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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 www.ponarseurasia.org IERES @ GWU

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PONARS Eurasia @ponarseurasia.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
🚨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! www.ponarseurasia.org/ponars-euras...
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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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PONARS Eurasia @ponarseurasia.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
🚨New PONARS Policy memo: Putin’s Quest for Relevance: Why Russia is Offering to Mediate between the U.S. and Iran By Janko Šćepanović @ieres-gwu.bsky.social 📖Read about it here: www.ponarseurasia.org/putins-quest...
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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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msnegovaya.bsky.social @msnegovaya.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
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! www.youtube.com/watch?v=9o0s...
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Perceptions of Trump’s Election and Administration in Eurasia
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PONARS Eurasia @ponarseurasia.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
🚨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!
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PONARS Eurasia @ponarseurasia.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
🚨New PONARS Policy memo: Georgia’s Identity Crisis and Public Protests 🇬🇪 By Eteri Tsintsadze-Maass 📖Read about it here: ponarseurasia.org/georgias-ide...
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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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PONARS Eurasia @ponarseurasia.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
🚨PONARS New Voices Event: The Role of Russian Intelligence in the Invasion of Ukraine with Suzanne Freeman @ieres-gwu.bsky.social Join us April 10th, at 4pm! Register here: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/782bf...
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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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David Szakonyi @szakonyi.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
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 👇 therussiaprogram.org/conference_2...
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The Russia Program at GW Annual Conference
April 18, 2025 — Washington, D.C.
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Paul Goode @jpaulgoode.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
As always, an excellent line up at the Russia Program's annual conference: therussiaprogram.org/conference_2...
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The Russia Program at GW Annual Conference
April 18, 2025 — Washington, D.C.
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Center for European Policy Analysis @cepa.org · 22/03/2025
“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
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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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PONARS Eurasia @ponarseurasia.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
🚨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 @ieres-gwu.bsky.social 📖Read it here: www.ponarseurasia.org/who-is-in-ch...
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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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PONARS Eurasia @ponarseurasia.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Fact Checking Russia's Invasion of Ukraine with PONARS Ukraine Task Force: www.ponarseurasia.org/task-forces/...
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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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PONARS Eurasia @ponarseurasia.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
📰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: theconversation.com/europe-nato-...
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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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PONARS Eurasia @ponarseurasia.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
🚨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...
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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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PONARS Eurasia @ponarseurasia.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
🚨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...
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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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PONARS Eurasia @ponarseurasia.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
📅 PONARS New Voices Event: Puncturing the Propaganda Bubble: Can Russians Learn to Recognize Propaganda During the War? With Georgiy Syunyaev @ieres-gwu.bsky.social Join us March 18th, at 4pm! Register here: www.ponarseurasia.org/events/new-v...
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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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PONARS Eurasia @ponarseurasia.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
PONARS Event Recording: What's Next for Ukraine? www.youtube.com/watch?v=fah1...
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Ukraine Task Force Event: What's Next for Urkaine?
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Paul Goode @jpaulgoode.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
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-... @eetn.bsky.social @ponarseurasia.bsky.social @aseees.bsky.social
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PONARS Eurasia @ponarseurasia.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Fact Checking Russia's Invasion of Ukraine with PONARS Ukraine Task Force: www.ponarseurasia.org/task-forces/...
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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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Scott Gehlbach @sgehlbach.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Great initiative by @ponarseurasia.bsky.social. Journalists, please note the easy links to experts available for commentary.
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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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PONARS Eurasia @ponarseurasia.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Find the Facts on Ukraine: Get answers from academics and experts available for commentary here: t.co/HVMlk6au6k
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Brian Taylor @bdtaylor-su.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
New book arrival! From the prolific and perspicacious Marlene Laruelle. @illsp.bsky.social @ieres-gwu.bsky.social @ponarseurasia.bsky.social
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Katie Stewart @profklstewart.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
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...
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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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Kyle Marquardt @kailmarkvart.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
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...
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Cole Harvey @colejharvey.bsky.social · 23/10/2024
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
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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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Laura Solanko @laurasolanko.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
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. youtu.be/TIH5nxYbNhY?...
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Russia's War Economy
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msnegovaya.bsky.social @msnegovaya.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Check out the latest policy perspectives ebook from the team at PONARS Eurasia. Scholars examine the impact of the Russian leadership's efforts to consolidate its political control over the country's various regions in response to the 2022 invasion of Ukraine: www.ponarseurasia.org/policy-memos...
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eBooks - PONARS Eurasia
PONARS Eurasia's Newest eBooks: The Impact of the Russo-Ukrainian War on the Broader Region: Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 has upended its relations with neighbors in th...
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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 30/01/2025
Welcome, @ponarseurasia.bsky.social!
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