Political scientist Maria Snegovaya's new book examines the rise of populism in postcommunist Europe and elsewhere, arguing that left-wing parties' neoliberal economic policies have alienated their traditional supporters.
This talk draws on 20 years (2004-2024) of religious political signaling by Putin as it explores his claim on Kyiv as the sacred center of Russian history and culture.
Thomas W. Simons, Jr., a senior U.S. diplomat dealing with Eastern Bloc countries at the end of the Cold War, will offer his assessment of U.S. responses to the momentous changes in the region at the time, drawing on a recently completed memoir.
Professor of International Law and International Relations, Institute for Balkan Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; Professor of International Law at Plovdiv University
The movie "Bucha" is based on the true story of an unlikely hero and refugee from Kazakhstan who risked his life to save hundreds of Ukrainians from towns occupied by Russian troops.
In this talk, Sergei Erofeev makes the case that if the problem of Vladimir Putin’s never-ending threat to the world is not solved through his defeat in Ukraine or a domestic coup, he may be driven to putting an end to it himself “amidst a revolution.”
