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Frye: Bad governance rather than sanctions is the real reason for Russia’s poor economic performance

(The New York Times) WASHINGTON — As it tries to punish Moscow for its intervention in Ukraine, the White House asserts that the sanctions it has imposed have had a…

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Opposition in Ukraine: A tale of two maps

As the situation in Ukraine’s eastern regions deteriorates, with more and more administration buildings in eastern cities and towns being occupied by separatist activists, it is worth remembering some parallel…

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Frye, Marten: What can history teach us about the unrest in Ukraine? (VIDEO)

(PBS Newshour) Five leading scholars, including PONARS Eurasia members Timothy Frye and Kimberly Marten, explore the complicated historical relations which exist between Ukraine and Russia. The scholars weigh in on…

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The Ukraine Crisis and the Search For a New Normal

As Ukraine’s winter of domestic political discord transformed into a spring of territorial partition and instability, European and American officials seemed to be speaking from an agreed set of talking…

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Troitskiy: ‘Fascist’ is now being used to designate all things obnoxious and bad in the Kremlin line of argument

(CNN) — There is a consistent message on Russian state media concerning the situation in Ukraine. The revolving "crisis in Ukraine" bug on state news channel Rossiya 24 sums it…

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Language Politics in Ukraine

New PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo — Recent events have reinvigorated the debate about the official and unofficial use in Ukraine of the Russian language, which has long been a part…

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U.S.-Russia Diplomacy in the Putin Era (VIDEO)

(Kralev Show; Huffington Post) Andrew Kuchins, CSIS, and Kurt Volker, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, join Nicholas Kralev to discuss the successes and failures of U.S. diplomacy with President Vladimir…

The Return of Language Politics to Ukraine

Recent events have reinvigorated the debate about the official and unofficial use in Ukraine of the Russian language, which has long been a part of Ukrainian society. Local political parties…

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Achieving Unity in Ukraine

April 18, 2014

(CAP) The events of the past week in Ukraine have raised the specter of expanded Russian military intervention, political upheaval, and civil war. Moscow’s reputation in much of the country…

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Charap: They are going to keep the boots on Ukraine’s throat

(The New York Times – "Away From Show of Diplomacy in Geneva, Putin Puts On a Show of His Own") MOSCOW — Even as the world’s top diplomats were gingerly…

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Frye: Bad governance rather than sanctions is the real reason for Russia’s poor economic performance

Opposition in Ukraine: A tale of two maps

Frye, Marten: What can history teach us about the unrest in Ukraine? (VIDEO)

The Ukraine Crisis and the Search For a New Normal

Troitskiy: ‘Fascist’ is now being used to designate all things obnoxious and bad in the Kremlin line of argument

Language Politics in Ukraine

U.S.-Russia Diplomacy in the Putin Era (VIDEO)

The Return of Language Politics to Ukraine

Achieving Unity in Ukraine

Charap: They are going to keep the boots on Ukraine’s throat