The Code of Putinism
(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Is Vladimir Putin a pragmatist or an ideologue? And if he is an ideologue, then what exactly is Putinism? Putin seems like an unlikely founder of…
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Putin’s Own Goal: The Invasion of Crimea and Putin’s Political Future
(Foreign Affairs) Russian President Vladimir Putin’s startling military takeover of Crimea in response to the February revolution in Kiev left Western leaders scrambling. Internationally, Putin seems the master grand strategist,…
New Policy Memo: Putin’s Crackdown: Sources, Instruments, and Challenges
The government of President Vladimir Putin has tightened the screws on Russian society since his return to the Kremlin in May 2012. This crackdown has been carried out by the…
Putin’s Crackdown: Sources, Instruments, and Challenges
The government of President Vladimir Putin has tightened the screws on Russian society since his return to the Kremlin in May 2012. This crackdown has been carried out by the…
The Navalny Verdict: What It Means for Russia
(Six Views) Paul Goode: Navalny is not Khodorkovsky. For everyone reading or making comments about today’s verdict like “this is worrisome," you are a decade late to the game. The…
New Policy Memo: Kudrin’s Complaint: Does Russia Face a Guns vs. Butter Dilemma?
Since his removal as Russian Minister of Finance in September 2011, Aleksey Kudrin has repeatedly stated his disagreement with the government’s economic policies. Indeed, his objection to state spending priorities…
Kudrin’s Complaint: Does Russia Face a Guns vs. Butter Dilemma?
Since his removal as Russian Minister of Finance in September 2011, Aleksey Kudrin has repeatedly stated his disagreement with the government’s economic policies. Indeed, his objection to state spending priorities…
Historical Legacies and Law Enforcement in Russia
The Russian militia has been consigned to the dustbin of history, replaced (as of March 2011) by the Russian police. The change to the name “police” is supposed to indicate…
Power Surge? Russia’s Power Ministries from Yeltsin to Putin and Beyond
The “rise of the siloviki” has become a standard framework for analyzing Russian politics under President Vladimir Putin. According to this view, the main difference between Putin’s rule and that…
Strong Men, Weak State: Power Ministry Officials and the Federal Districts
Vladimir Putin's KGB past, strong state rhetoric, and specific policy decisions (Chechnya, the attacks on media oligarchs Boris Berezovskii and Vladimir Gusinskii, etc.) have heightened fears of the return to…