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Putin’s Balancing Act: Interview with Kimberly Marten

(Council on Foreign Relations) President Vladimir Putin is in many ways a "great balancer," trying to maintain the support of various factions in Russia, explains long-time Russia expert Kimberly Marten.…

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Gorenburg, Marten: Future of Russian presence in eastern Ukraine

(The Economist) A “NON-LINEAR” war, explains Natan Dubovitsky, a writer, is how states are likely to fight each other in future—if they do not already. Individual regions or cities will…

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Ukraine’s Impact on Russia

Domestically at least, Putin has profited handsomely from the recent turmoil in Ukraine. According to the Levada-Centre, a polling organisation, just before major protests erupted against former President Yanukovich in…

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What Expanded Presidential Powers Does Poroshenko Want?

The weakening of excessive presidential powers has been one of the key demands of Euromaidan protesters and the centerpiece of the opposition’s deal with Yanukovych signed in late February. The…

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Official Russian Messages in Europe Contain Questionable Parallels and Dubious Conclusions

A few days ago, I had the chance to observe the vicissitudes of Russian foreign policy communication in action. The same day the EU Association Agreement was signed with Ukraine,…

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Is Anyone in Charge of the Russian Nationalists Fighting in Ukraine?

As discussions swirl about the effectiveness of the current cease fire in Ukraine, it is becoming increasingly clear that the separatists fighting there have become important actors in their own…

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Gorenburg: The Russian government is not taking a lead role in Ukraine’s east as it did in Crimea

(EurActiv) Western containment policy towards Russia in Europe’s east has a different meaning than it did during the Cold War because the ideological component is missing, says Dmitry Gorenburg, outlining…

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Don’t Trample on my Strawberries! The Micro-Sociology of the Geopolitics in Lugansk

What is happening in Kyiv is fascinating but fairly understandable and densely covered. The situation in Lugansk and Donetsk, on the other hand, is less clear. I decided to do…

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Putin’s Move: The Collapse of Ukraine’s Faustian Bargain

(The Walrus) As this magazine hits the stands, hundreds of Canadian monitors will be returning from Ukraine, after observing the May 25 presidential election. While we do not yet know…

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Haran: Ukraine’s Future Under Poroshenko (Audio)

(NPR) PONARS Eurasia member Olexiy Haran discussed with NPR's Scott Simon on Weekend Edition the implications surrounding Petro Poroshenko's rise to the Ukrainian presidency. Haran disscusses the immediate administrative priorities…

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Putin’s Balancing Act: Interview with Kimberly Marten

Gorenburg, Marten: Future of Russian presence in eastern Ukraine

Ukraine’s Impact on Russia

What Expanded Presidential Powers Does Poroshenko Want?

Official Russian Messages in Europe Contain Questionable Parallels and Dubious Conclusions

Is Anyone in Charge of the Russian Nationalists Fighting in Ukraine?

Gorenburg: The Russian government is not taking a lead role in Ukraine’s east as it did in Crimea

Don’t Trample on my Strawberries! The Micro-Sociology of the Geopolitics in Lugansk

Putin’s Move: The Collapse of Ukraine’s Faustian Bargain

Haran: Ukraine’s Future Under Poroshenko (Audio)