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Szakonyi: By ignoring the mandate to impose new Russia sanctions, the Trump administration is goading Congress

(Russia Matters) This week’s highly anticipated news on additional Russia sanctions landed with a thud. For weeks, both Moscow and Washington had been astir about the impending steps the Trump…

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Szakonyi: If I were Putin, I would not be worried so much about these protests

(Vice News) Sunday was a tough day for underground anti-Kremlin opposition leader Alexei Navalny — and not just because he was thrown to the ground by a half-dozen Russian cops on…

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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…

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Johnson’s book Priests of Prosperity wins numerous awards; Szakonyi wins outstanding dissertation prize

(ASEEES) To recognize outstanding scholarship and contribution to the field, the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) annually awards several prizes and awards. Juliet Johnson's book, Priests of Prosperity:…

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Szakonyi: The Russian regime sees the smaller elections as a test run in part of its strategy to remain in power

(Newsweek) Russian President Vladimir Putin suffered a major blow in Sunday’s nationwide elections—or did he? Russia's United Democrats—a liberal party that stands in opposition to the Kremlin—saw several shocking upset victories in…

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Szakonyi: Project evaluates six categories of threats to American democracy

(GW News) A new survey from George Washington University political science experts that seeks to measure and quantify whether the current political climate threatens American democratic institutions found “significant warning signs”…

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Szakonyi: By ignoring the mandate to impose new Russia sanctions, the Trump administration is goading Congress

Szakonyi: If I were Putin, I would not be worried so much about these protests

Monopolies Rising: Consolidation in the Russian Economy

Johnson’s book Priests of Prosperity wins numerous awards; Szakonyi wins outstanding dissertation prize

Szakonyi: The Russian regime sees the smaller elections as a test run in part of its strategy to remain in power

Szakonyi: Project evaluates six categories of threats to American democracy