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Re-placing Chernobyl

Chernobyl/Chornobyl is a place out of time. Or is it?

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Why Do We Talk So Much about Foreign Interference?

Disputes over alleged meddling are not merely rhetorical dueling between Moscow and Washington. Rather, they reflect profound social challenges and their destabilizing effects, says Igor Istomin.

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Tolstoy Takes

War and Peace challenges us to distinguish historical narrative from our own motives and experiences, writes Sydney Stotter.

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Reimagining Regional Studies

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REECA Master's Program

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Scholar-Entrepreneur Initiative

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Arms Control Negotiation Academy

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Secondary Field in Regional Studies: Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia

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Postdoctoral Fellowships

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Scholar-Entrepreneurs

A bold initiative to foster innovative scholarship and learning while bringing regional studies closer to practice.

Universities tend to be risk-averse places, creating programs and then hiring people to staff them. The Scholar-Entrepreneur Initiative is the other way around: building from the ground up. As we build these programs, we are investing in these scholars.

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Director of the Davis Center

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Choose your adventure

Learn about undergraduate opportunities for research and internships in Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia.