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.
How Putin’s partial mobilization could backfire Jason Lyall - September 22, 2022 Ill-trained, unwilling reservists may hamper Russia’s efforts in Ukraine.
Is Russia’s wartime propaganda more powerful than family bonds? Tymofii Brik, Jordan Gans-Morse, and Aaron Erlich - June 19, 2022 A new survey examines the conversations between Ukrainians and their Russian relatives
Why Russia may be taking Ukrainian children Svitlana Chernykh and Francesca Lessa - June 13, 2022 The research on similar tactics in Spain and Latin America helps explain Putin’s logic
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.
Ukraine’s oligarchs are united against Russia Silviya Nitsova - April 4, 2022 That wasn’t the case in 2014.
The prospects for a negotiated peace in Ukraine are bleak Thomas M. Dolan, Sarah E. Croco, Page Fortna, Michael Joseph, Hein Goemans, and Alex Weisiger - March 23, 2022 Here are three big hurdles to a lasting peace settlement
Ukraine invasion tests the relationship between Russia and China Elizabeth Wishnick and Andrew Taffer - March 14, 2022 Their ‘unlimited’ partnership may have some limits after all
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
Russia’s land grabs in Ukraine could break the international order Sara Mitchell, Paul Hensel, Krista Wiegand, and Andrew Owsiak - March 3, 2022 Would other countries also try to claim territory that contains their ethnic kin?
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
Russia believes tanks trump international law. Smaller countries like Kenya are using the U.N. to push back. Anjali Dayal - February 26, 2022 Here’s what we learned from the U.N. Security Council emergency meetings on Ukraine
Putin is breaking 70 years of norms by invading Ukraine. What comes next? Tanisha Fazal - February 25, 2022 Up until now, Russia tried to look like it was playing by the rules.
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
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
A majority of Ukrainians support joining NATO. Does this matter? Olga Onuch and Javier Pérez Sandoval - February 4, 2022 Support has been growing across all parts of Ukraine — not just regions close to 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
How Ukraine’s new president broke down a historic divide Miroslav Shapovalov and Konstantin Ash - April 30, 2019 For 20 years, Ukrainians voted largely by region. Not when comedian Volodymyr Zelensky ran.
The WTO just blew up Trump’s argument for steel tariffs Todd Tucker - April 5, 2019 'National security’ justifies trade restrictions only if there’s an actual national security exception.
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
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
The U.S. will send antitank weaponry to Ukraine. Here are 4 big questions. Andrew Bowen - February 2, 2018 [caption id="attachment_68789" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A tank from the Ukrainian Forces
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
Surveys show Russian nationalism is on the rise. This explains a lot about the country’s foreign and domestic politics. Richard Arnold - May 30, 2016 [caption id="attachment_41302" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The Russian and Olympic flags fly side-by-side
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
People think that economic sanctions hurt Putin and helped undermine apartheid in South Africa. They’re wrong. Sam Winter-Levy and Nikita Lalwani - May 6, 2016 [caption id="attachment_39938" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Russia's Bank Rossiya has been targeted
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
Here’s why Putin wants to topple Ukraine’s government, not to engineer a ‘frozen conflict’ Robert Person - October 6, 2015 [caption id="attachment_30331" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Pro-Russian militants participate in a training
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
How the Ukrainian crisis is like three-dimensional chess Nikolai Sokov - March 15, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22686" align="alignnone" width="620"] Civilians talk to an Ukrainian serviceman
The question to ask about Boris Nemtsov's murder is not who but why? Joshua Tucker - March 3, 2015 The following is a guest post from University of Oklahoma
The question to ask about Boris Nemtsov’s murder is not who but why? J. Goode - March 3, 2015 The following is a guest post from University of Oklahoma
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
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
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
Support for separatism in southern and eastern Ukraine is lower than you think Stephen Whitefield and Paul Chaisty - February 6, 2015 [caption id="attachment_20991" align="alignnone" width="620"] A pro-Russian rebel guards a captured
How popular are Putin and Obama in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine? John O’Loughlin and Gerard Toal - January 22, 2015 It is well known that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s actions
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
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
Ukraine’s breakaway region is becoming a de facto country Charles King - September 16, 2014 [caption id="attachment_15749" align="alignnone" width="620"] Pro-Russian militants patrol on an armored
Ukraine's breakaway region is becoming a de facto country Charles King - September 16, 2014 [caption id="attachment_15749" align="alignnone" width="620"] Pro-Russian militants patrol on an armored
Ukraine’s next electoral challenge Nazar Boyko and Erik Herron - September 6, 2014 [caption id="attachment_15271" align="alignnone" width="620"] A Ukrainian policeman stands in front
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,
Two important facts about Ukraine Ralph Clem - August 15, 2014 The following is a guest post from political geographer Ralph S.
Why arming Ukraine is a bad idea Kimberly Marten - August 7, 2014 [caption id="attachment_14187" align="alignnone" width="620"] An armed pro-Russian separatist stands in
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
Proxy war can have dangerous consequences Erica D. Borghard - July 25, 2014 [caption id="attachment_13635" align="alignnone" width="620"] A pro-Russian fighter stands near a
Is there a role for NATO in Ukraine? Heidi Hardt - July 23, 2014 [caption id="attachment_13520" align="alignnone" width="620"] President Obama met with NATO Secretary
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
Was the downing of the Malaysian Air flight accidental? Austin Long - July 18, 2014 [caption id="attachment_13120" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Debris of the Boeing 777, Malaysia
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
Are there lessons from Pakistan for future of fighting in Ukraine? Yelena Biberman - May 27, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] A pro-Russian separatist takes position
Location, location, location: Measuring public opinion in Ukraine’s regions Ralph Clem - May 22, 2014 The following is a guest post from Ralph S. Clem,
Is Ukraine ready to vote? Erik Herron - May 18, 2014 Joshua Tucker: As part of our continuing series of election
Ukraine and the problem of local warlords Kimberly Marten - May 5, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special="TOPSHOTS "] A photographer takes a
Opposition in Ukraine: A tale of two maps Dmitry Gorenburg - May 1, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Pro-Russian masked armed militants guard
Why we should be sober about the long-term prospects of stable democracy in Ukraine Mark Beissinger - March 11, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Pro-Ukrainian supporters take part in
Why Eastern Ukraine is an integral part of Ukraine Ralph Clem - March 7, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Ukrainian students attend a rally
Do Crimeans actually want to join Russia? Grigore Pop-Eleches and Robertson Graeme - March 6, 2014 [caption id="attachment_7517" align="aligncenter" width="600" special=""] Sign reads: Crimea, it's Ukraine
Why domestic developments in Ukraine still matter Joshua Tucker - March 5, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special="POOL PHOTO"] Secretary of State John
Russia vs. Ukraine: A clash of brothers, not cultures Erik Voeten - March 4, 2014 [caption id="attachment_7414" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] (Darko Bandici/AP) A Russian and
How Putin's worldview may be shaping his response in Crimea Joshua Tucker - March 3, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] A woman holds a board
How Putin’s worldview may be shaping his response in Crimea - March 3, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] A woman holds a board
What does Ukraine’s #Euromaidan teach us about protest? Joshua Tucker - February 27, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Ukrainians attended a mass meeting
2012 Ukrainian Parliamentary Elections: Post-Election Report Joshua Tucker - November 5, 2012 And now for a brief break from our election coverage
Pre-Election Report: Ukraine 2012 Parliamentary Election Joshua Tucker - September 17, 2012 In our continuing series of election reports, we now present