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Would Putin’s Own People Punish Him for Invading Ukraine?

(RAD) Many now believe Russia will launch a major new invasion of Ukraine, dramatically expanding the war that has been raging (largely behind Western headlines) since 2014. Western leaders want…

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Breaking Ranks? Signs of Unease in Russian Military Circles

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) With Russian forces poised to invade Ukraine, there are signs of possible dissent amongst Russia’s upper echelons. Early February saw two publications by retired Russian military…

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Russia may be about to invade Ukraine. Russians don’t want it to.

(Washington Post/Monkey Cage) The White House just warned that there is a “distinct possibility” that Russia will invade Ukraine in a “very swift time frame.” More than 100,000 Russian troops are now massed near…

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Putin Has Off-Ramps: Let’s Not Block Them

(PONARS Eurasia Commentary) With warnings Russia will invade Ukraine growing louder by the day, it is common to hear that President Vladimir Putin has passed the point of no return.…

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Georgian-Russian Relations: the Role of Discourses and Narratives

(Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung) In this collection of three articles, Otar Kobakhidze first analyzes the narratives about Russia during the United National Movement (2003-2012) and Georgian Dream (since 2012) governments. Both parties label…

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Securitizing Culture in Russia: Pros and Cons for Regime Legitimacy

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) While standard national security interests deal with defending territorial integrity, sovereign authority of government, and economic stability, they can extend beyond this narrow range as leaders…

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Transnistria Writ Large for Donbas? Several Battlefields Mark Ukraine’s Challenges

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) For seven years now, war on the territory of Ukraine has continued. It is fought militarily, diplomatically, and economically between the Ukrainian armed forces and the…

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The Time Is Right for Ukraine to Revisit the Lessons of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) The war between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh that began in late September 2020 and lasted 44 days generated extensive analyses among journalists, academics, politicians, and…

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US-Russia Relations: The Year of Living Dangerously

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) The year 2021 drew to an end with alarming reports of a build-up of Russian ground forces on the borders of Ukraine and a flurry of…

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Black Earth, White Bread: A Technopolitical History of Russian Agriculture and Food

(UW Press) How agrotechnology served—and undermined—Soviet and Russian political projects. Like all facets of daily life, the food that Russian farms produced and citizens ate—or, in some years, didn’t eat—underwent…

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Would Putin’s Own People Punish Him for Invading Ukraine?

Breaking Ranks? Signs of Unease in Russian Military Circles

Russia may be about to invade Ukraine. Russians don’t want it to.

Putin Has Off-Ramps: Let’s Not Block Them

Georgian-Russian Relations: the Role of Discourses and Narratives

Securitizing Culture in Russia: Pros and Cons for Regime Legitimacy

Transnistria Writ Large for Donbas? Several Battlefields Mark Ukraine’s Challenges

The Time Is Right for Ukraine to Revisit the Lessons of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War

US-Russia Relations: The Year of Living Dangerously

Black Earth, White Bread: A Technopolitical History of Russian Agriculture and Food