Gorenburg, Marten: Future of Russian presence in eastern Ukraine

(The Economist) A “NON-LINEAR” war, explains Natan Dubovitsky, a writer, is how states are likely to fight each other in future—if they do not already. Individual regions or cities will…

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Ukraine’s Impact on Russia

Domestically at least, Putin has profited handsomely from the recent turmoil in Ukraine. According to the Levada-Centre, a polling organisation, just before major protests erupted against former President Yanukovich in…

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Putin’s Balancing Act: Interview with Kimberly Marten

(Council on Foreign Relations) President Vladimir Putin is in many ways a "great balancer," trying to maintain the support of various factions in Russia, explains long-time Russia expert Kimberly Marten.…

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Official Russian Messages in Europe Contain Questionable Parallels and Dubious Conclusions

A few days ago, I had the chance to observe the vicissitudes of Russian foreign policy communication in action. The same day the EU Association Agreement was signed with Ukraine,…

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Is Anyone in Charge of the Russian Nationalists Fighting in Ukraine?

As discussions swirl about the effectiveness of the current cease fire in Ukraine, it is becoming increasingly clear that the separatists fighting there have become important actors in their own…

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New Policy Memo: Identity, Nationalism, and the Limits of Liberalism in Russian Popular Politics

(Co-author: Graeme Robertson) Recent Russian election campaigns and post-election contestation have been characterized by a pervasive rhetoric of ethnonationalism, anti-migrant xenophobia, and other forms of chauvinism. This appears to mirror…

Identity, Nationalism, and the Limits of Liberalism in Russian Popular Politics

Recent Russian election campaigns and post-election contestation have been characterized by a pervasive rhetoric of ethnonationalism, anti-migrant xenophobia, and other forms of chauvinism. This appears to mirror the proliferation of…

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Sergei Ryabkov hopes for continued cooperation

While in Moscow a few weeks ago, I was part of a group of U.S. scholars that met with Sergei Ryabkov, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister and BRICS sherpa, who has particular…

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Putin’s Move: The Collapse of Ukraine’s Faustian Bargain

(The Walrus) As this magazine hits the stands, hundreds of Canadian monitors will be returning from Ukraine, after observing the May 25 presidential election. While we do not yet know…

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Moshes: Eurasian Union will produce low economic and political results

(Global Post) When Russian President Vladimir Putin joined his counterparts from Kazakhstan and Belarus on stage last month to sign an agreement for a new union between their countries, their…

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Gorenburg, Marten: Future of Russian presence in eastern Ukraine

Ukraine’s Impact on Russia

Putin’s Balancing Act: Interview with Kimberly Marten

Official Russian Messages in Europe Contain Questionable Parallels and Dubious Conclusions

Is Anyone in Charge of the Russian Nationalists Fighting in Ukraine?

New Policy Memo: Identity, Nationalism, and the Limits of Liberalism in Russian Popular Politics

Identity, Nationalism, and the Limits of Liberalism in Russian Popular Politics

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Putin’s Move: The Collapse of Ukraine’s Faustian Bargain

Moshes: Eurasian Union will produce low economic and political results

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