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Can Russians Learn to Recognize Propaganda? Understanding of Media Bias Amid the Ukraine War

Image credit/license Russians seem to be trapped in an echo chamber of propaganda: The polling suggests that most Russian adults consume news through state‐controlled media. Our own research shows that…

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The 2024 BRICS Summit in Kazan: Another Russian Attempt to Regain Diplomatic Status

Image credit/license On October 22-24, 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted the latest BRICS summit in Kazan. Notably, it was the first gathering of the heads of state and government…

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Despite Everything: How and Why Russia Remains an Actor in the Horn of Africa

Image credit/license The interest of major state actors in the Horn of Africa (HoA) and the Red Sea is evident in their basing strategies in the area. Djibouti is the…

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Resilience Strained: How Civil-Military Relations Are Shaping Russia’s War Effort

Image credit/license The shocks to Russian civil-military relations amid the Russia-Ukraine war started in the first days of the invasion in February-March 2022 and have kept rolling with the partial…

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The Kremlin’s Dilemma: Effectiveness versus Loyalty in the Case of Prigozhin’s Wagner PMC

Image credit/license Autocracies constantly face the challenge of balancing loyalty and effectiveness, and Russia and its military are no exception. The demise of the Wagner Group and Yevgeny Prigozhin following…

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Foreign Fighters in Ukraine Pose Growing, Unaddressed Threat to Western Security

Image credit/license The 2022 invasion of Ukraine has reshaped the security landscape of Europe, exposing Moscow’s renewed imperial ambitions and its subversive campaigns against Western countries. Yet, amid this upheaval,…

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PONARS Fall Policy Conference 2024

The PONARS Annual Policy Conference convenes international experts from North America, Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia for a series of panel discussions. This year’s event offers insight from leading scholars and…

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Newly found Reductionism in Nuclear Deterrence Russian-Style

Image credit/license Since the start of its war against Ukraine, Russia has struggled to adjust its nuclear policy to the evolving patterns of conventional warfare. The general conceptual framework guiding…

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Prisoner Exchanges, Putin-Style: From Cold War-Era Spy Swaps to the Kidnapping and Criminality of Today

Image credit/license The East-West prisoner exchange that was carried out last week—with eight Russian citizens transferred from Western countries to Russia and sixteen individuals released from Russia to Germany and…

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Replacing Ramzan: Chechen Succession Planning and the Pivotal Role of Adam Delimkhanov

Image credit/license Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov is central to both Chechnya’s repressive political system and Russia’s control of the republic. Yet long-term rumors about his health and potential succession planning…

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