Is the US electoral system really ‘rigged’?
(The Conversation) Many have speculated how a Trump victory would affect the U.S., but few have thought about the consequences of a Trump loss. After falling behind Hillary Clinton in the polls, Donald…
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Is Putin’s Popularity Real?
(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Vladimir Putin has managed to achieve and maintain strikingly high public approval ratings throughout his time as president and prime minister of Russia. Kremlin spin doctors…
Why we should be confident that Putin is genuinely popular in Russia
(WP) Tuesday brings yet another dramatic development in the story of Russia’s relationship with the West. Monday, it was the possibility of improving relations in the wake of French President Francois Hollande’s decision to…
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…
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…
The Downsides of Crimea for Russia
With apologies to Winston Churchill, the referendum in Crimea on Sunday was a joke wrapped in a farce inside a tragedy. Voting amidst gun-toting soldiers with a rigged ballot and…
Moscow Mayoral Election: The Risks of Using “Relatively” Free Elections to Gain Legitimacy
Elections – even biased ones—are funny things. Going into the Moscow Mayoral election on Sunday, the conventional wisdom saw the incumbent Sergei Sobyanin easily winning a majority in the first…
Original Sin, Good Works, and Property Rights in Russia
Are property rights obtained through legally dubious means forever tainted with original sin, or can rightholders make their ill-gotten gains legitimate by doing good works? Answers to these questions have…