Russia’s Media Imperialism
(Co-authored with Christopher Walker) The repressive “bloggers law” signed by President Vladimir V. Putin on May 6 says a good deal about the troubling decline of free expression in Russia.…
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Haran: Fight for dominance will continue in eastern Ukraine
(Kyiv Post) The people have spoken. But what exactly they said is a question and whether anyone in power in Ukraine or Russia will take their wishes into account is…
Kurilla: New Russian law would criminalize historical research
(The New York Times) MOSCOW — As many Russians spent a holiday weekend reveling in the annual display of military might that marks their victory over Nazi Germany, the tension…
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…
Ukraine and the Problem of Local Warlords
Amidst all the talk of whether the Russian or Ukrainian government bears greater responsibility for the violence in eastern Ukraine and Odessa, we may be losing sight of a crucial…
Frye, Marten: What can history teach us about the unrest in Ukraine? (VIDEO)
(PBS Newshour) Five leading scholars, including PONARS Eurasia members Timothy Frye and Kimberly Marten, explore the complicated historical relations which exist between Ukraine and Russia. The scholars weigh in on…
Parting with Asian Balkans: Perceptions of Chinese Migration in the Russian Far East, 2000-2013
New PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo — In the 1990s and early 2000s, Russian journalists, officials, and scholars consistently warned about the threat of the Chinese “colonization” of the Russian Far…
Parting with Asian Balkans: Perceptions of Chinese Migration in the Russian Far East, 2000-2013
In the 1990s and early 2000s, Russian journalists, officials, and scholars consistently warned about the threat of the Chinese “colonization” of the Russian Far East. The consequence, they said, could…
Troitskiy: ‘Fascist’ is now being used to designate all things obnoxious and bad in the Kremlin line of argument
(CNN) — There is a consistent message on Russian state media concerning the situation in Ukraine. The revolving "crisis in Ukraine" bug on state news channel Rossiya 24 sums it…
Achieving Unity in Ukraine
(CAP) The events of the past week in Ukraine have raised the specter of expanded Russian military intervention, political upheaval, and civil war. Moscow’s reputation in much of the country…