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Russia in the Changing International System

(Palgrave) This volume seeks to explore Russia’s perceptions of the changing international system in the twenty-first century and evaluate the determinants of Russian motives, roles and strategies towards a number…

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The Media Job Market in Russia: Political and Technological Challenges

(Point & Counterpoint | By Gleb Cherkasov) On May 20, 2019, the entire political desk of the Kommersant publishing house, including myself (deputy chief editor) and special correspondent Anna Pushkarskaya, announced that we had…

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Russ-Afrique? Russia, France, and the Central African Republic

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) The French government has been taking a balanced and often supportive diplomatic and economic approach to Russia in recent years, so Moscow should logically be trying…

All Quiet in Russian-Belarusian Relations

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) For approximately a year, from summer 2018 onwards, observers were paying close attention to tensions in relations between Russia and Belarus. A particular concern was caused…

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A Guide to Becoming an Admiral in the Russian Navy

(War on the Rocks) (Co-authored with Kasey Stricklin) It is widely acknowledged that general and flag officers are important actors. Senior uniformed leaders are, of course, crucial in determining the trajectory of…

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Protests in Russia Show How the Political Environment Has Changed

(Chatham House) The disqualification of opposition candidates ahead of an election to Moscow’s city duma on 8 September have spurred the largest protests seen in the city since 2011–12. Increasing waves…

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5 things you need to know about last week’s explosion in Russia

(WP Monkey Cage) (Co-authored with Michael Kofman) An Aug. 8 accident at Russia’s Nonoksa missile testing facility left seven dead and caused a brief radiation spike in a nearby town. What went wrong Vague and potentially…

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Escalation for De-Escalation? Hazy Nuclear-Weapon “Red Lines” Generate Russian Advantages

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) According to the U.S. Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), Russian nuclear strategy calls for the early use of nuclear weapons in the event of a conflict with NATO.…

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Doped and disclosed: Anatomopolitics, biopower, and sovereignty in the Russian sports industry

(Politics and the Life Sciences) Abstract: In this article, we scrutinize a policy area in which the Russian government has had to react to negative publicity in the last few years, namely, the…

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Summer of Discontent Unsettles Putin’s Rule

(EDM) Last Wednesday’s (July 31) phone call from United States President Donald Trump probably offered little respite to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Since the start of this year’s unusually cold summer,…

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Russia in the Changing International System

The Media Job Market in Russia: Political and Technological Challenges

Russ-Afrique? Russia, France, and the Central African Republic

All Quiet in Russian-Belarusian Relations

A Guide to Becoming an Admiral in the Russian Navy

Protests in Russia Show How the Political Environment Has Changed

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Summer of Discontent Unsettles Putin’s Rule