Let Putin try to improve the hopeless situation in Syria
The chaos in Syria should be blamed on Assad's repression and brutality from the start of the uprising against him. But it has been 4 years. Solutions that were possible…
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Video: What does Moscow get from offering Assad military support? (with P. Baev)
(PBS NewsHour) What do we know about Russia’s military involvement in Syria? Gwen Ifill speaks to Pavel Baev of the Peace Research Institute Oslo and Steven Simon of Dartmouth College.…
Petrov: Kremlin job cuts an important public signal at the beginning of election campaign
(Bloomberg) As he gears up for campaign season, Vladimir Putin has a chance to signal to voters that even his own entourage is feeling the pain of recession. Russia’s president…
Why Has Putin Spared Ekho Moskvy?
(The Moscow Times) (Co-authored with S. Zhemukhov) Why hasn't President Vladimir Putin shut down Ekho Moskvy, often described as the "last bastion of free media in Russia?" And more importantly, will he do it? The riddle…
Petrov: Censorship of electoral opposition a short-sighted policy
(Chicago Tribune) Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny accused President Vladimir Putin of waging a campaign of "terror" to keep the country's elite loyal and said the government is blocking anti-Kremlin…
Putin’s Choices: Explaining Russian Foreign Policy and Intervention in Ukraine
(The Washington Quarterly) Russian President Vladimir Putin’s evolving policies toward Ukraine have continued to surprise almost everyone. It was clear from the start that he considered the February 2014 ouster…
The Air Tragedy That Condemned Putin’s Russia
(EDM) It was a year ago last Friday (July 17) that the Boeing 777 Malaysian Airlines Flight 17, flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was shot down by a missile…
Haran: Putin afraid of democracy in Ukraine
(news.com.au) It’s been 18 months since Russian President Putin launched an attack onEastern Ukraine, using the idea of “separatist forces” as cover for a Russian invasion. Seeing the war and…
Baev: Putin’s authority more vulnerable than it appears
(Bloomberg) Is President Vladimir Putin strong or weak? Is Russia a paper tiger or can it roar? This is suddenly a hot topic among Russia experts. It's fun to follow,…
Petrov: Despite sanctions, a surge of interest from investors
(Business Recorder) President Vladimir Putin will showcase plans for a Russian recovery to investors at a key economic forum this week, signing a major gas deal with Greece as it teeters…