Patronalism in Eurasia (AUDIO)
(Sean's Russia Blog) How does politics in Eurasia really work? Henry Hale warns against overly simplistic interpretations of post-Soviet politics, such as writing Russia off as a dictatorship where nothing matters but…
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New Opportunities in Armenian-EU Relations
(PONARS Policy Memo) Since the first days of Armenia’s independence, one of its top foreign policy priorities has been the European dimension. At the same time, Russia has always held a…
Eastern Borderlands as Europe-Makers: (How) Can neighbours redefine the EU?
(3DCFTAs) Abstract: A general and strategic effect of EU’s Association Agreements and DCFTAs with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine has been the extension of the concept of Europe and its wider opening…
Midrats Springtime for Russia
(RMR blog) In what seems to have become an annual tradition, I was on the Blog Talk Radio show Midrats this week, talking about the Russian military, Russian political developments,…
Herron: It is hard to think how the United States would cooperate with Russia in Syria
(WRNR Talk Radio) Erik Herron discusses Russia, U.S.-Russian relations, Syria, Chechnya, Vladimir Putin's domestic political system, Russia's undermining of Western institutions, the situation in Turkey, Donald Trump's orientation on foreign…
Trump and Russia: Putin the Pieces Together (Lecture)
(University of Washington) The presidency of Donald Trump has vast implications for international affairs and even the internal politics of other countries — it could lead to geopolitical realignments on a…
Darden: The White House, the theory goes, can’t be seen as soft on Russia
(The Diplomat) Over the past two weeks – or over the past 18 months, really – there has been no shortage of stories, angles, and questions surrounding the relationship between Moscow…
Petrov: The more scandals and rumors connected to Russia, the better it is for Putin to demonstrate how important he is
(WFAE Charlotte) When Donald Trump was running for president, the Kremlin didn't make a secret that it preferred him to Hillary Clinton. The thinking in Moscow was that Clinton would…
Moscow Spoils Every Opportunity to Improve Relations With US
(EDM) The Kremlin continues to cling to hopes that it can build a rapport with the Donald Trump administration; those expectations copiously developed at the start of the year, only to…
Interview with Dubovyk: Ukraine Looks to the West as Conflict Continues
(WMOT) Ukraine has been in conflict since 2014, when President Viktor Yanukovych fled the country, and Russian troops annexed the Crimea region. Fighting has been off-and-on ever since, with Russian-armed…