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AUTHORITARIAN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC
The report focuses on 5 countries situated in Eurasia: China, Russia, Belarus, Iran, and Hungary, all of which are led by authoritarian leaders that possess robust state machinery for population control. On these 5 country cases, the report investigates whether there were any features in their response to the pandemic specific for autocratic regimes and what are the outcomes of their approaches.
The Kremlin’s Influence Quarterly #1
The first issue of Kremlin Influence Quarterly looks at malign influence operations of Vladimir Putin’s Russia in the areas of diplomacy, law, economy, politics, media and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kill the Messenger: How Russian and Post-Soviet Oligarchs Undermine the First Amendment
How Putin's oligarchs are working to reshape American society by corrupting its values and institutions, and what can be done to curtail their brutish ways
Structure of Putin’s Elite in 2020
In January 2020, Vladimir Putin closed the books on the political development of the Russian Federation not only for 2019 but also for the next 15 years.
Georgia at a Crossroads
2020 is promising to be the year of high importance and big decisions for Georgia. The country will have to decide whether it wants to move forward with…
“A New Prince”: non-democratic transfer of power in the post-soviet space
In the first part of this work we intend to examine the cases of non-democratic transfer of power in the post-Soviet space, while in the second part we will discuss in detail the mechanisms of the emerging transition in Kazakhstan and possible scenarios of a similar transition in Russia
Misrule of Law: How the Kremlin Uses Western Institutions to Undermine the West
This report, a tour d’horizon of Russian active measures and subversion campaigns throughout North America and Europe
Russia scenarios 2030
This publication is the product of an initial effort undertaken by Free Russia Foundation in 2018 to stimulate public discussion of Russian scenarios, mitigate the likelihood of a…
Russian Youth: A Look Inside the “Black Box”
The 2017 protests across Russia surprised many observers both inside and outside the country—no one quite expected to see so many young people, including high school students, taking to the streets to express dissatisfaction with the current political leadership.
FACTORS OF COMPETITIVENESS IN RUSSIAN GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS, 2012-2018
Will the Kremlin’s failures at the regional level continue this year? To answer this question, we carry out a qualitative and quantitative analysis of factors that have contributed to victories by the pro-Kremlin candidates in gubernatorial elections that took place in 2012-2018