Moldovan Politics: The Rise of Vladimir Plahotniuc
Plahotniuc: For Stability or Authoritarianism? The following is part of a series of resources that seeks to explain Moldova’s current political situation through the biographies…
Articles by Josh Wilson
Moldovan Politics: Introduction
Moldovan politics are some of Europe’s most complicated and interesting. In an era when democracies are increasingly appraised by the rapidity of changes and degree…
Vladimir Putin’s Annual News Conference in Side-by-Side Translation
The following is the official video, transcript, and official translation for Vladimir Putin’s annual news conference as given on December 14, 2017. Note that the…
Vladimir Putin’s Annual News Conference in Side-by-Side Translation – Part II
The following is the official video, transcript, and official translation for Vladimir Putin’s annual news conference as given on December 14, 2017. Note that the…
Russian Foreign Affairs – October, 2017
Russian Foreign Affairs in the News October, 2017 Russian foreign policy and foreign policies concerning Russia have been of particular interest to those following world…
Russia on the Ground – October, 2017
Russia on the Ground October, 2017 This resource serves to track domestic news inside Russia – focusing primarily on demographics, public opinion, economy, and major…
Central Asia
Central Asia: Core and Periphery Central Asia is, by its most common definition, those five “stans” that were formerly Soviet republics: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,…
Alexei Navalny
Alexei Navalny Modern Liberal Nationalism See also: Alexei Navalny: Mayoral Platform for 2013 (in English) Alexei Anatolievich Navalny is a lawyer, activist, and politician. He…
Who’s Who in Kyrgyz Politics
This resource discusses many place names in Kyrgyzstan. Geography is important to Kyrgyz politics, which are marked by a distinct north-south split. In the north,…
Russia Opens Bilingual Grade School Named for Primakov
Russia has opened a new elementary school in the Moscow region dedicated to Yevgeny Primakov, Russia’s former Foreign Minister (1998-1999) who pioneered better relations between…