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What Happened to Soviet Security Studies?: An Essay on the State of the Field

(Russian Politics) Abstract: Security issues were a central part of Soviet studies. This article considers how the study of security issues has changed with respect to Russia and Eurasia since…

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#NotOnlyMay9th: “Volunteers of Victory” and the Global Outreach of Russian World War II Commemorations

July 2, 2019

For several years, Russia’s World War II remembrance policy has been widely discussed and challenged by some of the neighboring countries, while Moscow has reinforced the pompousness of the event…

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Velvet Gloves Versus Iron Fist: Dilemmas of Control Under Russian Authoritarianism

(Point & Counterpoint) On a few recent occasions, the Kremlin has conceded to street protests and chose to respond to public demands rather than resort to hard repressions. Is this shift…

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Troitskiy on the Russia-Georgia war in 2008

(U.S.-Russia Relations: Quest for Stability) The Soviet collapse fueled violent separatism within Georgia. Two of its semi-autonomous regions, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, declared independence and successfully sought Moscow’s informal patronage. In…

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Crimea, Economic Sanctions, and Rally Around the Flag in Russia

(Wilson Center) On February 28, 2014, pro-Russian gunmen seized key buildings in Crimea. In response, the United States levied economic sanctions against Russia on March 6. Approval ratings for the Russian leadership then soared and remained high…

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U.S.-Russia Relations: Quest for Stability

(U.S.-Russia Relations: Quest for Stability) Cyber disruptions. Military encounters. Geopolitical instability. Economic sanctions. Even the risk of nuclear annihilation. How did we get here? Today the increasingly fraught U.S.-Russia relationship has…

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