Insights

Writing. Convening. Teaching. Training. Modeling. Experimenting. Engaging. Across time zones and international boundaries, members of our community are at work. Our “Insights” gallery is a multimedia guide to intellectual life at the Davis Center.

Since the invasion in February, Jewish leaders in Russia and Ukraine have found themselves on opposite sides of a brutal military conflict, writes Maxim D. Shrayer in The Times of Israel.

The question of whether sanctions have been an effective strategy is vastly more complicated than has been acknowledged, write Rawi Abdelal and Alexandra Vacroux in Just Money.

New database connects students and scholars of Soviet history to online primary sources.

Analysis, events, and resources about the ongoing conflict.

The real question we should be asking is if the U.S. is bluffing when it says that there will be catastrophic consequences for a Russian nuclear attack, writes Alexandra Vacroux in The Boston Globe.

A talk on the history and politics of wine was a highlight of the inaugural events of the Center’s new Program on Georgian Studies.

A 2021–2022 Engaging Eurasia Teacher Fellow on the challenges and rewards of teaching about the region.

Symbolic and robust commitments of civil society organizations are necessary for Georgia’s EU candidate status prospects, writes Seth Myers, a master’s student at Harvard Kennedy School.

We’re delighted to welcome scholars from around the world to our campus community. Meet the individuals who will be joining the Davis Center this academic year.