The Bane of Palestinian Infighting
(New York Times) The resignation of two Palestinian prime ministers in quick succession has left the Palestinian Authority leadership in limbo even as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry seeks to…
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Kimberly Marten Offers Insights about Chechnya (Video)
(CBS, USA Today) Acting Director of Columbia University's Harriman Institute and PONARS Eurasia member Kimberly Marten discusses Chechnya, the home country of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing. Marten…
Roundtable: Kimberly Marten: Warlords: Strong-Arm Brokers in Weak States
(H-Diplo) How can we understand the important phenomenon of modern-day warlords, often associated with state failure and transborder criminality even as state leaders frequently rely upon them as a source…
Political Patronage in Uncertain Times (Event Video)
(Panel Discussion) The Harriman Institute held an event titled "Political Patronage in Uncertain Times: Russia, Central Asia, and the Middle East" on February 7, 2013, within their “Corruption and Patronage”…
Kimberly Marten Discusses Warlordism on NYC Radio Show
(WNYC) PONARS Eurasia member and Barnard/Columbia University political science professor Kimberly Marten discussed topics addressed in her book “Warlords: Strong-arm Brokers in Weak States” on New York City’s Brian Lehrer…
Russia, Chechnya, and the Sovereign Kadyrov
Moscow has effectively granted sovereignty over the Republic of Chechnya to its appointed leader, Ramzan Kadyrov. Despite frequent claims in some media sources that Kadyrov’s days are numbered, and despite…
Economic Lures and Ungoverned Territories: Overcoming Warlordism
Several states in Eurasia have been forced to deal with “ungoverned territories,” areas technically within the borders of recognized states but where the state lacks the authority or capacity to…
Understanding the Impact of the K2 Closure
On July 29, 2005, President Islam Karimov ordered the U.S. military facility at Karshi-Khanabad (K2), Uzbekistan to close down within 180 days. It now appears virtually certain that U.S. forces…
Disrupting the Balance: Russian Efforts to Control Kazakhstan’s Oil
Kremlin has been reestablishing state ownership over its domestic extraction industries while driving foreign investors out. It has also used monopoly state control over its gas pipelines to exert political…
Small Steps for U.S. Security Interest in Kyrgyzstan
The United States faces a dilemma in Kyrgyzstan because the two countries’ short-term and long-term security interests may be in conflict with each other. For the next few years, the United States…