Beyond providing the regime with a sheen of legitimacy through competing in elections, each of Russia’s main parties play a key role in sustaining the hybrid-regime.
Sanctions per se are not irreconcilable with normative behaviour, as they may perform the function of conveying a normative argument rather than merely coerce the other.
Ivan Krastev discusses Russia’s troubled relationship with the West, the problems with democratic triumphalism, and the role of the EU in the post-Cold War world.
Alexander J. Motyl discusses his new book, Vovochka, as well as politics, popular culture, and the subject of this satirical romp, Vladimir Putin.
Just because Moscow insists on making mistakes in Syria, Washington does not have to do so too.
The civilizational lines drawn by the West have allowed the world to divide itself into camps making the civilian undersides of societies susceptible to extremist horror.
An informative and lucid scholarly contribution that expertly blends the domestic and international to offer a compelling account of how policy is made in Russia.
These two academically rigorous books serve as valuable guides to the relations among BRICs and provide engaging analyses on their impact on international order.
There are a number of reasons why empowering Russia in the Middle East is a dangerous idea, and should create serious pause for Western states
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization marks a shift in Russia’s politics and changes the role of China in the region, as it seeks to play a leading role in the world.
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