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Re-drawing the map of migration patterns
The Ukrainian crisis has triggered a redirection of migration patterns in the post-Soviet space, affecting both host countries and suppliers alike.The Ukrainian crisis will hit Central Asia and the...
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The American credibility trap
American politicians’ attempts to look ‘credible’ when talking about Russia are hypocritical, self-serving and self-defeating. If they really want Russia to change its policies, they need to act...
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The ‘bright future’ of Oleg Sentsov
Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov has been held in pre-trial detention for almost a year on charges of terrorism – most of it in Moscow’s notorious Lefortovo prison. Oleg Sentsov first came to the...
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The red tape tied around Donbass
Daily life in the Donbass region can be described as follows: ‘If there is a Ukrainian flag, there is life. If there isn’t – you are on your own.’ Donetsk: ‘Did they come to an agreement?’ Sergey, my...
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Armenia’s foreign policy: between dependence and complementarity
The plight of the weakest member of the Eastern Partnership region – Armenia – should have alerted policymakers to the seriousness of Russia’s intentions in re-asserting its position within ‘its’ near...
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Шпиономания возвращается в Россию
Согласно «улучшенному» закону о шпионской деятельности, теперь любого человека можно заподозрить в шпионаже и государственной измене. И в этом его смысл.В России — самый заметный за все постсоветские...
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What has gone wrong with reform in Ukraine?
What has gone wrong with reform in Ukraine? There will be no IMF bailout without economic, political and social reform. So why do Ukrainian politicians drag their feet? By the end of 2014, Ukraine had...
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Vying for influence in Ukraine
Oligarchs and Western experts are lining up to shape the future of Ukraine. But they're not all on the same side. Berlin, Geneva, Paris, and Minsk. These are the places we usually associate with...
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The crackdown in Azerbaijan
In allowing the Aliyev regime to suppress human rights and democracy, the West is hurting its own interests. Globally-recognised human rights organisations and the international media collectively...
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Rethinking Eurasia's future
While an economic and political union between Russia and Europe is unlikely, it could serve the interests of both sides in an increasingly hostile world.In March 2015, one thing is clear: a new rift...
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Agreement by association: Georgia edges closer to Europe
Georgia’s signing of the Association Agreement with the EU has been welcomed by the country’s people and its elite, but it will likely not be the panacea they hope. On 27 June, 2014, Georgia, along...
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Abkhazia's unequal partnership with Russia
Abkhazia’s Strategic Partnership Agreement with Russia may be unpopular among the break-away republic’s population, but the government is keen to implement it and is clamping down on dissent.On 22...
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Moldova's ambiguous European integration
The EU may like to think of Moldova as its ‘star pupil’, but its unconditional support for successive corrupt governments may have lost it the support of the country’s people. Viktor Yanukovych’s...
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Ukraine’s European integration
If the EU is serious about helping Ukraine, both parties should focus on the country’s most glaring problem, and the Maidan’s principal demands – justice and the rule of law.Ukraine has long been at...
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The Russian politics of multiculturalism
The relationship between religion and ethnicity on the one hand, and civic assimilation on the other, is far less harmonious than Putin’s magniloquence asserts.Much has been made in the last several...
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How Russia’s opposition learned to stop worrying and love Crimea
A recent statement by a prominent Russian opposition figure is testament to an unpalatable truth: Crimea’s annexation is popular with Russia’s ‘liberal elite.’ Even by Russian standards, Ksenia Sobchak...
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Life behind the blockade in the Donetsk People’s Republic
The closure of the border between Ukraine and the Donetsk People’s Republic has divided communities, leaving people short of food and medicines. In January, after spending months trying to secure...
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What Russian students learn about Russia’s enemies
Conspiracy theories have permeated Russia’s education space, where they are intended not only to shape knowledge but to secure the political loyalty of Russia’s youth. In Russia, conspiracy theories...
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Book review: Bill Browder, 'Red Notice: How I Became Putin’s No. 1 Enemy'
What they don't teach you at business school: how to go from being the grandson of the leader of the Communist Party of America, to a multi-millionaire in ex-Communist Russia. And back again… For a...
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Times of war in Russian arts and culture
In times of war, what can Russian arts and culture do to withstand interventions by the Russian state? An exhibition at Garage in Moscow could provide an answer.The Russian state has tightened its grip...
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