Ukraine and the Problem of Local Warlords
Amidst all the talk of whether the Russian or Ukrainian government bears greater responsibility for the violence in eastern Ukraine and Odessa, we may be losing sight of a crucial…
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Frye, Marten: What can history teach us about the unrest in Ukraine? (VIDEO)
(PBS Newshour) Five leading scholars, including PONARS Eurasia members Timothy Frye and Kimberly Marten, explore the complicated historical relations which exist between Ukraine and Russia. The scholars weigh in on…
Parting with Asian Balkans: Perceptions of Chinese Migration in the Russian Far East, 2000-2013
New PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo — In the 1990s and early 2000s, Russian journalists, officials, and scholars consistently warned about the threat of the Chinese “colonization” of the Russian Far…
Parting with Asian Balkans: Perceptions of Chinese Migration in the Russian Far East, 2000-2013
In the 1990s and early 2000s, Russian journalists, officials, and scholars consistently warned about the threat of the Chinese “colonization” of the Russian Far East. The consequence, they said, could…
Troitskiy: ‘Fascist’ is now being used to designate all things obnoxious and bad in the Kremlin line of argument
(CNN) — There is a consistent message on Russian state media concerning the situation in Ukraine. The revolving "crisis in Ukraine" bug on state news channel Rossiya 24 sums it…
Achieving Unity in Ukraine
(CAP) The events of the past week in Ukraine have raised the specter of expanded Russian military intervention, political upheaval, and civil war. Moscow’s reputation in much of the country…
Charap: They are going to keep the boots on Ukraine’s throat
(The New York Times – "Away From Show of Diplomacy in Geneva, Putin Puts On a Show of His Own") MOSCOW — Even as the world’s top diplomats were gingerly…
Charap: Russia doesn’t need to invade in order to intervene
(The Daily Beast – "Is Putin’s Next Move to Take Over Odessa?") Crimea is in Moscow’s hands. Deadly fighting has broken out in parts of Eastern Ukraine. And now there…
Cooley: Existing Concerns of Post-Soviet Republics
(ABC News – "Post-Soviet republics in tug-of-war with Russia and the west") In December 1991 the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics disintegrated and 15 countries emerged from what had been…
How to Save Ukraine: Why Russia Is Not the Real Problem
(Foreign Affairs) For the first time since 1989, Europe is transforming. Russia is expanding. NATO and the West are struggling to react. And there is constant talk of a new…