Organic Tradition or Imperial Glory? Contradictions and Continuity of Russian Identity Politics

(RAD) Abstract: Russian identity politics and, more broadly, the country’s development in modern times has been conditioned by two constitutive splits: between the imperial elites and the peasant masses, on the…

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Russia Struggles to Come to Terms With Its Past

(EDM) Late February not only marks a momentous anniversary in Russia’s long and difficult history, but also solemnizes a tragic event from its much more recent past. One hundred years…

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Markedonov: Escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh is unacceptable to Russia

(ARKA) Escalation of clashes, shootouts and sabotage raids in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone into an all-out war is unacceptable to Russia, a Russian political analyst Sergey Markedonov told Novosti-Armenia news…

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Conditionality Beyond Sanctions: Identifying and Pursuing Interests in the EU-Russia Relationship

(PONARS Policy Memo) Within the next 24 months, the international sanctions imposed on Russia after the annexation of Crimea and the instigation of conflict in the Donbas will likely weaken—despite the…

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Europe Needs a Hearts and Minds Campaign for Russia

(FP) Forget about dealing with Trump or Putin. Europe’s Russia strategy should focus on winning over the Russian people. — If there were ever a time for Europe to develop a Russia strategy…

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Putinism as Gaullism

(oDR) The Russian state under Vladimir Putin’s leadership is often seen as a specific kind of regime, labelled by its own name, Putinism. Defining a regime by the name of its leader…

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The Demise of Ukraine’s “Eurasian Vector” and the Rise of Pro-NATO Sentiment

(PONARS Policy Memo) Before 2014, the majority of Ukrainians did not view the goal of European integration as a “national idea.” Even so, most Ukrainians had positive views about developing relations…

The European Missile Defense System and Russia: Can There Be Dialogue Rather Than an Arms Race?

(PONARS Policy Memo) The official inauguration of a European missile defense (MD) site in Romania in the spring of 2016 triggered a new wave of anti-Western rhetoric in Russia. President Vladimir…

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Tenth Anniversary of Putin’s Munich Speech: A Commitment to Failure

(EDM) The annual Munich Security Conference will take place later this week (February 17–19). And it was ten years ago at this forum that President Vladimir Putin delivered an inflammatory speech…

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Petrov: The Kremlin no longer needs to create the impression of real political competition

(CSM) The legal odyssey of Russia's best-known opposition leader, anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny, has been mindbogglingly complicated, full of twists and turns. Nevertheless, experts say, it has wound up with a…

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