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Omelicheva: Protests add to bevy of issues facing Putin ahead of election

(KU) Ahead of the March 18 presidential election, Russia has seen more street protests called for by the opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Demonstrators across hundreds of Russian cities are seeking…

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The price of the Russian elections: Easy to achieve, Putin’s victory will have huge costs

(FIIA) Voters will give Vladimir Putin the mandate to continue great power politics. This does not augur well for any deconfliction between Russia and the West. The outcome of the…

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Glass Half Empty

(Moscow-on-Thames) In case you were wondering what a stolen election looks like, this is it. Russians went to the polls yesterday for what will be the last major round of voting before…

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Parliamentary Elections in Belarus: A Couple Holes Patched, but Bucket Still Leaking

It would be an exaggeration to say that Minsk did everything it could to please the West during the parliamentary elections that took place in Belarus this past Sunday. But…

Russia’s 2016-2018 Election Cycle: Popular Engagement and Protest Potential

(PONARS Policy Memo) In the wake of the For Fair Elections (FFE) protest movement in Russia in 2011-2012, the Kremlin initiated a new strategy of state-society relations that was aimed at…

Correction of Errors: How the Kremlin Re-Equilibrated Authoritarian Elections in 2016

(PONARS Policy Memo) After Russia’s wave of protest during the 2011-2012 election cycle, the country’s authorities embarked on an effort to prevent anti-regime mass mobilization during subsequent election periods. They made…

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After Elections, What’s Next for Ukraine?

(Moscow Times) Will the Ukrainian parliamentary elections held last Sunday help the country reduce the pervasive corruption that blocks sustainable economic growth and makes Ukraine vulnerable to pressure from its predatory neighbor? We will probably know…

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Omelicheva: Protests add to bevy of issues facing Putin ahead of election

The price of the Russian elections: Easy to achieve, Putin’s victory will have huge costs

Glass Half Empty

Parliamentary Elections in Belarus: A Couple Holes Patched, but Bucket Still Leaking

Russia’s 2016-2018 Election Cycle: Popular Engagement and Protest Potential

Correction of Errors: How the Kremlin Re-Equilibrated Authoritarian Elections in 2016

After Elections, What’s Next for Ukraine?

Parliamentary Elections: A New Ukrainian Chance for Change

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