Putin Isn’t Chasing After Empire in Ukraine; He Fears a Color Revolution at Home

(The Moscow Times/Huffington Post) While various commentators have described President Vladimir Putin as playing a chess game against the West, I would argue that he has actually been primarily reacting tactically to what…

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Cooley: Kyrgyzstan is entering a new era as a Russian client state

(The Guardian) While Russia’s relationship with Ukraine has been grabbing the headlines, Moscow has been steadily strengthening its foothold in another of the post-Soviet states – Kyrgyzstan. In the past…

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Nationalism Just a Tool in Putin’s Cynical Hands (Op-ed)

(The Moscow Times) In August, radio station Ekho Moskvy organized a sociological survey asking Russians who they would vote for at the next presidential elections of 2018. Only two names…

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Moshes: The situation in eastern Ukraine is volatile

(Deutsche Welle interview with Arkady Moshes) The parliament in Kyiv has adopted legislation giving the Donbass region in eastern Ukraine limited self-rule. DW asked political analyst Arkady Moshes to explain.…

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The Pause in the Ukraine War Is Not Putin’s Victory

(Eurasia Daily Monitor) The tragic battles around Donetsk and Luhansk (collectively known as the Donbas region) have taken a pause, and as civilians try to rebuild a semblance of normal…

Novorossiya: A Launching Pad for Russian Nationalists

The Ukraine crisis is a game changer for Russia’s domestic landscape. One of the most eloquent engines of this is the spread of the concept of “Novorossiya,” or New Russia.…

After the Ukraine-Russia War: Is There a Sustainable Solution?

The “Bosnia-zation” of Ukraine or the “Transnistria-zation” of the Donbas are the options Russian President Vladimir Putin seek to impose on Ukraine. He prefers the first option, as it ensures…

Emotions, Cognition, and the Societal Dynamics of East-West Polarization

“Historical epochs are like volcanoes. Everything that has accumulated through the years under a thin surface of everyday events suddenly breaks open, like lava, and comes to the surface.” –…

Pro et Contra: Views of the United States in Four Post-Soviet States

(Co-authored by Theodore Gerber and Jane Zavisca) Rising tensions between Russia and the West make public perceptions of the United States in the post-Soviet region an important policy issue. Positive…

The Clampdown on Internet Activities in Russia and the Implications for Western Policy

One of the most worrying recent trends in Russia has been the government’s clampdown on Internet access and activities. When the World Wide Web emerged in the mid-1990s, the Russian…

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Putin Isn’t Chasing After Empire in Ukraine; He Fears a Color Revolution at Home

Cooley: Kyrgyzstan is entering a new era as a Russian client state

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The Clampdown on Internet Activities in Russia and the Implications for Western Policy

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