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NEW BOOK: The Red Mirror by Gulnaz Sharafutdinova

(Oxford University Press) What explains Putin’s enduring popularity in Russia? In The Red Mirror, Gulnaz Sharafutdinova uses social identity theory to explain Putin’s leadership. The main source of Putin’s political influence, she…

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Putin’s Non-Starter in Arms Control Marks the Nadir of Russia’s Status

(Eurasia Daily Monitor) The virtual meeting of the Russian Security Council last Friday (October 16) started with a surprise meant to signify a major foreign policy initiative. Namely, President Vladimir Putin…

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Measuring the sustainability of Russia’s Arctic cities

(Ambio) Abstract: How sustainable are Russia’s Arctic cities? Russia’s far north metropolises are distinctive from other Arctic cities in terms of their large size, efforts to conquer nature, and big business’…

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The Migration–Extremism Fallacy

(Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs) An Uzbek nanny stood outside a Moscow metro station in 2016, waving the severed head of a child and screaming “I am a terrorist!”…

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Rogov: From time to time, somebody is poisoned by groups close to the Russian government. This is the system, an institution, not an accident.

(Washington Post) MOSCOW — Vladlen Los sat in a chair outside Room 239 of the Xander Hotel. It was midmorning on Aug. 20 in the Siberian city of Tomsk. The lawyer…

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Inside Job: The Challenge of Foreign Online Influence in U.S. Elections [Book Reviews]

(War on the Rocks) Kremlin-backed trolls are sowing disinformation and have adapted their game for the 2020 campaign. U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr has been vague about the probity of accepting foreign assistance, and the U.S. Office…

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The Coronavirus Crisis Undercuts Russia’s Geopolitical Ambitions

(Eurasia Daily Monitor) The sharp rise of COVID-19 infections in Russia in the last couple of weeks was predictable given the relatively high “plateau” of new cases over the summer after…

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Belarusian Cossacks—An Option for Putin?

(Eurasia Daily Monitor) Due to certain superficial similarities between the ongoing post-election demonstrations in Belarus and the EuroMaidan protests in Kyiv in 2013–2014, some commentators have speculated about the possibility of…

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Rogov: Rastorguev opens politicians like tin cans. In his frame we see their true faces

(Haaretz) The producer of a documentary on Putin’s critic who was poisoned in August explains why he found Navalny as great a mystery as the Russian president himself – and how…

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Geopolitics on the Move featuring Sean Guillory and Fyodor Lukyanov

Geopolitics on the Move is a podcast series hosted by Sean Guillory (SRB Podcast) and Fyodor Lukyanov (Russia in Global Affairs) that discusses the crucial geopolitical issues that currently define…

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