Does Putin have a vote in U.S. elections? Elizabeth N. Saunders, Marina E. Henke, Nadiya Kostyuk, Rachel Myrick, and Kenneth Schultz - September 28, 2023 International relations scholars have a ‘good chat’ about U.S. elections and foreign policy.
How to decode Putin’s nuclear warnings James Cameron - September 22, 2022 What is the risk of Russian nuclear use in Ukraine? Here’s what you need to know.
Russia and Ukraine are key exporters of food and energy. Will global prices spike? Cullen Hendrix - March 2, 2022 Here’s what the research tells us
Turkey announced it would regulate warship access to the Black Sea. Does that change Russia’s strategy? Howard Eissenstat - March 1, 2022 Turkey’s diplomatic balancing act may be behind this move
Does Putin really want regime change in Ukraine? Alexander Downes - February 9, 2022 The research suggests this rarely works. But countries keep trying anyway.
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
Alexei Navalny was poisoned one year ago. His fate tells us a lot about Putin’s Russia. Morvan Lallouet, Jan Matti Dollbaum, and Ben Noble - August 19, 2021 Our research reveals a bleak future, for Navalny and for the Kremlin
Russia wants more influence in Africa. It’s using disinformation to get there. Shelby Grossman - December 2, 2019 Facebook says the oligarch behind the Internet Research Agency is involved.
Why did Ukraine impose martial law? Lucan Way and Keith Darden - November 29, 2018 [caption id="attachment_80812" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko reacts as
Does the Russia-Turkey deal on Idlib signal a new era of relations in the Middle East? Peter Henne - October 5, 2018 [caption id="attachment_78547" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left,
Offering pensions can help autocrats stay in power longer Magnus Rasmussen and Carl Knutsen - December 4, 2017 [caption id="attachment_66851" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes
Why Putin and Obama use fighting words when they don’t want to fight Shoko Kohama, Kazunori Inamasu, and Atsushi Tago - September 28, 2016 [caption id="attachment_46911" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Russian MiG-29 jet fighters perform during
Things are heating up in eastern Ukraine. Here are three reasons why. Samuel Ramani - May 30, 2016 [caption id="attachment_41239" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Members of a volunteer battalion and
Ukraine has been part of Europe for nearly a millennium. Christian Raffensperger - April 7, 2016 [caption id="attachment_38816" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Flags of the Dutch E.U. presidency
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 and a half reasons why Russia might be planning to withdraw from Ukraine (or some of it, anyway) Samuel Ramani - August 31, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29015" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] A portrait of Russian President Vladimir
Is GREXIT a threat to Greece’s security? Ioannis Galariotis - May 3, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24202" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Greeks wave their national flag.
What exactly is Putin’s new ‘New Russia’? Ralph Clem - September 4, 2014 [caption id="attachment_15255" align="alignnone" width="620"] In this photo taken on Friday,
What exactly is Putin's new 'New Russia'? Ralph Clem - September 4, 2014 [caption id="attachment_15255" align="alignnone" width="620"] In this photo taken on Friday,
Don’t underestimate importance of religion for understanding Russia’s actions in Crimea Mara Kozelsky - March 13, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special="3TP"] Russia's President Vladimir Putin and
Don't underestimate importance of religion for understanding Russia's actions in Crimea Mara Kozelsky - March 13, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special="3TP"] Russia's President Vladimir Putin and
Is Crimean independence or annexation a good outcome for Russia? Nadiya Kravets and Helena Yakovlev-Golani - March 6, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Members of a pro Russian
5 reasons I am surprised the crisis in Crimea is escalating so quickly Joshua Tucker - February 28, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] An unidentified gunman uses his
A Coming Second Russian-Georgian War? Joshua Tucker - August 5, 2009 With the anniversary of last summer's Russian-Georgian war coming up