the destruction of Flight MH17 with 298 people on board would soon blow over, the White House statement from last…

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The Political Crisis in Afghanistan and its Implications for Russia

(Russia International Affairs Council) The United States and NATO are withdrawing their forces from Afghanistan, leaving the country in a difficult, albeit not entirely hopeless situation. On the one hand,…

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Q: Is Vladimir Putin Running a Proxy War in Ukraine? Here is What Twelve PONARS Eurasia Experts Say

I cannot exclude the possibility that Vladimir Putin is really afraid of NATO expansion into Ukraine and, unable to keep a pro-Russian president there, opted to destabilize the state in…

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It’s Happened Before: MH17 Tragedy was Part of a Bigger Air War

(CNN Opinion) — The downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine last week, most likely after being struck with a missile fired by pro-Russian rebel forces, was followed this week…

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Gorenburg: China is an additional Russian pipeline customer, not a substitute for Europe

(IBT) In the six days since Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was brought down by a missile over eastern Ukraine, amid intensifying suspicions of Russian involvement, the European Union has struggled…

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Greene, Marten: Russians are afraid of changing from Putin, because he has provided what they want

(Huffington Post) Responding to the renewed crisis in Ukraine, on Tuesday the European Union (EU) moved towards imposing economic sanctions on associates of Vladimir Putin, with foreign ministers agreeing to…

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Kuchins: Credible intelligence where the missile came from; Putin will continue to bluster about Russia’s role

(Bloomberg) Almost a week after the downing of a Malaysian airliner in Ukraine, U.S. officials still can’t say they’re certain who did it and whether Russia was involved. Three American…

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A Great Wall for Russia? The Consequences of Introducing a Visa Regime for the CIS

Petrov: What is happening is different from what the Kremlin wanted and expected

Cooley: Russia’s Eurovision alternative fits with Putin’s cultural diplomacy agenda

Putin Held Personally Responsible for a War He Is Losing

The Political Crisis in Afghanistan and its Implications for Russia

Q: Is Vladimir Putin Running a Proxy War in Ukraine? Here is What Twelve PONARS Eurasia Experts Say

It’s Happened Before: MH17 Tragedy was Part of a Bigger Air War

Gorenburg: China is an additional Russian pipeline customer, not a substitute for Europe

Greene, Marten: Russians are afraid of changing from Putin, because he has provided what they want

Kuchins: Credible intelligence where the missile came from; Putin will continue to bluster about Russia’s role