Galina Starovoitova played a key role in promoting democracy in Russia until her murder in 1998. Dina Gusejnova asks how Russian politics might have developed if she had survived. Galina Starovoitova (1946-1998) is best known for her work on federalism and self-determination, and her vision of democratic transitions in post-Soviet Russia. She was born in … Read more
Three years after Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the widespread activation of universal and other forms of extraterritorial jurisdiction to prosecute international crimes committed in the war calls for an evaluation. What has been achieved so far and what could be done better? Despite the stated commitment of Ukraine’s allies to complement the … Read more
Moldovan President Maia Sandu was re-elected on 3 November amid accusations of Russian election meddling. Eleanor Knott writes that with parliamentary elections scheduled for next year, the country is braced for further attempts by Moscow to subvert its democracy. In recent weeks, Moldova has held three elections: an EU referendum, the first round of a … Read more
Why did Russia choose to invade Ukraine in 2022? Robert H. Wade argues the conflict can only be understood in the context of American policy towards Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union. Political leaders present their publics with narratives that justify what they are doing or intend to do. A crucial decision in … Read more
In 1993, a constitutional disaster in Russia led to troops storming the Russian parliament constructing and a brand new structure that strengthened Boris Yeltsin’s maintain on energy. Jeff Hawn argues that previous to the disaster, Russia was on track to turning into a real democratic state. The final decade of the twentieth century in some … Read more
