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.
A Russian destabilization campaign put Moldova in the news Isabelle DeSisto and Grigore Pop-Eleches - March 5, 2024 Maia Sandu, Moldova's pro-E.U. president, is up for reelection this fall.
Can Putin survive Russia’s losses in Ukraine? Ivan Gomza and Graeme Robertson - November 18, 2022 Russia’s defeat is starting to look inevitable. Here’s what that means for Putin and his inner circle.
Russia now says it must ‘de-Satanize’ Ukraine. What? Chonlawit Sirikupt - November 17, 2022 The Kremlin seems to be trolling for support among U.S. voters on the far right
What the new ‘Kremlinology’ reveals about Putin’s motives and power Alexander Baturo - March 31, 2022 Invading Ukraine may have left him weaker than he has been in a decade
Does the public rally behind leaders who get covid-19? Ryan Carlin - January 21, 2021 We analyzed public opinion ratings for Macron, Trump and others who became ill.
Putin’s succession strategy could be risky. This explains why. Daragh McDowell - January 22, 2020 Even the best-laid plans have unpredictable political consequences.
Russia’s prime minister has just resigned. Putin clearly has plans. Timothy Frye - January 15, 2020 While Putin wants to shake up Russian politics, he also may want to stay in power longer.
Russians don’t trust Putin as much as they did last year. And they don’t trust other politicians, either. Timothy Frye - June 3, 2019 Is the Kremlin going to undermine public opinion polling to get the results it wants?
Russians’ trust in Putin has plummeted. But that’s not the Kremlin’s only problem. Samuel Greene - June 3, 2019 The real bad news is that, increasingly, Russians are refusing to answer the survey question at all.