Georgia’s 2024 parliamentary elections were a blow to democracy Alexis Lerner and Arianne Swieca - November 1, 2024 There are reports of election irregularities and the Georgian Dream party is set to control the country for another four years.
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 Gerard Toal and John O’Loughlin - 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,