Ukraine’s military policy puts women in headlines, but not front lines Jessica Trisko Darden - December 21, 2022 New research explores the hurdles for Ukrainian servicewomen, as well as for other women who wish to participate in the war effort
Do Ukrainians want a ceasefire? Karina V. Korostelina and Gerard Toal - August 30, 2022 A new survey reveals how people on the front lines process the tradeoffs of war
Ukrainians believe they’ll win the war, a survey finds Serhii Dembitskyi and Mikhail Alexseev - August 14, 2022 They’re optimistic about the future, despite months of trauma
How many Ukrainian refugees have been trafficked? We won’t know for years. Laura A. Dean - July 21, 2022 Their fates will depend in part on which country they’ve landed in – and whether that country has comprehensive policies and services
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.
Russians think they’re engaged in a heroic struggle with the West Lily Wojtowicz and Dina Smeltz - April 13, 2022 A new survey finds that the public in Russia believes President Vladimir Putin’s rationale for the ‘military operation’ in Ukraine.
The Kremlin has another weapon in its arsenal: Migration policy Caress Schenk - April 11, 2022 How committed is Russia to embracing Slavic migrants from Ukraine and beyond?
Ukraine’s oligarchs are united against Russia Silviya Nitsova - April 4, 2022 That wasn’t the case in 2014.
Ukraine updated its defense institutions — and is defying expectations Louis-Alexandre Berg and Andrew Radin - March 29, 2022 Procurement changes addressed corruption and boosted Ukraine’s ability to defend itself
Even Russian-speaking Ukrainians don’t want to be evacuated to Russia or Belarus Michał Bilewicz - March 7, 2022 The research shows that Russian speakers across much of Ukraine identify as Ukrainian
Central Asian countries now have two big worries about Russia Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili - March 2, 2022 Moscow has seen little support this week from these countries.
Volunteer troops can be a curse, not a blessing. But Ukraine may be figuring it out. Polina Beliakova - February 27, 2022 Kyiv also called on volunteers in 2014 to defend the country
The U.S. and Europe didn’t get what they wanted from Putin. But Putin didn’t get what he wanted from them. Andrew H. Kydd - February 22, 2022 Russia’s president made threats without offering assurances
Putin is gambling his future — and Russia’s Zhaotian Luo and Scott Gehlbach - February 19, 2022 What would an invasion of Ukraine mean for Russia?
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
Russia may be about to invade Ukraine. Russians don’t want it to. John Reuter, Katerina Tertytchnaya, Henry E. Hale, David Szakonyi, and Bryn Rosenfeld - February 11, 2022 For Putin, invading Ukraine comes with political risk at home, these surveys show
Experts from NATO countries disagree on how to approach Ukraine Volodymyr Kulyk, Mykola Riabchuk, Nadiia Koval, Marianna Fakhurdinova, and Kateryna Zarembo - January 26, 2022 Different countries have very different narratives about the crisis
Here’s what we know about Russia’s military buildup near Ukraine. Michael Kofman and Dmitry Gorenburg - January 14, 2022 Deploying troops in a forward posture indefinitely really isn’t an option.
The E.U. can’t stick to its Belarus sanctions. Will this time be different? Alexander Lanoszka - May 25, 2021 Further sanctions might harm ordinary Belarusians — and push leaders and businesses closer to Russia
The U.S. and NATO promised to protect Ukraine. If Ukraine is the aggressor, all bets are off. Ivanka Barzashka - May 13, 2021 Here’s what we learned from extensive war-gaming on the Ukraine-Russia conflict
Russians supported Putin’s moves in Crimea in 2014. Here’s what’s different in 2021. Timothy Frye - April 11, 2021 Survey data suggest it will be hard for Putin to rally support for a direct military intervention
Moldova wants to be more European and less corrupt. Parliament isn’t helping. Ecaterina Locoman - April 2, 2021 President Maia Sandu has had a rocky first 100 days in office.
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
Russians in the Far East have been protesting for weeks. What does that say about democracy in Russia? Elise Giuliano - August 6, 2020 These events demonstrate how competitive politics might reemerge in other parts of the country
Flight MH17 crashed six years ago. Ukrainians have very different views on who’s to blame. Kristin Bakke, John O’Loughlin, and Gerard Toal - July 16, 2020 Russian misinformation may be drowning out factual evidence
Ukraine’s citizens worry about covid-19. And they still have to worry about the war. Volodymyr Kulyk, Olga Onuch, Henry E. Hale, and Gwendolyn Sasse - May 22, 2020 Our survey suggests that conflict makes it politically difficult for countries to concentrate on the pandemic.
Is Ukraine caught between Europe and Russia? We asked Ukrainians this important question. Kristin Bakke, John O’Loughlin, and Gerard Toal - February 25, 2020 Our new survey shows a divided nation
Trump says he was looking for corruption in Ukraine — where President Zelensky was known for mocking corruption in Ukraine Jessica Pisano - November 14, 2019 Like Trump, Zelensky was a showman before he entered politics. So what does he stand for?
Trump’s request for a ‘favor’ could really hurt Ukraine’s president and his agenda Oxana Shevel - October 6, 2019 Here’s how Zelensky’s anti-corruption campaign matters for international politics.
The U.S. president asks you for ‘a favor.’ How could it hurt your country? Eugene Finkel - October 2, 2019 Let’s look at what happened in Israel when Netanyahu acceded to Trump’s request to ban two members of Congress.
Chernobyl’s effects go far beyond what you’re seeing on HBO. It shook up geopolitics for years. Mariana Budjeryn - July 15, 2019 From the Soviet Union’s fall to Ukraine’s nuclear disarmament, the disaster changed the region.
Without the INF Treaty, Europe could see a new missile power. (Spoiler: It’s not Russia.) Mariana Budjeryn - February 25, 2019 The treaty also curtailed missile programs in former Soviet states.
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
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
Vladimir Putin’s approval ratings are dropping. This is why. Samuel Greene and Robertson Graeme - July 19, 2018 By rights, Vladimir Putin should be having the time of
What Trump and Putin want from their historic summit Jordan Gans-Morse and Joshua Tucker - July 14, 2018 [caption id="attachment_75621" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump shakes hands with Russian
Ukrainians are getting less divided by language, not more. Here’s the research. Joshua Tucker - June 8, 2018 [caption id="attachment_67842" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Protesters hold the Ukraine flag and
The war in Ukraine is more devastating than you know Ralph Clem, Jarod Fox, Erik Herron, and Cynthia Buckley - April 9, 2018 [caption id="attachment_71924" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A Ukrainian fighter stands in a
Remember the Cold War? Putin has brought it back. Tatyana Malyarenko and Stefan Wolff - March 19, 2018 [caption id="attachment_70657" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Journalists watch as Russian President Vladimir
How Putin’s regime is both authoritarian and incompetent Daniel Treisman - March 14, 2018 [caption id="attachment_47500" align="aligncenter" width="960"] (Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool/Reuters)[/caption] Russians will vote Sunday
Could U.N. peacekeepers help end the war in Ukraine? Richard Gowan - March 1, 2018 [caption id="attachment_69959" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Ukrainian troops fire a howitzer close
Ukrainians are protesting corruption — and using a new approach. Here’s how it works. Grigore Pop-Eleches and Robertson Graeme - January 5, 2018 [caption id="attachment_67842" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Protesters hold the Ukraine flag and
Would cyberattacks be likely in a U.S.-North Korea conflict? Here’s what we know. Yuri Zhukov and Nadiya Kostyuk - November 21, 2017 [caption id="attachment_66490" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In this photo from Aug. 10,
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
Trump and Putin meet tomorrow. Here are 6 things to watch. Elizabeth N. Saunders and Joshua Tucker - July 6, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60694" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A T-shirt featuring President Trump and Russian
That brief U.S.-Russia strategic partnership 15 years ago? New interviews reveal why it derailed. Andrew Kuchins - September 23, 2016 [caption id="attachment_46757" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Russian President Vladimir Putin talks with
Two myths about nationalism and anti-Semitism in Ukraine Taras Kuzio - August 1, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44640" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Voters show their Ukrainian passports as
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
Here’s what the research reveals about the violence in Nagorno Karabakh — and how ‘freezing’ conflicts can backfire Nelli Babayan - April 7, 2016 [caption id="attachment_38748" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A soldier of the defense army
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
Do Crimeans see themselves as Russian or Ukrainian? It’s complicated. Eleanor Knott - December 3, 2015 [caption id="attachment_33079" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A damaged electrical pylon hangs near
Ukraine isn’t unified yet. These 4 charts explain. Grigore Pop-Eleches and Robertson Graeme - November 13, 2015 [caption id="attachment_32142" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Ukrainian activists demonstrate in front of
6 reasons not to worry about Russia invading the Baltics Robert Person - November 12, 2015 [caption id="attachment_32090" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Russian President Vladimir Putin and Serbian
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
What people in southeast Ukraine really think of Novorossiya John O’Loughlin and Gerard Toal - May 25, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25298" align="aligncenter" width="600"] A map of the historical region
Russians see Ukraine as an illegitimate state Mikhail Alexseev and Henry Hale - May 20, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25080" align="aligncenter" width="660"] United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
What does Boris Nemtsov’s murder mean for Russia? Joshua Tucker - March 2, 2015 Like many others, I was shocked and saddened by last
What does Boris Nemtsov's murder mean for Russia? Joshua Tucker - March 2, 2015 Like many others, I was shocked and saddened by last
Russian and Ukrainian TV viewers live on different planets John O’Loughlin and Gerard Toal - February 26, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21924" align="alignnone" width="620"] Military personnel carry a coffin as
Putin’s war of words, decoded Elizabeth Wood - February 26, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21838" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) poses
Putin's war of words, decoded Joshua Tucker - February 26, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21838" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) poses
The West should not count on Russian sensitivity to casualties to deter Putin Simon Saradzhyan - February 24, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21678" align="alignnone" width="620"] Russia-backed separatists carry the coffin of a comrade
Mistrust about political motives in contested Ukraine John O’Loughlin and Gerard Toal - February 13, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21233" align="aligncenter" width="992"] Left to right, Russian President Vladimir
Will Russia’s economic turmoil affect its foreign policy? Joshua Tucker - December 18, 2014 [caption id="attachment_19267" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Russian President Vladimir Putin points to
Will Russia's economic turmoil affect its foreign policy? Joshua Tucker - December 18, 2014 [caption id="attachment_19267" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Russian President Vladimir Putin points to
What have we learned in the year since Ukraine's EuroMaidan? Joshua Tucker - November 26, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18474" align="alignnone" width="620"] A file photo taken on December
What have we learned in the year since Ukraine’s EuroMaidan? Olga Onuch - November 26, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18474" align="alignnone" width="620"] A file photo taken on December
How Putin turned Ukraine to the West Oxana Shevel - October 29, 2014 [caption id="attachment_17378" align="alignnone" width="620"] Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko holds his
The Kremlin doesn’t have a blank check from Russians for its Ukraine policy Thomas Sherlock - September 26, 2014 [caption id="attachment_16207" align="alignnone" width="620"] Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a
Ukraine and ISIS are not justifications of a 'clash of civilizations' Mark Schrad - September 22, 2014 [caption id="attachment_13351" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Debris lies at the crash site
Ukraine and ISIS are not justifications of a ‘clash of civilizations’ Mark Schrad - September 22, 2014 [caption id="attachment_13351" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Debris lies at the crash site
Introducing VoxUkraine Joshua Tucker - September 8, 2014 [caption id="attachment_15384" align="aligncenter" width="227"] http://voxukraine.blogspot.com/[/caption] With so many in the
Will Eastern Ukraine turn into Northern Ireland? Serhiy Kudelia - July 26, 2014 [caption id="attachment_13669" align="aligncenter" width="908"] An armored personnel carrier flying Ukraine's
What do citizens of Ukraine actually think about secession? Ivan Katchanovski - July 20, 2014 [caption id="attachment_13232" align="alignnone" width="620"] Pro-Russian separatists stand guard at the
Will the Malaysia Airlines tragedy change the trajectory of events in Ukraine? Oxana Shevel - July 18, 2014 [caption id="attachment_13189" align="alignnone" width="620"] People light candles in front of
Is anyone in charge of Russian nationalists fighting in Ukraine? Marlene Laruelle - June 26, 2014 [caption id="attachment_12317" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Pro-Russian fighters gather to take an
Ukraine's 2014 presidential election result is unlikely to be repeated Sergiy Kudelia - June 2, 2014 [caption id="attachment_11219" align="aligncenter" width="600" special=""] Ukraine's 2014 Presidential election result
Ukraine’s 2014 presidential election result is unlikely to be repeated Sergiy Kudelia - June 2, 2014 [caption id="attachment_11219" align="aligncenter" width="600" special=""] Ukraine's 2014 Presidential election result
Ukraine's 'regionalism of convenience' Kataryna Wolczuk - May 6, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Ukrainian soldiers set up a
Ukraine’s ‘regionalism of convenience’ Kataryna Wolczuk - May 6, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Ukrainian soldiers set up a