What are the Prospects for Ending the Conflict in Ukraine?
Keith Darden (American University) discusses the prospects for ending the Ukraine conflict and what might be the process needed to get there.
The Sources of Russia’s Economic Durability and the Kremlin’s Economic Strategy
Chris Miller (Tufts University) discusses the sources of Russia’s economic durability and the Kremlin’s economic strategy.
Who Owns the Past? Conflict Over Memory and History in Russia
Ivan Kurilla (European University at St. Petersburg) discusses the history of civic resistance to state pressure in Russia and the differences between the current Russia-West conflict and the Cold War.
Why Control Immigration? Strategic Uses of Migration Management in Russia
Caress Schenk (Nazarbayev University) discusses migration management in Russia and how public policy, the federal system, and patronage are used to handle conflicting demands.
Russia’s Challenge: A Declining Power’s Quest for Status
Andrej Krickovic (Higher School of Economics, Moscow) discusses how Russia’s concerns about its declining status have shaped its foreign policy behavior.
Putin’s Leadership and Soviet Legacies: Using International Contestation to Forge Domestic Unity
Gulnaz Sharafutdinova (King’s College London) discusses the puzzle of Putin’s durable popularity and whether this stems from a unique sense of collective identity in Russia.
Breaking from ‘The Conflict Trap’: Donbas War Exposure and Support for Nonviolent Conflict Resolution in Ukraine
Mikhail Alexseev (San Diego State University) discusses his research analyzing the effects of war exposure on the political orientations of Ukraine’s citizens.
After Ten Years of Protest in Russia: What Have We Learned?
Regina Smyth (Indiana University) discusses why protests took place in 2011-12 and not in the recent 2018 election, and the meaning and influence of protests on the durability of the Putin regime.
Hybrid Warfare in the Post-Soviet Neighbourhood and Europe: Tactics, Strategy, and Responses
Dimitry Gorenburg (CNA Corporation) discusses Russia’s influence operations in the West, the relationship between Russia’s growing military power and international status, and to what extent Putin single-handedly rules Russia.
The Transformative Potential of Women’s Empowerment and Peacebuilding in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh
Nona Shahnazarian (National Academy of Sciences, Armenia) discusses women’s political engagement in the peace process in Armenia and the de facto Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
Hot-button Central Asian Border Issues
George Gavrilis (Independent Consultant) discusses his long-time research on the complex nature of border management in Central Asia, where five post-Soviet states created new border policies for the first time.
Property Rights in Post-Soviet Russia: Violence, Corruption, and the Demand for Law
Jordan Gans-Morse (Northwestern University) discusses his recent book, Property Rights in Post-Soviet Russia: Violence, Corruption, and the Demand for Law.