Can Putin keep the oligarchs and Russian elites on his side? Sharon Rivera - March 1, 2022 War with Ukraine may make that harder, my research finds.
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
Russia’s 2020 referendum could keep Vladimir Putin in power until 2036 Sharon Rivera and Henry E. Hale - July 1, 2020 Our survey reveals how high-ranking Russians view this development.
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.
Why are Republicans using Putin’s talking points? This study helps explain. Olga Kamenchuk and Henry E. Hale - February 3, 2020 Increasingly, Republican voters think Vladimir Putin is a good leader. But Russians don’t feel the same way about President Trump.
Kazakh President Nazarbayev has resigned. Here are three things to watch. Eric McGlinchey - March 20, 2019 A managed succession may be a hard promise to keep.
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
Putin won reelection yesterday. Now he’s a ‘lame duck.’ What will that mean? Joshua Tucker - March 19, 2018 To nobody’s surprise, Russian President Vladimir Putin won reelection to
Yes, the Kremlin is worried — about Russia’s own presidential elections Christopher Jarmas - December 6, 2017 [caption id="attachment_66986" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to
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