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PONARS Eurasia PodcastThe Putin-Xi Summit: What's New In Their Joint Communique ?In this week’s PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman speaks with Russian China experts Vita Spivak and Alexander Gabuev about the February meeting between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, and what it may tell us about where the Russian-Chinese relationship is headed.2022-02-2343 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastExploring the Russian Courts' Ruling to Liquidate the Memorial SocietyIn this week’s PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with scholars Kelly Smith and Benjamin Nathans about the history, achievements, and impending shutdown of the Memorial Society, Russia's oldest and most venerable civic organization, and what its imminent liquidation portends for the Russian civil society.2022-01-2842 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastRussia's 2021 census and the Kremlin's nationalities policy [Lipman Series 2021]In this week’s PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with social scientist Andrey Shcherbak about the quality of the data collected in the recent population census and the goals of Vladimir Putin's government's nationalities policy 2021-12-0938 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastActive citizens of any kind are under threatIn this week’s PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Alexander Verkhovsky about the Kremlin's ever-expanding toolkit of measures to repress political and civic activists, journalists, and other dissidents.2021-11-0532 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastRussia's Legislative Elections followup [Lipman Series 2021]In this week’s PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Tanya Lokot and Nikolay Petrov about the results of Russia’s legislative elections and about what comes next.2021-10-0434 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastWhy Is the Kremlin Nervous? [Lipman Series 2021]In this week’s PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Ben Noble and Nikolay Petrov about Russia’s September 17-19 legislative elections, repressive measures against electoral challengers, and whether to expect anything other than preordained results.2021-09-144h 35PONARS Eurasia PodcastVaccine Hesitancy in Russia, France, and the United States [Lipman Series 2021]In this week's PONARS Eurasia Podcast episode, Maria Lipman chats with Denis Volkov, Naira Davlashyan, and Peter Slevin about why COVID-19 vaccination rates are still so low across the globe, comparing vaccine hesitant constituencies across Russia, France, and the United States.
2021-08-3137 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastIs Russia Becoming More Soviet? [Lipman Series 2021]
In a new PONARS Eurasia Podcast episode, Maria Lipman chats with Maxim Trudolyubov about the current tightening of the Russian political sphere, asking whether or not it’s helpful to draw comparisons to the late Soviet period.
2021-07-2631 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastThe Evolution of Russia's Political Regime [Lipman Series 2021]In this week's episode of the PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Grigory Golosov and Henry Hale about the evolution of Russia's political regime, and what to expect in the lead-up to September's Duma elections.2021-06-2138 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastVolodymyr Zelensky: Year Two [Lipman Series 2021]In this week's episode of the PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Sergiy Kudelia and Georgiy Kasianov about Ukrainian President Zelensky's second year in office, and how he has handled the political turbulence of the past year.2021-05-2431 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastConstructing the Myth of Russia's "Wild" Nineties [Lipman Series 2021]In today's episode of the PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Olga Malinova about the myth of the "wild nineties" and the political actors involved in its construction.2021-05-1027 min
CREECA Lecture Series PodcastEurasian Responses to the COVID-19 Crisis - Caress Schenk (4.29.2021)“Eurasian Responses to the COVID-19 Crisis: Between Fact and Fear” with Caress Schenk, Associate Professor of Political Science, Nazarbayev University.
Description: Amid the economic and health crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, underlying questions of state-society relations loom large in Eurasia: why do people follow or not follow regulations that the government deems healthy for them? Do people trust the scientific underpinnings of state modernization projects? How do states increase public buy-in or compliance with their policies?
This talk will outline the origins of the project and preliminary findings from a study that Schenk conducted, analyzing the linkages between state and...2021-04-301h 13PONARS Eurasia PodcastMusic and Politics in Contemporary Russia [Lipman Series 2021]In this week's PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Alexander Gorbachev about the dynamic music scene in contemporary Russia, and how free Russian musicians are to make political statements.2021-04-1228 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastHow is the Russian Government Coping with Rising Food Prices? [Lipman Series 2021]In this week's PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Anton Tabakh about rising food prices in Russia, and what they might mean for Russia's current and future stability.2021-03-1526 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastThe Communist Party of the Russian Federation: More Than Just Systemic Opposition? [Lipman Series 2021]In this week's episode of the PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Felix Light and Nikolay Petrov about the contemporary Communist Party of the Russian Federation, including the divisions between its leadership and membership, its attitude toward Alexei Navalny, and why it might be more than just "systemic" opposition after all.2021-03-0500 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastInternet Resources: Civic Communication and State Surveillance [Lipman Series 2021]In this week's PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Andrei Soldatov and Tanya Lokot about the role of the internet in contemporary Russian politics, including both as a tool of the Russian opposition and as an instrument of the increasingly repressive Russian regime.
2021-02-1640 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastThe Rise of Alexei Navalny's Political Stature and Mass Protest in Russia [Lipman Series 2021]In the first PONARS Eurasia Podcast of 2021, Maria Lipman chats with Greg Yudin about the current protests taking place in Russia, and what Alexei Navalny's growing popular support means for the Putin regime.2021-02-0133 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastRussian Social Policy in the COVID-19 Era [Lipman Series 2020]In 2020’s final episode of the PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Sarah Wilson Sokhey and Ella Paneyakh to discuss Russian social policy in the COVID-19 era, and public perception of Russia’s overall pandemic response.
2020-12-2132 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastConscious Parenting Practices in Contemporary Russia [Lipman Series 2020]In this week's episode of the PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Julia Yuzbasheva and Maria Danilova to learn more about the proliferation of "conscious parenting" practices in contemporary Russian society.2020-12-1034 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastThe Transformation of Belarussian Society [Lipman Series 2020]In this episode of the PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Masha Lipman chats with Grigory Ioffe about the long-term and short-term factors that led up to the current protests in Belarus, and the ongoing transformation of Belarussian society.2020-11-1132 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastRussian Lawmakers Adjust National Legislation to the Revised Constitutional Framework [Lipman Series 2020]In this week’s PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Ben Noble and Nikolay Petrov about ongoing changes to Russia’s national legislation based on the recently revised constitutional framework, and what these changes portend for the 2021 Duma election.2020-10-2647 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastRevising Russia's Constitutional Framework [Lipman Series 2020]In this week’s PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Ben Noble and Nikolay Petrov about ongoing changes to Russia’s national legislature based on the recently revised constitutional framework, and what these changes portend for the 2021 Duma election.2020-10-2647 min
Russian RouletteOf The Cost of Engineering Victory: Russia's September Elections and Impact of Team Navalny - Russian Roulette Episode 107In this episode of Russian Roulette, Heather and Cyrus Newlin, associate fellow with the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia program, sit down with Masha Lipman, Senior Associate at the Institute of European, Eurasian and Russian Studies at George Washington University, Ben Noble, Assistant Professor in Russian Politics at the University College in London and Senior Research Fellow at the Higher School of Economics, Moscow, to discuss the outcome of the September 13 elections in Russia and what they portend for next year’s high stakes Duma election.This episode assesses the success of Alexey Navalny’s “Smart...2020-10-0840 minRussian RouletteOf The Cost of Engineering Victory: Russia's September Elections and Impact of Team Navalny - Russian Roulette Episode 107In this episode of Russian Roulette, Heather and Cyrus Newlin, associate fellow with the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia program, sit down with Masha Lipman, Senior Associate at the Institute of European, Eurasian and Russian Studies at George Washington University, Ben Noble, Assistant Professor in Russian Politics at the University College in London and Senior Research Fellow at the Higher School of Economics, Moscow, to discuss the outcome of the September 13 elections in Russia and what they portend for next year’s high stakes Duma election.This episode assesses the success of Alexey Navalny’s “Smart...2020-10-0840 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastRussia's Regional Elections [Lipman Series 2020]In this week’s PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Graeme Robertson and Konstantin Gaaze about Russia’s September 13 regional elections and whether or not the Kremlin should be worried about upcoming Duma elections.
2020-09-2530 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastUnderstanding the Protests in Belarus [Lipman Series 2020]In this week's PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Natalya Chernyshova (University of Winchester) and Nikolay Petrov (Chatham House) about the ongoing protests in Belarus, and what they mean for the future of the current regime.2020-09-1140 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastPopular Opinion on the Khabarovsk Protests [Lipman Series 2020]In this week's episode of the PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Denis Volkov (Levada Center) to learn more about public perceptions around current events in Khabarovsk, the "reset" of Putin's term limits, and the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read the transcript here.2020-08-1437 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastRussia's Regional Politics [Lipman Series 2020]In this PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Nikolay Petrov (Chatham House) and Ivan Kurilla (European University at Saint Petersburg) to learn more about current events unfolding in Russia’s regions, focusing in particular on the cities of Khabarovsk and Saint Petersburg.
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2020-08-0240 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastNews Media in Russia and China [Lipman Series 2020]In this week's episode of the PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Maria Repnikova (Georgia State University) and Maxim Trudolubov (Meduza) to learn more about the state of news media in Russia and China today.
Read the transcript here.2020-07-1736 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastRussia's Memory Wars [Lipman Series 2020]In this week's episode of the PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Aleksey Miller (European University, Saint Petersburg) to learn more about historical memory in Russia, and ongoing conflict over the memory of World War II in particular.2020-07-0339 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastPublic Perception of Russia's COVID Response [Lipman Series 2020]In early spring, the COVID-19 pandemic abruptly upset Putin's plans to stage several events designed to reinforce his legitimacy. Quarantine measures imposed by local officials helped to stem the spread of the virus, but the consequences of those measures included serious economic fallout and discontent. Now, many of these measures have been abruptly lifted, and the country is preparing to proceed with a large military parade as well as a major constitutional vote despite risks that these events might pose.
How are Russians reacting to the COVID-19 pandemic and the government's performance in response to it? In...2020-06-2232 min
The Naked PravdaNationalism and the Alt-Right: Another look at ‘Russian Lives Matter’This week’s show looks at Russian nationalism, activism in Russia against police brutality, and the American alt-right. We also return specifically to remarks by Mikhail Svetov from last week’s show about an initiative he’s calling “Russian Lives Matter.”
The Black Lives Matter movement in the United States has occasioned a global conversation about racism and institutionalized prejudice. These themes resonate everywhere, even in countries without America’s legacy of slavery and segregation. In Russia, some right-wing groups have sought to adapt and appropriate BLM’s terminology, both cynically for publicity and deliberately in order to diminish wh...2020-06-1352 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastVolodymyr Zelensky: Year One [Lipman Series 2020]In April 2019, political novice Volodymyr Zelensky was elected the new President of Ukraine in a landslide victory. When Zelensky took over the presidency, he was faced by a host of immense challenges, including fighting corruption, reducing the clout of the oligarchs, and achieving a breakthrough in multilateral talks over the ongoing conflict in Donbass. The COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to an economic downturn and called for urgent and costly decisions, has only further aggravated Zelensky’s predicament.
In this episode of the PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Sergiy Kudelia and Georgiy Kasianov about the fi...2020-06-1237 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastPandemic Politics in the North Caucasus [Lipman Series 2020]The North Caucasus is a highly complicated territory in Russia, comprised of seven different ethnic republics with complex relationships to the Russian federal center. Throughout the region, the already immense challenges of dealing with the COVID pandemic have been amplified by chronic local problems within several of the region's republics.
In this episode of the PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Ekaterina Sokirianskaia and Grigory Shvedov to learn more about the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the North Caucasus.
2020-06-0533 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastThe Comparative Politics of the Coronavirus Pandemic [Lipman Series 2020]
How have different systems of government influenced responses to the COVID-19 pandemic? Why have some countries managed to effectively curb the spread of the Ccronavirus, while others continue to see rising numbers of infections and fatalities? What can we learn from exploring these comparisons, and how will social attitudes and state policies change moving forward?
In this week's episode, Maria Lipman chats with Şener Aktürk to learn more about the comparative politics of the coronavirus pandemic.
2020-05-2900 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastBelarus and the COVID-19 Pandemic [Lipman Series 2020]Before the Covid-19 pandemic hit the world, it would never have occurred to anyone to group Belarus together with Sweden. But today the wealthy Scandinavian country and the poor Eastern European one have something important in common: Neither has followed the rest of Europe into the lockdown.
Why has Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko chosen to act in full defiance of World Health Organization recommendations? How does the public view this defiance? What might be the implications for the upcoming Belarusian presidential elections? In this episode of the PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Grigory I...2020-05-2200 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastThe Russian Orthodox Church in the Time of the COVID Pandemic [Lipman Series 2020]In 2020, the Easter holidays coincided closely with the rise of the COVID epidemic in Russia. In March, the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church finally complied with government authorities, who urged closing the church to parishioners - but numerous bishops and priests ignored the Patriarch’s call. Some even expressed open and vocal disobedience.
How unusual is the current defiance of the patriarch’s admonition, and what may be its implications? In this episode of the PONARS Eurasia Podcast, Maria Lipman chats with Xenia Loutchenko to learn more about what the COVID pandemic means for the future of t...2020-05-1500 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastPublic Opinion Regarding COVID in the US and Russia [Lipman Series 2020]As the COVID pandemic continues to spread, countries across the globe are facing formidable challenges. Despite major differences in their political and economic systems and policy making processes, Russia and the United States are currently undertaking similar protective measures in order to combat the spread of the virus – but opinions regarding these measures are divided.
Where are citizens in these two countries getting their information about the virus? How do these populations feel about the protective measures being taken? What kind of political consequences might the pandemic have for leaders in both countries?
In this we...2020-05-0800 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastPutin's Leap to Eternity [Lipman Series 2020]In mid-January, Russia embarked on a major constitutional reform, introducing a series of constitutional amendments that were swiftly adopted by federal and regional parliaments. The most important amendment, which appeared at the last moment, proposed a "reset" of Putin's presidential term limit, thereby allowing him to run for the presidency again in 2024.Why did Putin need to revise the constitution, how long has the Kremlin been planning this move, and how has it been influenced by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic?In the first of a new series of PONARS Eurasia Podcasts, Masha Lipman chats with...2020-05-0100 min
Russian RouletteOf Putin and Xi – Russian Roulette Episode 90 In this episode of Russian Roulette, Jeff sits down with Hilary Appel, the Podlich Family Professor of Government and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College in California. They discuss her memo “Are Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin Partners? Interpreting The Russia-China Rapprochement,” as well as the reinterpretation of Chinese investment as a ‘debt trap.’
You can find Hilary Appel’s bio here: https://www.cmc.edu/academic/faculty/profile/hilary-appel Her memo is here: http://www.ponarseurasia.org/memo/are-xi-jinping-and-vladimir-putin-partners-interpreting-russia-china-rapprochement The “China’s Rise in Eurasia” event where Dr. Appel discusses her memo is on our website: htt...2019-09-2037 min
Asia - AudioChina’s Rise in EurasiaChina’s rise in the Indo-Pacific is discussed often but what about its growing influence in Eurasia? What political and economic roles does China play in the region and what are the implications? Please join CSIS and George Washington University’s Program on New Approaches to Research and Security in Eurasia (PONARS Eurasia) for a two panel event focused on China’s expanding role in Eurasia.
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1:15 pm Opening Remarks Jeffrey Mankoff, Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program, CSIS
1:30-3:00 pm Seminar One: The China Factor in Eurasia2019-09-121h 33Asia - AudioChina’s Rise in EurasiaChina’s rise in the Indo-Pacific is discussed often but what about its growing influence in Eurasia? What political and economic roles does China play in the region and what are the implications? Please join CSIS and George Washington University’s Program on New Approaches to Research and Security in Eurasia (PONARS Eurasia) for a two panel event focused on China’s expanding role in Eurasia.
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1:15 pm Opening Remarks Jeffrey Mankoff, Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program, CSIS
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Asia - VideoChina’s Rise in EurasiaChina’s rise in the Indo-Pacific is discussed often but what about its growing influence in Eurasia? What political and economic roles does China play in the region and what are the implications? Please join CSIS and George Washington University’s Program on New Approaches to Research and Security in Eurasia (PONARS Eurasia) for a two panel event focused on China’s expanding role in Eurasia.
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1:15 pm Opening Remarks Jeffrey Mankoff, Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program, CSIS
1:30-3:00 pm Seminar One: The China Factor in Eurasia2019-09-121h 33Asia - VideoChina’s Rise in EurasiaChina’s rise in the Indo-Pacific is discussed often but what about its growing influence in Eurasia? What political and economic roles does China play in the region and what are the implications? Please join CSIS and George Washington University’s Program on New Approaches to Research and Security in Eurasia (PONARS Eurasia) for a two panel event focused on China’s expanding role in Eurasia.
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1:15 pm Opening Remarks Jeffrey Mankoff, Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program, CSIS
1:30-3:00 pm Seminar One: The China Factor in Eurasia2019-09-121h 23Asia - AudioChina’s Rise in EurasiaChina’s rise in the Indo-Pacific is discussed often but what about its growing influence in Eurasia? What political and economic roles does China play in the region and what are the implications? Please join CSIS and George Washington University’s Program on New Approaches to Research and Security in Eurasia (PONARS Eurasia) for a two panel event focused on China’s expanding role in Eurasia.
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1:15 pm Opening Remarks Jeffrey Mankoff, Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program, CSIS
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Russia and Eurasia - VideoChina’s Rise in EurasiaChina’s rise in the Indo-Pacific is discussed often but what about its growing influence in Eurasia? What political and economic roles does China play in the region and what are the implications? Please join CSIS and George Washington University’s Program on New Approaches to Research and Security in Eurasia (PONARS Eurasia) for a two panel event focused on China’s expanding role in Eurasia.
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1:15 pm Opening Remarks Jeffrey Mankoff, Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program, CSIS
1:30-3:00 pm Seminar One: The China Factor in Eurasia2019-09-121h 33Asia - AudioChina’s Rise in EurasiaChina’s rise in the Indo-Pacific is discussed often but what about its growing influence in Eurasia? What political and economic roles does China play in the region and what are the implications? Please join CSIS and George Washington University’s Program on New Approaches to Research and Security in Eurasia (PONARS Eurasia) for a two panel event focused on China’s expanding role in Eurasia.
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1:15 pm Opening Remarks Jeffrey Mankoff, Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program, CSIS
1:30-3:00 pm Seminar One: The China Factor in Eurasia2019-09-1200 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastBetween Apathy and Activism: Political Participation in RussiaOra John Reuter (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) discusses why Russians vote in elections and why the authorities even care if people vote.2019-06-2004 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastPutin v. the PeopleGraeme Roberston (University of North Carolina) discusses his new book, Putin v. the People, co-authored with Samuel Greene (Kings College London), which provides insights into the role of personality and emotions in buttressing Putin's rule, possible post-Putin scenarios, and Russian politics more generally. (Also see their recent Point & Counterpoint article: "What Makes Putin Putin?")2019-05-2118 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastThe Politics of Information Manipulation: State-Controlled Media in RussiaArturas Rozenas (NYU) discusses how Russian state-controlled media manipulates information to influence politics inside and outside Russia as well as the understudied components of Russian propaganda.2019-05-1407 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastLocal Control and Worldwide Access: How Russian Elites Have Come to Use the Global Financial System to Defend Their WealthIgor Logvinenko (Wellesley College) discusses how Russia became so integrated with global financial markets and what U.S. policymakers should understand about how this "entanglement" affects sanctions policy on Russia.2019-05-1005 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastOpposition at a Distance
Listen to Andrey Makarychev (University of Tartu, Estonia) discuss the dynamics of the "post-Crimean" Russia-EU relationship and how they affect geopolitics in the Baltic Sea region.
2019-04-3013 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastSurviving Modernization: The Revolutionary Origins of Soviet Durability
Lucan Ahmad Way (University of Toronto) discusses the spread of competitive authoritarianism in Eastern Europe, Russian interferences in democratic states, and the revolutionary orgins of Soviet durability.
2019-04-2606 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastSoft Power and Media Effects in Russia’s Near AbroadHannah Chapman (Miami University, Ohio) discusses the effectiveness of Russia's media strategies in its near abroad and how they relate to Moscow's broader geopolitical goals in the region. 2019-04-2306 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastAuthoritarian Pluralism: Why Does Kadyrov Promote Customary Law and Sharia in ChechnyaEgor Lazarev (University of Toronto) discusses Ramzan Kadyrov's relationship with the Kremlin and why he promotes Sharia law in the Chechen Republic.2019-04-1605 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastLaw and Politics in the Post-Soviet SpaceAlexei Trochev (Nazarbayev University) discusses his recently completed research project on judicial politics in Ukraine and his current research on criminal justice reform in Kazakhstan. 2019-04-0207 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastWhat Have We Learned from Putin’s First Year of His Fourth Term?Kirill Rogov (Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy) discusses how President Vladimir Putin's fourth term will be affected by his declining approval ratings and economic stagnation. 2019-03-2706 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastWhat Have We Learned from Putin’s First Year of His Fourth Term?Kirill Rogov (Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy) discusses how President Vladimir Putin's fourth term will be affected by his declining approval ratings and economic stagnation. 2019-03-2506 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastRussia's Changing Role in the Post-Soviet SpaceIrina Busygina (Higher School of Economics) discusses how the Ukraine crisis affected Russia's role in the post-Soviet space and the future of the Eurasian Economic Union. 2019-03-1200 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastUkraine’sJesse Driscoll (University of California San Diego) explains why he believes characterizing the fighting in Ukraine’s Donbas as “civil war” might help settle the conflict, ultimately in Ukraine’s favor2019-02-2108 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastPutin’s Fourth Term: Breakthrough or Stagnation?Brian Taylor (Syracuse University) discusses the likelihood of Putin achieving his domestic policy goals during his fourth term and the political obstacles that inhibit economic growth in Russia. 2019-02-1908 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastHIV/AIDS in RussiaJudy Twigg (Virginia Commonwealth University) discusses the strategies the Russian government is pursuing to address the accelerating HIV/AIDS epidemic in Russia and why the situation should be of concern to the United States. 2019-02-0406 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastGoals, Plans, and Indicators: How Kazakh Bureaucrats Implement the State Developmental AgendaDinissa Duvanova (Lehigh University) discusses "regulatory discretion and discretionary regulation" in former communist states based on her recent field research in Kazakhstan2019-01-2205 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastNationalist Radicalization Trends in Post-Euromaidan UkraineVolodymyr Ishchenko (Kiev Polytechnic Institute) challenges the assumption that Ukraine since EuroMaidan has become a more cohesive and united civic nation and discusses why nationalistic trends are intensifying in Ukraine. 2019-01-0712 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastReligion, National Identity and Geopolitics: Kyiv And Moscow Clash Over the Constantinople Patriarchay’s Decision on Ukrainian AutocephalyVolodymyr Kulyk (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine) discusses the changes in ethnonational identities in Ukraine, the controversial new Ukrainian educational law, and Kyiv's effort to obtain autocephaly. 2018-12-1718 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastWhy Authoritarianism Is Impossible in UkraineYuriy Matsiyevsky (Ostroh Academy National University) discusses the structural, societal and institutional impediments to the development of a consolidated authoritarian regime in Ukraine. 2018-12-1013 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastRussia and the ‘Western’ Rules: On the Cultural Aspects of Great Power MisconductListen to Viatcheslav Morozov (University of Tartu) discuss the cultural aspects of great power misconduct and how Russia, when facing the hegemonic West, often behaves "like a trickster peasant trying to deceive a powerful landlord.2018-12-0307 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastThe Geopolitics of De Facto StatesHarris Mylonas (George Washington University) discusses how De-Facto states form and the geopolitical considerations that determine their survival in the international system. 2018-11-2612 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastThe State and The Body in Putin’s RussiaSergei Medvedev (Higher School of Economics) discusses how the Russian regime uses biopolitics -- regulatory mechanisms for disciplining and constraining human bodies -- to forward its conservative agenda and maintain power.2018-11-1910 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastRussia’s Positions in the Caucasus
Pavel Baev (PRIO) discusses Russian foreign policy in the Caucasus and how might Russia respond to the Velvet Revolution in Armenia.
2018-11-1208 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastRussia’s Positions in the Caucasus
Pavel Baev (PRIO) discusses Russian foreign policy in the Caucasus and how might Russia respond to the Velvet Revolution in Armenia.
2018-11-1208 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastRussian Extremism and the Forms of Ethnic Violence
Richard Arnold (Muskingum University) discusses ethnic violence and sporting mega-events in Russia. He is working on a book about the 2018 World Cup in Russia and is currently accepting submissions.
2018-11-0510 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastRussian Extremism and the Forms of Ethnic ViolenceRichard Arnold (Muskingum University) discusses ethnic violence and sporting mega-events in Russia. He is working on a book about the 2018 World Cup in Russia and is currently accepting submissions.2018-11-0510 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastTriumph to Crisis: Neoliberal Economic Reform in Postcommunist CountriesHilary Appel (Claremont Mckenna College) and Mitchell A. Orenstein (University of Pennsylvania) discuss their new book From Triumph to Crisis: Neoliberal Economic Reform in Postcommunist Countries.2018-10-2604 minRussian RouletteOf Russia and the European Far Right – Russian Roulette Episode 68 In this episode of Russian Roulette, Jeff sits down with Marlene Laruelle, a research professor at the Elliot School of International Affairs at George Washington University, associate director of the Institute for Europe, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, and co-director of PONARS (Program on New Approaches to Research and Security in Eurasia). Not least, Marlene is editor of the forthcoming collected volume Entangled Far Rights: A Russian-European Intellectual Romance in the Twentieth Century (November 6, 2018: University of Pittsburgh Press). They discuss the genesis and evolution of European-Russian far right connections, how Russia does and doesn’t influence the European far right today...2018-10-2433 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastEnvisioning the Future of ChechnyaMark Kramer (Harvard University) discusses the Russian-Chechen wars, the challenges of conducting research in Chechnya, and the political future of the region over the next ten years.2018-10-2211 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastU.S.-Ukrainian RelationsVolodymyr Dubovyk (Mechnikov National University, Odessa) discusses the current state of U.S.-Ukrainian relations. 2018-10-1515 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastThe Use of Twitter Bots in Russian Political Communications
Joshua Tucker (NYU) discusses how authoritarian, and competitive authoritarian, regimes respond to online opposition, as well as his research on the activity of Russian bots.
2018-10-0814 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastWhat are the Prospects for Ending the Conflict in Ukraine?Keith Darden (American University) discusses the prospects for ending the Ukraine conflict and what might be the process needed to get there.
2018-10-0104 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastThe Sources of Russia's Economic Durability and the Kremlin's Economic StrategyChris Miller (Tufts University) discusses the sources of Russia's economic durability and the Kremlin's economic strategy.2018-09-1706 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastWho Owns the Past? Conflict Over Memory and History in RussiaIvan Kurilla (European University at St. Petersburg) discusses the history of civic resistance to state pressure in Russia and the differences between the current Russia-West conflict and the Cold War.
2018-06-1812 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastWhy Control Immigration? Strategic Uses of Migration Management in RussiaCaress Schenk (Nazarbayev University) discusses migration management in Russia and how public policy, the federal system, and patronage are used to handle conflicting demands.2018-06-0111 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastRussia's Challenge: A Declining Power's Quest for StatusAndrej Krickovic (Higher School of Economics, Moscow) discusses how Russia's concerns about its declining status have shaped its foreign policy behavior.2018-05-2112 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastPutin’s Leadership and Soviet Legacies: Using International Contestation to Forge Domestic UnityGulnaz Sharafutdinova (King's College London) discusses the puzzle of Putin's durable popularity and whether this stems from a unique sense of collective identity in Russia.
2018-05-1108 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastBreaking from ‘The Conflict Trap’: Donbas War Exposure and Support for Nonviolent Conflict Resolution in UkraineMikhail Alexseev (San Diego State University) discusses his research analyzing the effects of war exposure on the political orientations of Ukraine's citizens. 2018-05-0715 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastAfter Ten Years of Protest in Russia: What Have We Learned?Regina Smyth (Indiana University) discusses why protests took place in 2011-12 and not in the recent 2018 election, and the meaning and influence of protests on the durability of the Putin regime. 2018-05-0105 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastHybrid Warfare in the Post-Soviet Neighbourhood and Europe: Tactics, Strategy, ResponsesDimitry Gorenburg (CNA Corporation) discusses Russia's influence operations in the West, the relationship between Russia's growing military power and international status, and to what extent Putin single-handedly rules Russia. 2018-04-2006 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastThe Transformative Potential of Women's Empowerment and Peacebuilding in Armenia and Nagorno-KarabakhNona Shahnazarian (National Academy of Sciences, Armenia) discusses women's political engagement in the peace process in Armenia and the de facto Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.2018-04-1314 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastCentral Asia’s Borders: The Next Twenty-Five YearsGeorge Gavrilis (Independent Consultant) discusses his long-time research on the complex nature of border management in Central Asia, where five post-Soviet states created new border policies for the first time.2018-04-0905 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastProperty Rights in Post-Soviet Russia: Violence, Corruption, and the Demand for LawJordan Gans-Morse (Northwestern University) discusses his recent book, Property Rights in Post-Soviet Russia: Violence, Corruption, and the Demand for Law.2018-04-0905 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastRegime Stability and Elite Corruption in Putin's RussiaDavid Szakonyi (George Washington University) discusses the resilience of Russia's authoritarian model under economic and political pressures.2018-04-0906 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastTug of War: Negotiating Security in EurasiaMikhail Troitskiy (MGIMO) discusses his new co-edited volume, Tug of War: Negotiating Security in Eurasia, which offers a critical look at the major international dynamics that are at play in Eurasia affecting peace and prosperity.2018-04-0926 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastHow to Revise Foreign Assistance in Central Asia?Sebastien Peyrouse (George Washington University) discusses domestic issues in Central Asia and how to revise foreign assistance to the region to increase its impact and counter potential destabilization.2018-04-0909 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastThe Ukraine Crisis and the Ruinous Contest for Post-Soviet EurasiaSamuel Charap (Rand Corporation) discusses his new co-authored book, Everyone Loses: The Ukraine Crisis and the Ruinous Contest for Post-Soviet Eurasia.2018-04-0906 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastAny Hopes or Changes From Russia's Next Presidential Election?Yuval Weber (Woodrow Wilson Center) discusses his manuscript "Designed to Fail: Patterns in Russian Economic Reform, 1861-2018" and future leadership dynamics in Russia.2018-04-0917 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastThe Linkages Between Intergroup Tolerance and Socialization in Religious RitualsSufian Zhemukhov (George Washington University) discusses his new book co-authored with Mikhail Alexseev (San Diego State University), Mass Religious Ritual and Intergroup Tolerance: The Muslim Pilgrims' Paradox.2018-04-0915 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastHow Capital Inflows Transformed Rural RussiaSusanne Wengle (University of Notre Dame) discusses her research project on how rising global prices for agriculture products have led to an influx of capital that has transformed rural economies in Russia.2018-04-0906 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastAssessing the terrorist threat in Russia after the Islamic StateJean-François Ratelle (University of Ottawa) discusses the terrorist threat in Russia after the Islamic State, and, more broadly across Eurasia.2018-04-0904 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastFascism, Nationalism, and Ideology in RussiaMarlene Laruelle (George Washington University) discusses her research projects on the semantic space of “fascism” in today’s Russia and in Moscow’s historical relationship to Europe.
2018-04-0905 minPONARS Eurasia PodcastPre-Revolutionary Estates, Modernization, and Political Contestation in Soviet and Post-Soviet RussiaTomila Lankina (London School of Economics) and Alexander Libman (University of Munich) discuss their research project on Pre-Revolutionary Estates, Modernization and Political Contestation in Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia.2018-04-0312 min