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Is Russia Immune to Anti-Semitism?

A new report on anti-Semitism in Russia for June-September 2020 was published in Moscow in October by the independent Center for Information and Analysis, SOVA. A month earlier, another study by a Russian think…

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10 min

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Can Volodymyr Zelensky Bring Peace to Eastern Ukraine?

Volodymyr Zelensky made a campaign promise to establish peace in eastern Ukraine. The far right will have a say on whether that happens or not. Six years ago, a political…

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16 min

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Putin’s Amendments To Russia’s Constitution Sparks Debate About Russian Nationalism

Amendments expanding Putin’s power and language about the “state-forming role” of the Russian national majority, raises ethno-nationalism concerns. On many occasions, Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for the adoption…

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9 min

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Zelensky Struggles To Contain Ukraine’s Neo-Nazi Problem

Militiamen of Ukraine’s nationalist movement are espousing white supremacist views. This is one of the challenges Ukrainian President Zelensky is facing. On October 10, during a “marathon” press conference in Kiev, President…

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11 min

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Why Russia Wants To Be An Empire Again

Authoritarianism helped Putin keep Russia from the collapse. Questions remain whether he can unify his disparate nation. In July 2019, mass demonstrations of citizens for fair elections were held in…

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5 min

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Is the World Undergoing a Deep Populist Transition?

The political momentum and social appeal of the current populist backlash illustrates the persistence of dark collective layers that the postwar transition was meant to have banished. In academia, we…

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3 min

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The Death of Liberalism, Academic Freedom, and Authoritarian Politics

In the same week that Russia’s Vladimir Putin declared Western Liberalism was “obsolete”, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán has consolidated his control over the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. The end of a…

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4 min

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When you’re Right you’re Right: Russia in America’s Place

During the Cold War (1947-1989), American foreign policy was dominated by fears of Soviet expansionism. These fears were heightened by the possibility that Communist regimes would come to power in…

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5 min

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Anti-extremist legislation in Russia

In its legislative activity, Russia, it would seem, continues to move along the general European trend of tightening anti-extremist norms and immigration laws. However, there are significant and important differences.…

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Is Russia Immune to Anti-Semitism?

Can Volodymyr Zelensky Bring Peace to Eastern Ukraine?

Putin’s Amendments To Russia’s Constitution Sparks Debate About Russian Nationalism

Zelensky Struggles To Contain Ukraine’s Neo-Nazi Problem

Why Russia Wants To Be An Empire Again

Is the World Undergoing a Deep Populist Transition?

The Death of Liberalism, Academic Freedom, and Authoritarian Politics

When you’re Right you’re Right: Russia in America’s Place

Anti-extremist legislation in Russia

Trump Solidifies Place In History Among Failed Right-Wing Dictators

Ghost Skins: Military & Law Enforcement Members At The Insurrection

How Do You Tell an Authoritarian From a Fascist These Days?

The Women of Golden Dawn