Economic Sanctions and Public Opinion: Evidence From Russia
Economic sanctions have become an increasingly important tool of statecraft, but there is still much debate on whether and how they work. Supporters argue that sanctions can help raise the…
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Could Election Fraud Backfire on the Kremlin in 2018?
Would massive fraud in Russia’s upcoming presidential election generate a backlash against the Kremlin, or would the population simply accept it as normal behavior by a regime they support? A…
Why Russia’s War Against Ukraine May Never End
(Atlantic Council) (Co-authored with J. Larsen) Russian President Vladimir Putin recently requested a UN peacekeeping mission for eastern Ukraine. While at home this looks like a peace overture, Putin is not motivated by…
Kurilla: Moving the holiday from Nov. 7 to Nov. 4 was an attempt to get rid of the Russian Revolution
(Gulf Times) Yesterday marked the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the revolution that established the Soviet Union, but you’d be hard-pressed to find an event in Russia to celebrate…
The Sword and the Violin: Aesthetics of Russia’s Security Policy
(Journal of Slavic Military Studies) (Co-authored with A. Makarychev) Abstract: The article addresses the sphere of performing arts as part of Russia’s security policy and, in particular, its propaganda dimensions. The authors approach…
Russian-language journal Counterpoint (Контрапунк)
Counterpoint is an open-access Russian-language journal of politics and society edited by Maria Lipman. It is based at the George Washington University’s Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (IERES). According to…
Monopolies Rising: Consolidation in the Russian Economy
(PONARS Policy Memo) Over the last decade, the Russian economy has undergone a pronounced turn toward consolidation and renationalization. The state continues to aggressively intervene in markets, passing new regulations, expanding…
A Carrot-and-Stick Approach to Resolve the INF Treaty Crisis
(ELN) (Co-authored with Miles Pomper) Few in Washington express much doubt that Russia recently violated the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, testing and deploying ground-launched cruise missiles within the treaty’s prohibited…
Kurilla: In a way, taking on the European University at St. Petersburg is actually taking on Kudrin
(Moscow Times) In March every year, students at the European University in St. Petersburg set off the building’s fire alarms and parade a fire hose down the main street in…
Militarization and Nuclearization: The Key Features of the Russian Arctic
(EDM) Taking ownership of and “conquering” the Arctic are themes Russian authorities love to amplify. But sometimes, the harsh Northern reality interferes. The crash of an Mi-8 helicopter in Svalbard…