Remembering 1917: Russia’s Modern Counter-Revolution Christopher Ciafro Nov 15, 2017 On November 7, 2017, Marxists around the world celebrated the centenary of the world’s first successful socialist…
INTERPOL: targeting international criminals, terrorists, and…activists? Julia Yingling Nov 8, 2017 On October 17, 2017, Russian officials put out a request for cooperation from the international community to locate…
2017 G-20 Summit: A New Order Tijana Mitrovic Jul 21, 2017 On July 7th and 8th, the annual G-20 summit was held in Hamburg, Germany. Amid the discussion, expectedly…
Russian Anti-Corruption Protests Highlight the Economic Drawbacks of Poor… Eloise Goldsmith Jul 9, 2017 While Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election continues to dominate American politics, Russian…
How a Social Media Star Serves as Putin’s Secret Weapon Steven Polyakov Jul 6, 2017 Since the age of 30, Ramzan Kadyrov has led the Chechen Republic with carte blanche from Moscow. Excessive,…
Nine Years of Frozen Conflict: Opinions from the Former Georgian Ambassador to… Isabel Post Jul 5, 2017 Nearly a decade ago in August 2008, Russia shocked the international community by sending troops to support South…
Another Page in Russia and LGBTQ Rights: The Chechnya Story Iman Lahouaoula May 16, 2017 Accusations of human rights abuses are nothing new to Russia and most recently, the situation has reached an…
Jeff Sessions and Relationships with Russia Nicole Sharma Mar 14, 2017 On March 1st, allegations arose of US Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, communicating with the Russian ambassador…
Divide and Rule Alexandre Leroy Mar 4, 2017 At the Munich Security Conference, Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, called for a “post-West…
The Turkey-Russia Rapprochement Kathryn Schmidt Jan 19, 2017 Nearly a month following the assassination of the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, we have seen neither…