Do people in Donbas want to be ‘liberated’ by Russia? John O’Loughlin, Gerard Toal, and Gwendolyn Sasse - April 14, 2022 We surveyed people in Ukraine’s contested eastern region to see what they wanted. Here’s what we found.
Zelensky isn’t the first leader to feel frustrated by the E.U. Julia Gray - March 17, 2022 Other countries committed to joining, yet have no clear path to full membership
Will Russia recognize the independence of two eastern Ukraine republics? Here’s what people there think. John O’Loughlin, Gerard Toal, and Gwendolyn Sasse - February 17, 2022 Those who live in the Donbas region care more about bread-and-butter issues, our latest surveys reveal
Ukrainians in our survey weren’t enthusiastic about NATO exercises close to Russia John O’Loughlin and Gerard Toal - January 19, 2022 The Kremlin’s defense strategy depends on keeping a buffer between the Russian heartland and Europe
A new survey of the Ukraine-Russia conflict finds deeply divided views in the contested Donbas region Kristin Bakke, John O’Loughlin, Gerard Toal, and Gwendolyn Sasse - February 11, 2021 Many in the breakaway territory see a future with Russia
Iran and Turkey have become drone powers James Rogers - January 27, 2021 Drones have become the weapon of choice around the world.
5 things to know about Russia’s Vostok-2018 military exercises Dmitry Gorenburg - September 13, 2018 Military analysts around the world are keeping a close eye
Why Russia starts so many conflicts on its own borders Anna Ohanyan - September 12, 2018 The conventional wisdom is that Russia is too nuclear and
Are ‘global cities’ an antidote to populism and nationalism? Istanbul offers some hope. Fisher Onar - July 19, 2018 [caption id="attachment_75823" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Istanbul is a bustling, diverse city,
Russians are actually getting less xenophobic Hannah Chapman - April 18, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72388" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People walk in Moscow on April 9.
Putin wants a shining legacy. He has to solve 3 big problems first. Philipp Casula and Camille-Renaud Merlen - April 17, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72203" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the
100,000 troops will engage in Russia’s Zapad-2017 war games Simon Saradzhyan - September 13, 2017 [caption id="attachment_63490" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A man watches Russian military jets
What does Putin really want? Trump’s presidency will show us. Yuval Weber - December 28, 2016 [caption id="attachment_51837" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A billboard by a pro-Serbian movement
Georgia is voting this Saturday. Here are 7 things you should know Dustin Gilbreath and David Sichinava - October 6, 2016 [caption id="attachment_47408" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Supporters of the Georgian opposition party
Surveys show Russian nationalism is on the rise. This explains a lot about the country’s foreign and domestic politics. Richard Arnold - May 30, 2016 [caption id="attachment_41302" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The Russian and Olympic flags fly side-by-side
Ukraine defeated Russia — at Eurovision. Here’s why that matters Robert Seely - May 22, 2016 When St. Petersburg’s renowned Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra performed Bach in
Oil wars: Why nations aren’t battling over resources Emily Meierding - May 19, 2016 [caption id="attachment_40759" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A U.S. soldier stands guard next to a
Are Muslim countries more violent? Nils Gleditsch and Ida Rudolfsen - May 16, 2016 [caption id="attachment_37168" align="alignnone" width="908"] Syrian government troops drive an armored
Putin just sent Armenia MiG-29 fighters and military aid. Here are three key reasons why. Samuel Ramani - April 14, 2016 In February 2016, the Russian air force announced that MiG-29
Here are the 5 things you need to know about the deadly fighting in Nagorno Karabakh John O’Loughlin and Gerard Toal - April 6, 2016 [caption id="attachment_38644" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Mobile artillery units of the Nagorno-Karabakh
Here’s how Alexander Hamilton would understand Russia’s regional debt crisis Thomas Remington - March 24, 2016 [caption id="attachment_37691" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Carleigh Bettiol, left, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie
Why is the International Criminal Court stepping out of Africa and into Georgia? Mark Kersten - February 5, 2016 [caption id="attachment_35367" align="aligncenter" width="908"] An Ossetian woman, an Orthodox church
Yes, Putin may be starting to win Georgia away from the West. Here’s why that matters. Michael Cecire - January 25, 2016 [caption id="attachment_33758" align="aligncenter" width="908"] The European Union flag is projected
Three reasons the U.S. won’t break with Azerbaijan over its violations of human rights and democratic freedoms Samuel Ramani - January 20, 2016 [caption id="attachment_34580" align="aligncenter" width="908"] BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - AUGUST 04: The
No, Putin is not winning Georgia away from Europe. Here are the facts. Dustin Gilbreath - December 21, 2015 [caption id="attachment_33758" align="aligncenter" width="908"] The European flag is projected on
Lessons from 25 years of post-communism: the importance of reform, democracy, and geography Daniel Treisman - June 10, 2014 [caption id="attachment_11538" align="aligncenter" width="512" special=""] Berliners sing and dance on
Foreign fighters don’t always help Kristin Bakke - May 28, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Fighters of the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic
Foreign fighters don't always help Kristin Bakke - May 28, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Fighters of the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic
How people in South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Transnistria feel about annexation by Russia John O’Loughlin and Gerard Toal - March 20, 2014 Gerard Toal (Gearóid Ó Tuathail) is Director of the Government
Building a federal Ukraine? James Hughes and Gwendolyn Sasse - March 19, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Participants in a pro-Ukraine rally
How Putin’s desire to restore Russia to great power status matters Steven Ward - March 6, 2014 [caption id="attachment_7508" align="aligncenter" width="300" special=""] Alexei Nikolsky/AFP/Getty Images[/caption] Steven Ward
How Putin's desire to restore Russia to great power status matters Steven Ward - March 6, 2014 [caption id="attachment_7508" align="aligncenter" width="300" special=""] Alexei Nikolsky/AFP/Getty Images[/caption] Steven Ward
The evidence suggests that the conflict in Chechnya was not a major factor in the motivation of the Boston bombers Joshua Tucker - April 25, 2013 The following is the first of two guest posts today
References on Chechnya, the Caucasus, and Related Violence, plus another word of caution Joshua Tucker - April 19, 2013 I have been debating whether to write this post for
The Importance of Remembering that Not All Muslims in the Post-Soviet Region are Radical Islamists or Chechen Nationalists Joshua Tucker - April 19, 2013 Muslims in Russia are often alleged (most recently by President
Post-Election Report: 2012 Georgian Parliamentary Election Joshua Tucker - October 2, 2012 Continuing our Election Reports series in conjunction with the journal Electoral Studies, the
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: 2012 Georgian Parliamentary Elections Pre-Election Report Joshua Tucker - September 29, 2012 Continuing our Election Reports series in conjunction with the journal
Russia’s Riots Joshua Tucker - December 20, 2010 University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill professor "Graeme Robertson":http://www.unc.edu/depts/polisci/faculty_pages/robertson.htm sent along
A Coming Second Russian-Georgian War? Joshua Tucker - August 5, 2009 With the anniversary of last summer's Russian-Georgian war coming up