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Twigg: Putin’s videoconference with government members was an implicit admission that everybody was lying to each other

(VOX) If many people get infected in Moscow, Russia’s showpiece capital, it could ruin the myth of Putin as the country’s protector. The coronavirus has yet to hit Russia hard. But…

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Twigg: Many are accustomed to home remedies, there is a deep distrust in the health system, especially outside of Moscow

(FP) Moscow—As the coronavirus pandemic has spread, bringing nations to a halt and killing over 8,000 people in recent weeks around the globe, Russia emerged as a rare spot of calm—or perhaps…

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Russia’s Not Ready for Coronavirus

(CFR/Think Global Health) ussia is surrounded by COVID-19. As of March 6, at least nine of its 16 neighboring countries have reported cases, and it shares a 4,300-km land border with…

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Russia’s Avoidable Epidemic of HIV/AIDS

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) After first exploding among people who inject drugs in the late 1990s, HIV/AIDS now presents a serious public health and social challenge in Russia. The threat…

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Hope and Momentum in Ukraine

(P&P blogs) It has become commonplace to talk about nearing the "finish line" on polio eradication, but critical challenges remain along the last mile. Courageous vaccinators confront a varied array…

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Polio in Ukraine: Crisis, Challenge, and Opportunity

(CSIS) Two children contracted polio in western Ukraine, right at Europe’s doorstep, in August 2015. This outbreak and response laid bare the degree to which Ukraine’s immunization and overall health system…

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New Policy Memo: Ukraine: Trends and Regional Dynamics in Population, Health, and Migration

Today’s conflict in Ukraine hinges on perceptions of a stark East-West political divide. This memo assesses the extent to which geographic variation characterizes other elements of today’s Ukraine, mainly those…

Ukraine: Trends and Regional Dynamics in Population, Health, and Migration

National Security Implications of Russia’s Health and Demographic Crisis

The dimensions and contours of Russia's health and demographic situation are relatively well known. Beginning in the 1960s, the Soviet Union and now Russia have experienced dramatic declines in population,…

Differential Demographics: Russia’s Muslim and Slavic Populations

It is conventional wisdom that Russia’s Muslim population is increasing dramatically relative to Russia’s Slavic population, and that along a variety of demographic indicators its Muslim national groups are thriving…

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Twigg: Putin’s videoconference with government members was an implicit admission that everybody was lying to each other

Twigg: Many are accustomed to home remedies, there is a deep distrust in the health system, especially outside of Moscow

Russia’s Not Ready for Coronavirus

Russia’s Avoidable Epidemic of HIV/AIDS

Hope and Momentum in Ukraine

Polio in Ukraine: Crisis, Challenge, and Opportunity

New Policy Memo: Ukraine: Trends and Regional Dynamics in Population, Health, and Migration

Ukraine: Trends and Regional Dynamics in Population, Health, and Migration

National Security Implications of Russia’s Health and Demographic Crisis

Differential Demographics: Russia’s Muslim and Slavic Populations