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Video Surveillance and COVID-19 in Eurasia

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) To enforce quarantine measures, some Eurasian cities are relying on smart surveillance technologies initially installed a few years ago to capture criminal and disorderly behavior. Moscow, Nur-Sultan,…

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“He then removed a column by economist Konstantin Sonin criticising Rosneft’s powerful chief executive Igor Sechin”

(FT) A row over censorship has plunged Russia’s top business newspaper into a crisis that could either see it fall under the Kremlin’s control or torpedo a deal to sell…

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Russia’s Health Care System and the Covid-19 Pandemic

(RAD) This issue of the RAD focuses on Russia and the Covid-19 Pandemic. First, Judy Twigg analyzes the challenge the coronavirus pandemic poses to Russia. The author contends that Russia’s approach…

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An Emerging Strategic Partnership: Trends in Russia-China Military Cooperation

(RMR blog) One more policy brief from the series on Russian strategic culture and leadership decision-making, written for a collaborative project organized by the Marshall Center with support from the Russia…

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Petrov: Putin’s lackluster response so far has “zeroed his political capital”

(TIME) March is usually an important month for Alexandra Gerasimova’s business, Fitmost, which offers subscription fitness classes across Russia. People want to shape up after the long winter, and revenue…

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Guns to butter: sociotropic concerns and foreign policy preferences in Russia

(Post-Soviet Affairs) Abstract: On the concept of “rally around the flag,” scholars often argue that by invoking the danger of external threats in times of economic hardship, leaders can rally the…

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The Political Elite Under Putin

(Marshall Center) For most of the post-Soviet period, the newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta has conducted a monthly survey of Russian political experts. This survey asks its respondents to rank the 100 most politically influential…

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Is Putin Emulating Azerbaijan in 2008-09? Modifying Term Limits Under Economic Uncertainty

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Does President Vladimir Putin’s move to zero-out his count to presidential term limits replicate the “Ilham Aliyev” scenario of Azerbaijan in 2008-09 as suggested in a recent…

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Modernizing Russia Project

(CEPA & Levada Center) Over the last decade, the Kremlin’s policies have consistently traded Russia’s economic development for Russia’s great-power status. As result, Russia has experienced a significant economic slowdown. Recent…

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New CNA reports on Russia’s strategy for escalation management

(RMR blog) My colleagues at CNA’s Russian Studies Program — Michael Kofman, Anya Fink and Jeff Edmonds — have written two excellent reports on Russian deterrence and escalation management. I…

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“He then removed a column by economist Konstantin Sonin criticising Rosneft’s powerful chief executive Igor Sechin”

Russia’s Health Care System and the Covid-19 Pandemic

An Emerging Strategic Partnership: Trends in Russia-China Military Cooperation

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