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A War With No End in Sight

"More Russians have died in Ukraine than in all wars the country has fought since 1945 combined. But escalating repression and a culture of helpless disengagement have kept support for the war high," writes Sasha de Vogel.

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Remembering Padma Desai, 1931-2023

The Davis Center remembers our friend and colleague Padma Desai (1931-2023).

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How to think about a post-Putin future?

Andrei Yakovlev thinks we need to develop a new socio-political and economic model for Russia after Putin.

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Davis Center 75th Anniversary Celebration

Join us as we celebrate our 75th Anniversary on October 27-28, 2023. 

The present-day Davis Center fosters understanding through dialogue, research, and scholarly exchange. Although geopolitical harmony has eluded us for many decades, we have always hoped for and promoted peaceful mutual understanding. Simmering violence in eastern Ukraine and elsewhere in the post-Soviet world has been alarming for years, but the Russian invasion of Ukraine marks a definitive change in the political trajectory of the region.

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Statement on Russia’s War against Ukraine

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Davis Center Statement on the War Against Ukraine

The Davis Center stands with the people of Ukraine and with the many people around the world who are and will be harmed by this war.