Putin is Caught in a Classic Trap
(Business Insider) Putin is caught in a classic trap: Russia’s military advantage is fading and certain to decrease further. Sergey Aleksashenko wants everyone to stop calling Russia weak. He contends that…
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After Debaltseve—Is There Chance for Ceasefire?
(EDM) It is entirely correct to say that the “Minsk Two” agreement, reached on February 12, after painstakingly long talks between the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany, was broken…
Sex, Politics, and Putin: Political Legitimacy in Russia (New Book)
(Oxford University Press) This book investigates how gender stereotypes and sexualization have been used as tools of political legitimation in contemporary Russia. Despite their enmity, regime allies and detractors alike…
Q: Is Vladimir Putin Running a Proxy War in Ukraine? Here is What Twelve PONARS Eurasia Experts Say
I cannot exclude the possibility that Vladimir Putin is really afraid of NATO expansion into Ukraine and, unable to keep a pro-Russian president there, opted to destabilize the state in…
Greene, Marten: Russians are afraid of changing from Putin, because he has provided what they want
(Huffington Post) Responding to the renewed crisis in Ukraine, on Tuesday the European Union (EU) moved towards imposing economic sanctions on associates of Vladimir Putin, with foreign ministers agreeing to…
Petrov, Marten: Judo is a political philosophy for Putin
(Newsweek) Russian President Vladimir Putin is often cast as a shadowy chess master making crafty moves on the global stage, a former KGB spy who treats Asia, Europe, the Middle…
Putin a dove? Not so fast
(Kyiv Post) So the “great and powerful” Vladimir Putin spoke on the situation in Ukraine on May 7th. He sounded conciliatory and responsible. His tone was soft, nothing of a “soak…
Baev: Does the Kremlin have the “guns” and “guts” to keep pursuing neo-imperial ambitions?
(National Review – "Western Policy, Post-Crimea") By all accounts, Vladimir Putin appears to be winning. Over the past month, Russia’s wily president has managed to orchestrate the asymmetric invasion of…
Beyond the Polls: Google Queries and Public Protest Volatility in Russia
Declining satisfaction with a country’s direction—a measure that typically tracks with declining public support for a government in power—has been shown to precede mass anti-government protest, as the Arab Spring…
How Many Really Support a “Russia without Putin”?
How many people really support Russian protesters’ demands for a “Russia without Putin?” This was a rallying cry for many Russian citizens who poured into Moscow’s streets in late 2011…