Can Ukraine’s Military Keep Winning?
By Margarita Konaev and Polina Beliakova, Ph.D. candidate and research fellow at the Center for Strategic Studies at the Fletcher
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How Kenya can address Ukraine, Russia war risks
Co-authored by Chepkorir Sambu, MALD candidate at The Fletcher School at Tufts University and Sylvanus Wekesa The economic effects of
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Russian military’s corruption quagmire
Polina Beliakova, Ph.D. candidate and research fellow at the Center for Strategic Studies at the Fletcher School, Tufts University In
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Volunteer troops can be a curse, not a blessing. But Ukraine may be figuring it out.
Polina Beliakova, Ph.D. candidate and research fellow at the Center for Strategic Studies at the Fletcher School, Tufts University On
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Community perspectives on the crisis at the Russia-Ukraine border
By Lars Kirchhoff, Tufts University junior studying American Studies President Vladimir Putin of Russia reportedly ordered troops to be deployed
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How A Russian-Led Alliance Keeps A Lid On Central Asia
By Polina Beliakova, Ph.D. candidate and research fellow at the Center for Strategic Studies at the Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Putin’s Instrumentalization of LGBTQ+ Prejudice
By Ben Sohl, MALD 2020 Candidate, The Fletcher School Fighting prejudice should be considered a core national security interest. “As
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Women to the-Front: Instrumentalizing Gender Roles in Belarus
By Rosie Berman, Madeline Diorio, Tess Gannaway, and Erica Johnston Abstract This study addresses how Belarusian women draw upon traditional
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Erosion of Civilian Control in Democracies: A Comprehensive Framework for Comparative Analysis
By Polina Beliakova, Ph.D. Candidate, The Fletcher School Abstract Civilian control of the military is a fundamental attribute of democracy.
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OSCE Minsk Group: Lessons from the Past and Tasks for the Future
By Marina Lorenzini, Philip Remler, Richard Giragosian, and Sergei Rastoltsev Abstract The international community, acting through the OSCE Minsk Group,
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