This post is reprinted from The Conversation, January 31, 2021 (https://bit.ly/3oDMNMO) Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny and his team have stunned the Russian government again, forcing President Vladimir Putin and his allies to confront significant protest led by a foe they hoped to first sideline and, more recently, eliminate.Navalny was nearly killed in August by … Continue reading Navalny returns to Russia and brings anti-Putin politics with him →

In mid-September 2018, I had the privilege of participating in a conference to mark the 20th anniversary of The Program on New Approaches to Russian Security or PONARS Eurasia. At the conference, I presented new work on the Moscow Renovation Project, a proposal by Moscow’s city government to demolish and replace about 20 percent of … Continue reading Celebrating Twenty Years of PONARS →