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The crisis over Ukraine – three years on: Is a “grand bargain” totally ruled out?

(FIIA) An explicit “deal” between the West and Russia on Ukraine is not possible. Europe would like to reach a more pragmatic modus vivendi with Moscow, but a sustainable freezing of the conflict…

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Frye: One of the Kremlin’s goals is to degrade elections as an institution for choosing leaders

(NY1 Online) The firing of FBI Director James Comey puts into jeopardy the investigation into Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 election. Josh Robin (The View From Russia) interviews Columbia University…

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Russia Celebrates Its Newly Revived Old-Fashioned Militarism

(EDM) On May 9, columns of tanks will roll through the streets of Moscow, followed by S-400 surface-to-air missiles in Arctic camouflage and cyclopean Topol-M inter-continental ballistic missiles (ICBM), to parade…

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Estonia and the refugees: political discourses and artistic representations

(Global Affairs) (Co-authored with A. Yatsyk) The article addresses two dimensions of the refugee debate in Estonia – political discourses and cultural representations. The authors specifically focus on distinctions between…

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French elections: No Russian influence, and so far an unknown policy toward Moscow

France concluded a highly divisive presidential election campaign. Emmanuel Macron (En Marche!) won 66% of the vote against Marine Le Pen (National Front). The campaign will be seen by historians as…

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Revisiting Research on Russian Media Workshop – Abstracts Day 1 (April 28)

PONARS Eurasia held a two-day workshop on April 28-29 on the theme of “Rethinking Russian Media Strategy and Influence.” Below are the panels and abstracts from April 28. Click here for…

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Revisiting Research on Russian Media Workshop – Abstracts Day 2 (April 29)

PONARS Eurasia held a two-day workshop on April 28-29 on the theme of “Rethinking Russian Media Strategy and Influence.” Below are the panels and abstracts from April 29. Click here…

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What It Means to Rule Like Putin

(Seminar) Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey. Rodrigo Duterte in the Philippines. Narendra Modi in India. When leaders with authoritarian inclinations gain power in longtime democracies these days, they are frequently compared…

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Interview with Troitskiy: Russian-backed Syria peace talks suffer a setback

(ABC Australia) The latest effort to bring peace to Syria has suffered a major setback with the main opposition group walking out of Russian-backed talks, despite Vladmir Putin holding 24…

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Hale: I’m glad Trump and Putin appear to have agreed on how to disagree on Syria

(VOA) U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone Tuesday, their first such conversation since Russia condemned a U.S. military attack against Syria last month in response…

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The crisis over Ukraine – three years on: Is a “grand bargain” totally ruled out?

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Russia Celebrates Its Newly Revived Old-Fashioned Militarism

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