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Special Issue: Wither Russia? Twenty-Five Years After the Collapse of Communism | Stoner, Hale, Herrara, Gerber, Tucker, and more

(Journal of Comparative Politics) Introduction: 2017 marked one hundred years since the Bolshevik Revolution. In 1917, Russia embarked on one of history’s most significant social, political, and economic transformations. The establishment…

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Who Wins From Russia-West Tensions in the Post-Soviet Space?

(Carnegie Moscow Center) (Co-authored with S. Secrieru) The surge of third powers in the post-Soviet space is propelled by the twin engines of rising demand for alternatives to Russia and the West,…

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Black Friday’ Sanctions Against Putin’s Inner Circle

(EDM) The fact that, last Friday (April 6), the United States Department of the Treasury published a new list of severe sanctions targeting Russian businessmen, officials and companies came as no…

How Russia’s Economic Recession Benefits Moscow Politically in its “Near Abroad”

(PONARS Policy Memo) Over the short run, Russia’s acrimonious relations with the West are serving the Kremlin’s broader effort of heightening its influence in its “near abroad.” In 2014, Russia was…

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Russia Escalates Novichok Crisis, Shifting Onus to US

(EDM) Moscow announced last week (March 29) that 60 American diplomats would be expelled, delivering a “mirror” response to every Western country that had sanctioned Russia in solidarity with the United…

How the US and EU Can Make the Kremlin Rethink Its Options in Ukraine’s Donbas

(PONARS Policy Memo) Before Donald Trump’s ascension to power, Washington, Berlin, and Paris were essentially on the same policy page toward pacifying the conflict in Donbas. The broad aim was to…

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Russia’s 2018 Presidential Election: Did Uncompetitive Elections Make Putin a Lame Duck?

(IPR Blog) On 18 March, Vladimir Putin secured a fourth term in office as President of the Russian Federation. Officially he received 76.66% of the vote, with more than 56…

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Is the growing Russia crisis another Cold War conflict? Nyet

(The Conversation) A crisis erupted this week as Russian diplomats were ejected from European countries and the U.S., and Western diplomats were ejected by Russia. The punitive measures were sparked by…

Russian Foreign Election Interventions Since 1991

(PONARS Policy Memo) Russian interference in the 2016 election in the United States is part of a long pattern of interference dating back to the early 1990s. What did Russia seek…

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Kurilla: It is not the Cold War that can explain events but Russia’s first revolutionary regime

(TodayOnline) MOSCOW — The expulsion of scores of Russian diplomats from the United States and countries across Europe and beyond has raised, yet again, the question of whether the world is…

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Special Issue: Wither Russia? Twenty-Five Years After the Collapse of Communism | Stoner, Hale, Herrara, Gerber, Tucker, and more

Who Wins From Russia-West Tensions in the Post-Soviet Space?

Black Friday’ Sanctions Against Putin’s Inner Circle

How Russia’s Economic Recession Benefits Moscow Politically in its “Near Abroad”

Russia Escalates Novichok Crisis, Shifting Onus to US

How the US and EU Can Make the Kremlin Rethink Its Options in Ukraine’s Donbas

Russia’s 2018 Presidential Election: Did Uncompetitive Elections Make Putin a Lame Duck?

Is the growing Russia crisis another Cold War conflict? Nyet

Russian Foreign Election Interventions Since 1991

Kurilla: It is not the Cold War that can explain events but Russia’s first revolutionary regime