How Likely Is Russian Democratization and Reform?

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(PONARS Eurasia – ponarseurasia.org – Henry Hale – June 5, 2017) I just got back from a great conference at the University of Helsinki and thought I’d share some of the most striking research findings presented there. Celebrating the conclusion of the fifth year of the Aleksanteri Institute’s Finland Distinguished Professorship held by Vladimir Gel’man, it focused on “Politics and […]

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EVENT: The Ukraine Syndrome and European Monism with Dr. Richard Sakwa, Wednesday, November 18 in Washington, D.C.

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The Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) George Washington University The Ukraine Syndrome and European Monism with Dr. Richard Sakwa, Professor of Russian and European Politics at the University of Kent, England November 18, 2015 The crisis of state building and national development in Ukraine has deep roots and complex interactions, but ultimately the ‘Ukraine syndrome’ reflects the […]

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EVENT REMINDER: War, State, and Society in Ukraine – Monday, May 18 in Washington, D.C.

Maidan Square in Kiev, Ukraine

Date: Fri, 15 May 2015 From: PONARS Eurasia / IERES <aschmem@gwu.edu> Subject: REMINDER: Invitation: War, State, and Society in Ukraine IERES – The Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies New Approaches to Security and Research in Eurasia War, State, and Society in Ukraine Dominique Arel (University of Ottawa) Keith Darden (American University) Georgi Derluguian (New York University Abu Dhabi) […]

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EVENT REMINDER – PONARS Eurasia Policy Conference – September 23-24, 2013 (RSVP by Thursday September 19)

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Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 From: PONARS Eurasia / IERES <ieresgwu@gwu.edu> Subject: REMINDER – PONARS Eurasia Policy Conference – September 23-24, 2013 IERES – The Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies We are pleased to invite you to the annual PONARS Eurasia Policy Conference September 23-24, 2013 GW Elliott School of International Affairs 1957 E Street NW Washington DC […]

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EVENT: Thursday, September 12 – “Reset the Reset? The Future of U.S.-Russia Relations,” at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

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Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 From: IERES <ieresgwu@gwu.edu> Subject: Thursday, September 12 – Reset the Reset? The Future of U.S.-Russia  Relations Elliott School of Internation Affairs The George Washington University IERES – The Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies Reset the Reset? The Future of U.S.-Russia Relations Part of IERES’s Behind the Headlines Series with Kimberly Marten Barnard College, […]

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