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Strategic Russian Strategic Decision-Making in a Nordic Crisis

(RMR blog) Here’s the second in a series of policy briefs on Russian strategic culture and leadership decision-making, written for a collaborative project organized by the Marshall Center with support from…

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Taylor: The authorities thought it was better to take the protests over the summer than it would be to steal the elections in September

(VOX) Russians across the country voted this weekend, but everyone was watching city council elections in Moscow. That’s because this summer, tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters took to Moscow’s streets, demanding…

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Sonin: I went and Smart Voted. I voted “against all”—against everyone who ruined the Moscow elections

(VOA) MOSCOW – Russian voters handed setbacks to Kremlin-affiliated candidates in Moscow and other local elections nationwide — losses that came despite a near total ban on opposition candidates that sparked…

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Petrov: The authorities still haven’t learned the necessary lessons from previous election setbacks

(Bloomberg) What was supposed to be a sleepy round of off-cycle regional elections on Sunday has turned into a referendum on President Vladimir Putin and his ruling United Russia party. Initial…

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United Liberal Democratic Russia?

(Moscow-on-Thames blog) By most accounts, United Russia is finished. I suppose that’s not surprising, given that it was never really expected to last even this long. Cobbled together in 2001 through the…

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Rogov: The one thing that independent-minded Russians can agree on is that they should be allowed to demonstrate without being beaten up

(The Economist) Egor zhukov, a student in Moscow, published a video blog on August 1st in which he described how the siloviki (members of Russia’s security services) had seized power in Russia, using…

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Russian propaganda isn’t as effective as you may think

(Monkey Cage) (Co-authored with Hannah S. Chapman) Considering the Russian government’s disinformation efforts to polarize American voters during the 2016 presidential election, the United States and major corporations have been working to prevent the Kremlin…

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When Conservatism and Nationalism Form the Spurs of Kremlin Ideology

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) The post-Crimea national consensus in Russia is often interpreted as the manifestation of Russian nationalism. The annexation of Crimea and military campaigns in eastern Ukraine and Syria…

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Financing Russian Civil Society

(Europe-Asia Studies) (Co-authored with Sarah Lindemann-Komarova) Abstract: In the past five years, the funding environment for nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) and social projects in Russia has changed dramatically. The most publicised developments involve…

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Putin’s power depends on his popularity. That makes him vulnerable.

(Washington Post) (Co-authored by Samuel Greene and Graeme Robertson) Russian President Vladimir Putin often seems like a tyrannical Svengali. “Putin’s power as Russia’s leader is based in fear, mystery, and propaganda,” wrote the…

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Strategic Russian Strategic Decision-Making in a Nordic Crisis

Taylor: The authorities thought it was better to take the protests over the summer than it would be to steal the elections in September

Sonin: I went and Smart Voted. I voted “against all”—against everyone who ruined the Moscow elections

Petrov: The authorities still haven’t learned the necessary lessons from previous election setbacks

United Liberal Democratic Russia?

Rogov: The one thing that independent-minded Russians can agree on is that they should be allowed to demonstrate without being beaten up

Russian propaganda isn’t as effective as you may think

When Conservatism and Nationalism Form the Spurs of Kremlin Ideology

Financing Russian Civil Society

Putin’s power depends on his popularity. That makes him vulnerable.