Why Putin’s Re-Election Means Turbulence Ahead
(Foreign Policy) When it comes to Russia’s political future, the only guarantee is uncertainty. Yes, on Sunday Vladimir Putin will be elected president of Russia for a six-year term, with…
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Can the U.S.-Russia ‘Reset’ Survive Russia’s Presidential Election?
(CAP) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is poised to win the Russian presidential election this Sunday despite the rise of an unprecedented protest movement against him. The prospect of Putin’s…
Quick Poll Results: Syria, Russia
Quick Poll of PONARS Eurasia Members Q: The press is offering several reasons for Russia preventing international intervention in Syria. What are the TOP Kremlin concerns? PONARS Eurasia members could…
“Russian Federation 2012”
"Russian Federation 2012: A Short-Term Prognoses" Editors: Viatcheslav Morozov, Karmo Tuur February 2012 © Academic Centre for Baltic and Russian Studies, University of Tartu (www.tyk.ee) Among the contributors are…
As Russia Prepares for Protests, New Media Battle the Old
(Freedom House) Writing on the revolutions of Central Europe in the New York Review of Books two decades ago, scholar Timothy Garton Ash made the observation that “the crucial medium…
State Building in Putin’s Russia (Book Review)
State Building in Putin's Russia Policing and Coercion after Communism Cambridge University Press (2011) by Brian D. Taylor Syracuse Univesity "In this important study of the power ministries in Russia…
The Audacity of Russia’s Voters
Elections were held in Russia last week for the lower house of the State Duma. Reports of election fraud as well as discontent with the current government led to…
Interview with Henry E. Hale on the Russian Duma Election (Video, GWU)
Henry E. Hale, PONARS Eurasia member and director of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at the George Washington University, discusses the recent Duma elections in Russia,…
Dealing With a Post-BRIC Russia
(Report) See the European Council on Foreign Relations report: Dealing With a Post-BRIC Russia, by PONARS Eurasia member Nicu Popescu, Ben Judah, and Jana Kobzova. – Javier Solana, former EU…
PONARS Eurasia Event / Book Launch – “Russia in the 2000s: A Stereoscopic View”
New publication: Россия "двухтысячных": Стереоскопический взгляд/Коллективная монография под общей ред Генри Хейла и Ивана Куриллы, Планета, 2011 ("Russia in the 2000s: A Stereoscopic View, edited by Henry Hale and…