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A Decade of Religious Education in Russian Schools: Adrift Between Plans and Experiences

Policy Memo: 676 (PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) After nearly seven decades of official atheism, it took twenty years for Russia to introduce religious education in public schools. This decision was extremely…

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Rogov: Putin doesn’t look very lively, a certain awkwardness of positions he takes during public speeches

(JAMnews) Unexpected bills have been put forward in the Russian Duma, guaranteeing immunity to former presidents of the country. This initiative looks strange given that the current leader of the country Vladimir…

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Russia’s rigged elections look nothing like the US election – they have immediate, unquestioned results there

(Conversation) The 2020 election, in which Joe Biden is the projected winner, is not what a rigged election looks like. Rigged elections are organized. Vote counts certainly don’t play out in front of…

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Petrov: Mishustin’s responsibility is more narrow, but in compensation he has a free hand

(Moscow Times) The Russian government is pushing ahead with a long-rumored mini-reshuffle this week in what analysts see as a mark of both newly installed prime minister Mikhail Mishustin’s growing influence…

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Turning Rivals into Frenemies: Shifting U.S.-Russian Trajectories at the Nexus of Global Nuclear Commerce and Nonproliferation

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) These days there is much ado about the international security consequences of the slumping U.S. nuclear industry. With cheaper natural gas and the declining cost of renewables,…

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Russians Contemplate Importance of US Elections for Russia

(Eurasia Daily Monitor) As the outcome of the 2020 presidential election in the United States became clear, many Russians began to reflect on what the result might mean for Russia’s position…

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When Revanchism Does not Equate to Revisionism: Taking Stock of the New U.S.-Russian Great Power Rivalry

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) The events of recent years are less representative of a shift in Russian strategy than they are of the fragmentation of the international order. The end…

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Iskandaryan: If Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh fail, this will affect the perception of Russia in the country

(TASS) Joe Biden announced his victory in the 2020 US presidential election. And although Donald Trump has not yet admitted his defeat and threatens to challenge the results of the vote…

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Securitizing the Environment: How Poor Coordination, Politicization, and Potentially Violent Responses Illustrate Russia’s Defense-Ecology Ties

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) At the end of September, local news outlets began reporting on the increasing number of dead sea creatures washing up on Khalaktyrsky beach in the Far Eastern…

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Greene: Conflict with the West and the US in particular form an important part of Putin’s legitimacy

(NYTimes) MOSCOW — The morning after Joseph R. Biden Jr. became president-elect of the United States, the Kremlin published a congratulatory message from President Vladimir V. Putin. It was a happy-60th-birthday…

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A Decade of Religious Education in Russian Schools: Adrift Between Plans and Experiences

Rogov: Putin doesn’t look very lively, a certain awkwardness of positions he takes during public speeches

Russia’s rigged elections look nothing like the US election – they have immediate, unquestioned results there

Petrov: Mishustin’s responsibility is more narrow, but in compensation he has a free hand

Turning Rivals into Frenemies: Shifting U.S.-Russian Trajectories at the Nexus of Global Nuclear Commerce and Nonproliferation

Russians Contemplate Importance of US Elections for Russia

When Revanchism Does not Equate to Revisionism: Taking Stock of the New U.S.-Russian Great Power Rivalry

Iskandaryan: If Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh fail, this will affect the perception of Russia in the country

Securitizing the Environment: How Poor Coordination, Politicization, and Potentially Violent Responses Illustrate Russia’s Defense-Ecology Ties

Greene: Conflict with the West and the US in particular form an important part of Putin’s legitimacy