PONARS Eurasia Fall Policy Conference
Thank you for joining us! Stay tuned for the policy memos and event videos. Friday, September 30th The Elliott School of International Affairs, 1957 E St. NW, Washington DC or…
Putin Is in Trouble
(NYTimes) In the wake of a stunning counteroffensive in which Ukrainian forces reclaimed thousands of square miles of territory, Russia is uneasy. The country’s political talk shows, usually so deferential, have given the…
Six months of war in Ukraine – what next?
(Monocle) As Ukraine marks 31 years of independence, exactly six months after Russia’s invasion of the country, we ask what the next few months might bring. Will Europe’s support for…
The Disturbing Return of the Fifth Column
(Foreign Affairs) How Enemies Within—Real and Imagined—Are Influencing Geopolitics In the wake of its invasion of Ukraine, the Russian government has carried out a large-scale crackdown against citizens perceived as…
How Daria Dugina’s Death Impacts Security for Putin Allies in Russia
(NPR) Earlier this week in Russia, there was a televised funeral for Daria Dugina, just days after she was killed in a car bombing in Moscow. Dugina was a Russian propagandist…
Russia expert: West needs to self-reflect on its own responsibility in Ukraine war
(Courthouse News) Marlene Laruelle, the director of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at George Washington University, says the West needs to look at itself in the mirror…
Ukrainians believe they’ll win the war, a survey finds
(Monkey Cage/Washington Post) The Pentagon announced $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine last week, the largest single drawdown of U.S. arms and equipment for Ukraine. And the U.S. treasury has authorized $4.5…
From Memory Wars… To War | PONARS Eurasia Online Academy
Travis C. Frederick, Félix Krawatzek, Jade McGlynn, and George Soroka draw a line from conflicts of the past to rhetoric of the present around Russia’s present-day invasion of Ukraine. PONARS…
Ukraine’s Asymmetric Responses to the Russian Invasion
(PONARS Eurasia Commentary) When can a weaker actor win against a far stronger player? For decades, Russian military experts and political elite have suggested that Russia should use asymmetric means…
NEW BOOK: Enemies Within: The Global Politics of Fifth Columns
The invocation of fifth columns in the political arena — whether contrived or based on real fears — has recurred periodically throughout history and is experiencing an upsurge in our…
Perspectives on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: A Collection of PONARS Eurasia Policy Memos
PONARS Eurasia proudly presents a new curated e-book of policy memos, featuring diverse contributions from PONARS Eurasia experts on various impacts and aspects of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Table…
How Zelensky Has Changed Ukraine
A former showman, Volodymyr Zelensky took the theater out of Ukrainian electoral politics by using genuine communication, not pressure, to garner votes. Comedy as a tool of democratic resilience and…