Tag: Russia & Eurasia

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Society & Culture

The Logic behind China and Russia’s Strategic Alliance-like Partnership

Why has China come to formulate an alliance-like partnership with Russia in recent years? After all, Russia has had a failing economy and a terrible global reputation—it is…

April 14, 2022

Human Rights & Development

Conflict in the Time of COVID-19: Prioritizing Ukraine’s Health Security

Vladimir Putin’s bellicose political posturing, role in supporting conflict in the Donbas, veiled nuclear threats, and questionable charges against NATO aggression culminated…

March 28, 2022

Human Rights & Development

The Silenced Epidemic: Why Does Russia Fail to Address HIV?

Introduction The number of people living with HIV in Russia reached more than 1.1 million in June 2021. Over the previous five years, between 85,000 and 100,000 new infections…

January 31, 2022

Dialogues

Jill Dougherty on Russia, China, and Afghanistan: Part II

Recently, relations between Russia and China have continued to flourish, the two countries cooperating economically, politically, and militarily. What implications do you…

January 13, 2022

Dialogues

Jill Dougherty on the Implications of Russia’s Eastern Europe Policies: Part I

GJIA: Many believe that conventional arms-control agreements are impossible with cyberwarfare. Consequently, is it feasible for the United States and Russia to even contemplate…

January 12, 2022

Global Governance

The Tip of the Iceberg or a New Low in EU-Russian Diplomatic Relations?

Introduction The aftermath of the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, the leader of the political opposition to President Putin, caused deep frictions compounding the pre-existing…

August 28, 2021

Human Rights & Development

The Forty-Day War and the “Russian Peace” in Nagorno-Karabakh

“All we are saying is give peace a chance,” is the opening line of John Lennon’s globally celebrated song, the soundtrack of public protest against the rapidly escalating…

June 16, 2021

Dialogues

Danielle Pletka on Biden’s Decision to Withdraw from Afghanistan

GJIA: On April 14, 2021, Biden announced his plans to withdraw all remaining troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021. One of the notable features of the reaction in the…

May 25, 2021

Conflict & Security

The Navalny Affair: The Domestic and International Consequences for Putin

Alexei Navalny, arguably Russia’s most prominent anti-corruption campaigner and opposition figure, survived an attempted assassination by poisoning in August 2020. Images of…

May 3, 2021

Conflict & Security

Putin Prioritizes Syria. Biden Should Too.

Neither massive domestic protests and economic woes, nor the pandemic and growing upheavals on Russia’s borders have stopped Russian president Vladimir Putin from increasing…

March 24, 2021