'The lawmaker characterized the Ukraine intel now circulating as “pretty stark compared to where we were a few months ago.”'
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I got my hands on a thousand files about training programs that China offers to foreign government officials. For Fikra Forum | منتدى فكرة Washington Institute I argue there are clear evidence revealing Beijing intention to export Chinese governance preferences & practices. washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysi…

Tmrw at 5:30pm at the Teatro- we welcome Yun Sun and Sergey Radchenko for the 2024 Borton-Mosley Lecture. please reserve your seat and join us!

'How Has the Ukraine War Changed the China-Russia Relationship?'harriman.columbia.edu/event/how-has-…

'This has been a perennial problem with doing journalism on Central Asia. The story is always refracted through the lens of a nearby drama.'

Thank you Peter Leonard for your extraordinary insights, brave coverage and commitment to chase down so many important stories for us

Bring out the violins

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My latest in Financial Times

Thanks to Marc Lynch for inviting me onto this week's POMEPS podcast to reflect on how conflicts and geopolitical crises have impacted Area Studies and the academy across the Middle East and Post-Communist regions.. pomeps.org/the-political-…

NOW at backgroundbriefing.org | Alexander Cooley - The Russian Elections and Putin's Plans to Stoke Divisions in an Already-Divided US | Julian Zelizer - The Increasingly Visible Role of VP Harris in the Campaign Underway | Jonathan Weiler - Trump's GOP Keeps Lowering the Bar

We are joined by Alexander Cooley discussing the elections in Russia and Sunday’s “noon against Putin” protests when citizens in the main cities showed up in long lines in spite of massive repression against the mildest form of protest. on.soundcloud.com/Dd7ii

Grateful for this thoughtful, substantive dive into the state of Russian domestic politics with Regina Smyth, Brian Taylor, Ira Busygina and yours truly, hosted by Joshua Tucker, Alexander Cooley, NYU Jordan Center and Harriman Institute

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Ballistic missiles have been hitting Odessa today, where Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reportedly arrived earlier today to meet Zelensky.

It is a city of tremendous importance for Greek history, as it is the place where the Greek Revolution was planned.

A Russian missile strike appeared to target Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday, landing near his motorcade in the Black Sea port city of Odessa, where the president was meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. wapo.st/3Tm7DTp

SIWPS member Alexander Cooley published an article on PSQ titled, 'The Uprisings of Gaza: How Geopolitical Crises Have Reshaped Academic Communities from Tahrir to Kyiv.'
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Αδιέξοδο, στασιμότητα, πόλεμος φθοράς. Όποιον χαρακτηρισμό κι αν κανείς επιλέξει κανείς για να περιγράψει την κατάσταση στο ρωσο-ουκρανικό μέτωπο, οι εκτιμήσεις των περισσότερων αναλυτών συγκλίνουν στο ότι τα σημάδια κόπωσης και η απουσία σημαντικών εξελίξεων είναι πλέον εμφανή.

Join us in NYC/online for a panel on 27 Feb as 🇺🇦 faces year 3 of all-out war.
I'll discuss civilian engagement
Volodymyr Kulyk -challenges of mobilization
Elise Giuliano - public opinion in 🇺🇦
Tim Frye- support in 🇺🇸
Alex Cooley- views from Global South
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Yesterday, I was the guest host of the Attitude. In the first half of the program Alexander Cooley and I discussed global aspects of democratic rollback. In the second segment, gil duran and I discussed moneyed right-wing forces in San Francisco. podomatic.com/podcasts/staff…

Armenia is a hub for re-export of western goods to Russia (lhs). Kazakhstan was a hub in the past, but then - clearly - someone in Astana decided to put an end to this (rhs). There's nothing inevitable about reexports to Russia. If they're going on, governments are in on this...

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NYC friends, please join us tomorrow 12-1.30pm for the book talk 'When Left Moves Right: The Decline of the Left and the Rise of the Populist Right in Postcommunist Europe' at Harriman Institute with the great Alexander Cooley and Sheri Berman! harriman.columbia.edu/event/book-tal…

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