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Managing the Threat of an Olympics Boycott: International Pressure and Russia’s Response

As Russia’s world-class athletes, culture, and economic development will be showcased at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, its political direction and an array of unresolved issues will be exposed.…

Sochi 2014: The Political Economy of Russia’s Mega-Projects

Billions of people around the world watch the Olympics and even more viewers tune in to the World Cup soccer championship. These events not only draw large audiences, but many…

The Politics of Sports Mega-Events in Russia: Kazan, Sochi, and Beyond

One of the most visible aspects of Russia’s path to globalization is the country’s hosting of large international sporting events. In July 2013, Kazan hosted the World Student Games (the…

Beyond United Russia: The Kremlin’s Efforts to Engineer Ruling Majorities

Since Russia’s 2011-2012 post-election protests, the Kremlin has introduced wide-ranging changes to the legal-administrative structures governing elections. This authoritarian version of electoral institutional engineering is designed to sustain a core…

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New Policy Memo: Putin’s Crackdown: Sources, Instruments, and Challenges

The government of President Vladimir Putin has tightened the screws on Russian society since his return to the Kremlin in May 2012. This crackdown has been carried out by the…

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New Policy Memo: From a Normal Country to Normal Authoritarianism

In order to maintain Vladimir Putin’s hybrid political regime, it is constantly necessary to reconcile the interests and conflicts of various subsystems “by hand.” If this is not done, internal…

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Euro-Expert Insight: No Change in Germany’s Russia Policy; But New Nuances toward Ukraine

On the eve of the September 22, 2013 parliamentary elections in Germany, I asked some German colleagues whether the already-finished campaign had any effect on German’s foreign policy, particularly regarding…

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New Policy Memo: A New Explanation for Russian Foreign Policy

When most analysts look at Russian foreign policy today, they treat Russia as if it is a unified state with a meaningful strategy and clear goals. They focus on Russian…

Putin’s Crackdown: Sources, Instruments, and Challenges

The government of President Vladimir Putin has tightened the screws on Russian society since his return to the Kremlin in May 2012. This crackdown has been carried out by the…

Civil Society and the Second Putinshchina

In the first year of Vladimir Putin’s second presidency, apparently in response to the mass demonstrations of the last election cycle, the Kremlin launched a comprehensive campaign to intimidate, stigmatize,…

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Managing the Threat of an Olympics Boycott: International Pressure and Russia’s Response

Sochi 2014: The Political Economy of Russia’s Mega-Projects

The Politics of Sports Mega-Events in Russia: Kazan, Sochi, and Beyond

Beyond United Russia: The Kremlin’s Efforts to Engineer Ruling Majorities

New Policy Memo: Putin’s Crackdown: Sources, Instruments, and Challenges

New Policy Memo: From a Normal Country to Normal Authoritarianism

Euro-Expert Insight: No Change in Germany’s Russia Policy; But New Nuances toward Ukraine

New Policy Memo: A New Explanation for Russian Foreign Policy

Putin’s Crackdown: Sources, Instruments, and Challenges

Civil Society and the Second Putinshchina