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Daniel Treisman
Joshua Tucker
,
Timothy Frye
,
Bryn Rosenfeld
,
Andrei Soldatov
,
Daniel Treisman
,
Konstantin Sonin
, and
Kathryn Stoner
February 21, 2024
Alexei Navalny has died. What is his legacy?
We asked scholars of Russian politics for their insights.
Daniel Treisman
September 1, 2022
Gorbachev didn’t set out to open the door to democracy
The former Soviet leader learned the hard way that reining in political changes is harder than making them
Daniel Treisman
February 25, 2022
In words and deeds, Putin shows he’s rejecting even Soviet-era borders
His speech this week makes it clear he’s out to restore “historic Russia”
Daniel Treisman
June 19, 2018
Is democracy really in danger? The picture is not as dire as you think.
Daniel Treisman
March 14, 2018
How Putin’s regime is both authoritarian and incompetent
Daniel Treisman
February 27, 2018
Why the poor don’t vote to soak the rich
Vladimir Gimpelson
and
Daniel Treisman
June 11, 2015
Why don’t democracies take from the rich and give to the poor?
Daniel Treisman
December 29, 2014
Economic development promotes democracy, but there’s a catch
Daniel Treisman
June 10, 2014
Lessons from 25 years of post-communism: the importance of reform, democracy, and geography
