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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Polina Beliakova: “COVID-19 and the Limits of Putin’s Power”
COVID-19 has become a pretext for autocratic rulers around the world to grab more power. Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Philippine’s President Rodrigo Duterte, Thailand’s Prime Minister
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Samuel Rogers: “Russo-Turkish Rapprochement: Not Without Historical Precedent”
On January 12th, Russia and Turkey engineered a fragile cease-fire for Libya’s ongoing civil war between its two major factions.
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Alan Cummings on Hypersonic Weapons, Their Tactical Uses and Strategic Goals
Hypersonic flight is not new. The V-2 rocket and the vast majority of the ballistic missiles that it inspired achieved
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Polina Beliakova on How the Kremlin Kicks When It’s Down
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s trust ratings are at historic lows. So are levels of popular satisfaction with Russian government authorities
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Doctoral Fellow Ravi Shankar Chaturvedi on Data and Leapfrogging Estonia
Do you think that digitalization is the new version of the space race? If by space race we mean a
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Siobhan Heekin-Canedy on Holding Putin Accountable Five Years Since the Annexation of Crimea
Five years ago, the unthinkable happened when Russia invaded and annexed Crimea. In an era of self-determination, multilateralism, and liberal
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