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External Interference Narratives in Russian and U.S. Politics: Conspiracy Theorizing Meets Whataboutism

(PONARS Policy Memo) Conspiracy theories about covert external interference play significant roles in the political discourses of many countries worldwide. In Russia, conspiracy theorizing about U.S. clandestine interference is a…

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Not All Is Lost in Russian-EU Cross-Border Cooperation

(PONARS Policy Memo) Russian-EU relations have dramatically worsened since Russia’s involvement in Ukrainian affairs in 2014. Mutual mistrust and suspicion have rapidly increased and many cooperative efforts have been canceled.…

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The Russian-U.S. Borderland: Opportunities and Barriers, Desires and Fears

(Eurasia Border Review) The paper focuses on the Russia-U.S. cross-border area that lies in the Bering Sea region. Employing the concept of geographical proximity, I argue that the U.S.-Russian proximity works…

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Russian and Chinese Influences in Shared Borderlands

(PONARS Policy Memo) The political and economic relationship between Russia and China has been intensifying over the past decade, particularly as Moscow has attempted to “pivot to the East.” While…

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Proliferation of Conspiracy Narratives in Post-Soviet Russia: The “Dulles’ Plan” in Social and Political Discourses

(Journal Article) (Co-author: V. Smirnova) Conspiracy theorizing is common in many countries worldwide. It plays a particularly important role in contemporary Russian politics. The substantial part of such “theories” focuses on the…

Does North Korea Have a Place in Russia’s “Turn to the East”?

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) What are the prospects for Russian-North Korean relations today? Ruled by a harsh totalitarian regime, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or North Korea, is one…

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New Policy Memo: How Russia’s Food Embargo and Ruble Devaluation Challenge the Eurasian Customs Union

The Russian economic crisis of 2014-15 has dramatically affected cross-border trade among the three central states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia (all of which are…

How Russia’s Food Embargo and Ruble Devaluation Challenge the Eurasian Customs Union

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New Memo: Torn Between Patriotism and Economic Necessities: Russia’s EU Borderlands & the Food Embargo

In response to Western sanctions, in August 2014 Russia introduced an embargo on meat, dairy, fruits, and vegetables from the EU, Norway, Australia, Canada, and the United States. The ban…

Torn Between Patriotism and Economic Necessities: Russia’s EU Borderlands after the Food Embargo

In response to Western sanctions, in August 2014 Russia introduced an embargo on meat, dairy, fruits, and vegetables from the EU, Norway, Australia, Canada, and the United States. The ban…

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