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New Policy Memo: What Should Students Know about Russia’s Enemies? Conspiracy Theories in Russian Geopolitical Textbooks

In Russia, conspiracy theories involving clandestine and sinister external actors are widespread. Many of these theories are geopolitical in nature, involving antagonism toward Russia because of its vast territory and natural…

What Should Students Know about Russia’s Enemies? Conspiracy Theories in Russian Geopolitical Textbooks

In Russia, conspiracy theories involving clandestine and sinister external actors are widespread.[1] Many of these theories are geopolitical in nature, involving antagonism toward Russia because of its vast territory and natural…

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New Policy Memo: A Great Wall for Russia? The Consequences of Introducing a Visa Regime for the CIS

Ranked second in the world in terms of net in-migration, Russia welcomes across its borders mainly residents of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), especially from Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan,…

A Great Wall for Russia? The Consequences of Introducing a Visa Regime for the CIS

Dangerous Immigrants or Dodgy Perceptions? The Correlation between Immigration and Crime in Russia

One of the key reasons for migrantophobia in Russia is the widely-accepted misperception of immigrants as criminals. According to this perception, certain groups of immigrants—particularly from the South Caucasus and…

The Grey Trade of the EU-Russia Borderlands: Economic Obstacle or Opportunity?

The grey trade in consumer goods and raw materials has been widespread along the borders of the Russian Federation since the 1990s. In the northwest, where Russia meets EU member…

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New Policy Memo: Quasi-Feudalism in Higher Education?: Rectors and Politics in Russia

The rectors of higher education institutions in Russia hold important academic positions, ones that tend to come with social, financial, and political benefits. Due to the scale of many Russian…

Quasi-Feudalism in Higher Education?: Rectors and Politics in Russia

The rectors of higher education institutions in Russia hold important academic positions, ones that tend to come with social, financial, and political benefits. Due to the scale of many Russian…

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New Policy Memo: The Kremlin’s Compulsion for Whataboutisms

From time to time, Russian authorities appeal to Western experience for different reasons. While they sometimes do this to signal the need to adopt advanced managerial or other best practices,…

The Kremlin’s Compulsion for Whataboutisms: Western Experience in the Putin Regime’s Political Rhetoric

From time to time, Russian authorities appeal to Western experience for different reasons. While they sometimes do this to signal the need to adopt advanced managerial or other best practices,…

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New Policy Memo: What Should Students Know about Russia’s Enemies? Conspiracy Theories in Russian Geopolitical Textbooks

What Should Students Know about Russia’s Enemies? Conspiracy Theories in Russian Geopolitical Textbooks

New Policy Memo: A Great Wall for Russia? The Consequences of Introducing a Visa Regime for the CIS

A Great Wall for Russia? The Consequences of Introducing a Visa Regime for the CIS

Dangerous Immigrants or Dodgy Perceptions? The Correlation between Immigration and Crime in Russia

The Grey Trade of the EU-Russia Borderlands: Economic Obstacle or Opportunity?

New Policy Memo: Quasi-Feudalism in Higher Education?: Rectors and Politics in Russia

Quasi-Feudalism in Higher Education?: Rectors and Politics in Russia

New Policy Memo: The Kremlin’s Compulsion for Whataboutisms

The Kremlin’s Compulsion for Whataboutisms: Western Experience in the Putin Regime’s Political Rhetoric