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New approaches to research on security, politics, economics, and society in Russia & Eurasia. Views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of George Washington University

https://www.ponarseurasia.org/

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🚨Friday October 3rd 🚨: PONARS Eurasia Annual Policy Conference

Join us at GW's Elliott School of International Affairs to hear experts discuss comparative politics and international affairs in the region!

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PONARS Eurasia Fall Policy Conference - PONARS Eurasia
Thank you for joining us! Stay tuned for the policy memos and event videos. Friday, September 30th The Elliott School of International Affairs, 1957 E St. NW, Washington DC or Online9:00 am-5:00 pm Th...
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September 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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🚨New PONARS Policy memo: Putin’s Quest for Relevance: Why Russia is Offering to Mediate between the U.S. and Iran
By Janko Šćepanović

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📖Read about it here:
www.ponarseurasia.org/putins-quest...
Putin’s Quest for Relevance: Why Russia is Offering to Mediate between the U.S. and Iran - PONARS Eurasia
Image credit/license PONARS EURASIA POLICY MEMO NO. 932 (PDF) In early March 2025, reports from Bloomberg and Reuters, among other outlets, claimed that, during their February 12 phone conversation, R...
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May 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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msnegovaya.bsky.social
Our fantastic event last week with @ponarseurasia.bsky.social a on “Perceptions of Trump’s Election and Administration in Eurasia” featured outstanding regional experts: Maria Omelicheva, Volodymyr Dubovyk, Emil Joroev, and Bidzina Lebanidze. Please tune in!
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Perceptions of Trump’s Election and Administration in Eurasia
YouTube video by PONARS Eurasia
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April 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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🚨Upcoming Event:

Civil Society in Eurasia: Navigating the Shifts in U.S. Policy

➡️ Join us online for an insightful and timely roundtable discussion on the evolving landscape of civil society in the Eurasian region. This Thursday at 10am EST!
April 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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🚨New PONARS Policy memo: Georgia’s Identity Crisis and Public Protests 🇬🇪
By Eteri Tsintsadze-Maass

📖Read about it here:
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Georgia’s Identity Crisis and Public Protests - PONARS Eurasia
Image credit/license: Vakho Kareli/Aprili Media  PONARS EURASIA POLICY MEMO NO. 931 (PDF) Georgia is undergoing a major identity crisis, with significant implications for both its regime type and its ...
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April 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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🚨PONARS New Voices Event: The Role of Russian Intelligence in the Invasion of Ukraine with Suzanne Freeman

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Join us April 10th, at 4pm!

Register here: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/782bf...
The Role of Russian Intelligence in the Invasion of Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is often seen as an intelligence failure, but examining the role of intelligence agencies reveals a more systematic reality. This talk will explore how Russian intelligenc...
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April 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Incredible line-up at this year's Russia Program event at GWU, April 18 here in DC

I'll be there debuting work from my new book on technocrats

Details and RSVP here 👇

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The Russia Program at GW Annual Conference
April 18, 2025 — Washington, D.C.
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March 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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As always, an excellent line up at the Russia Program's annual conference:
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The Russia Program at GW Annual Conference
April 18, 2025 — Washington, D.C.
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March 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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“Will Europeans be ready to go it alone in such circumstances? [Security] is an issue on which Ukraine desperately needs clarity, before agreeing to sign any truce or ceasefire.” Volodymyr Dubovyk
Ukraine: There’s No Peace Without Security
Ukraine returns repeatedly to the question of security guarantees in discussions about any eventual peace with Russia.
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March 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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🚨New PONARS Policy Memo: Who Is in Charge? National and Regional Responses to the Spring 2024 Floods in Qazaqstan
by Andrei Semenov and Aizat Inussova

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📖Read it here: www.ponarseurasia.org/who-is-in-ch...
Who Is in Charge? National and Regional Responses to the Spring 2024 Floods in Qazaqstan - PONARS Eurasia
Image credit/license PONARS EURASIA POLICY MEMO NO. 930 (PDF) On November 14, 2024, Qazaqstani authorities arrested Perizat Kairat, the founder and head of the foundation Biz Birgemiz Qazaqstan (“We A...
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March 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Fact Checking Russia's Invasion of Ukraine with PONARS Ukraine Task Force:

www.ponarseurasia.org/task-forces/...
PONARS Ukraine Task Force: Incontrovertible Truths - PONARS Eurasia
Fact Checking Russia's Invasion of Ukraine with PONARS Ukraine Task Force As events unfold in Ukraine, PONARS Eurasia has created this page for the Ukraine Task Force to fact check statements made in ...
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February 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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📰Europe-Nato ‘coalition of the willing’ scrambles for collective response to hostility from Trump and threat from Putin

By Stefan Wolff and Tetyanna Malyarenko

Read here:
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Europe-Nato ‘coalition of the willing’ scrambles for collective response to hostility from Trump and threat from Putin
US foreign policy is forcing a security rethink, particularly in Europe.
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March 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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🚨New PONARS Policy Memo: Military Mobilization in Russia’s Regions: From Protests to Submission by @ratellejeff.bsky.social and Marat Ilyasov

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📖Read more here: www.ponarseurasia.org/military-mob...
Military Mobilization in Russia’s Regions: From Protests to Submission - PONARS Eurasia
Image credit/license PONARS EURASIA POLICY MEMO NO. 929 (PDF) The partial mobilization announced by the Kremlin in September 2022—six months after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine—triggered a s...
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March 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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🚨New PONARS Policy Memo: Military Mobilization in Russia’s Regions: From Protests to Submission by @ratellejeff.bsky.social and Marat Ilyasov

@ieres-gwu.bsky.social

📖Read more here: www.ponarseurasia.org/military-mob...
Military Mobilization in Russia’s Regions: From Protests to Submission - PONARS Eurasia
Image credit/license PONARS EURASIA POLICY MEMO NO. 929 (PDF) The partial mobilization announced by the Kremlin in September 2022—six months after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine—triggered a s...
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March 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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📅 PONARS New Voices Event:
Puncturing the Propaganda Bubble: Can Russians Learn to Recognize Propaganda During the War? With Georgiy Syunyaev

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Join us March 18th, at 4pm!

Register here: www.ponarseurasia.org/events/new-v...
Puncturing the Propaganda Bubble: Can Russians Learn to Recognize Propaganda During the War?
In autocracies like Russia, state-controlled media reflect the political agenda of those in power, yet citizens often remain unaware of this influence. This talk presents findings from a six-week onli...
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March 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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PONARS Event Recording: What's Next for Ukraine?

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Ukraine Task Force Event: What's Next for Urkaine?
YouTube video by PONARS Eurasia
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March 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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I had the honor of joining a national call-in show on CBC Radio with the amazing Prof. Ann Fitz-Gerald to discuss what comes next after yesterday's Trump-Zelensky debacle.

Link to the show ICYMI:
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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© CBC/Radio-Canada 2025. All rights reserved.
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March 2, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Fact Checking Russia's Invasion of Ukraine with PONARS Ukraine Task Force:

www.ponarseurasia.org/task-forces/...
PONARS Ukraine Task Force: Incontrovertible Truths - PONARS Eurasia
Fact Checking Russia's Invasion of Ukraine with PONARS Ukraine Task Force As events unfold in Ukraine, PONARS Eurasia has created this page for the Ukraine Task Force to fact check statements made in ...
www.ponarseurasia.org
February 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Great initiative by @ponarseurasia.bsky.social. Journalists, please note the easy links to experts available for commentary.
PONARS Ukraine Task Force: Incontrovertible Truths - PONARS Eurasia
Fact Checking Russia's Invasion of Ukraine with PONARS Ukraine Task Force As events unfold in Ukraine, PONARS Eurasia has created this page for the Ukraine Task Force to fact check statements made in ...
www.ponarseurasia.org
February 26, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Find the Facts on Ukraine: Get answers from academics and experts available for commentary here:
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https://www.ponarseurasia.org/about/ukraine-experts/
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February 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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New book arrival! From the prolific and perspicacious Marlene Laruelle.

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February 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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My new policy memo with PONARS Eurasia is up! I discuss the intensifying memory wars between Eastern Europe and Russia in the field of monument (de)construction. www.ponarseurasia.org/erection-and...
Erection and Demolition of Monuments in Russian-East European Memory Wars - PONARS Eurasia
Image credit/license PONARS EURASIA POLICY MEMO NO. 922 (PDF) Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, East European states have sped up or begun the removal and relocation of Soviet monuments. ...
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December 9, 2024 at 10:18 PM
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Very excited to have a new memo, "Language Revitalization and Recentralization in Russia," published in the new PONARS eBook alongside other valuable contributions from colleagues including @profklstewart.bsky.social! www.ponarseurasia.org/wp-content/u...
Table of contents for the PONARS eBook
November 19, 2024 at 10:27 PM
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colejharvey.bsky.social
While we Americans are justifiably stressed abt Nov. 5, there's another consequential election coming up--in the Republic of Georgia.

Like the US, Georgia is undergoing political polarization and threats to democracy.

See my analysis here with original survey data, via PONARS: tinyurl.com/66s3k2t6
Survey Data from Republic of Georgia Highlights Risks of Polarization Ahead of 2024 Election - PONARS Eurasia
Image credit/license PONARS EURASIA POLICY MEMO NO. 914 (PDF) The Republic of Georgia will hold highly consequential elections on October 26. This is the first parliamentary election conducted under a...
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November 19, 2024 at 7:17 PM
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The team at PONARS did an excellent job producing this 17-min video expaining why the Russian economy is (seemingly) doing so well, despite the sanctions.

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Russia's War Economy
YouTube video by PONARS Eurasia
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December 7, 2024 at 4:43 PM