Insights

When Russia annexed Crimea (the first time), property values were driven by salt air and stone fruit. Explore the gardens of the peninsula in the early days of imperial rule.

Harvard has been named a National Resource Center for Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia, and received a Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship grant under Title VI.

Peaceful protests are at the heart of newer democracies, says Stephen Jones, director of the Davis Center's Program on Georgian Studies.

As the geopolitical split in Eurasia widens, the country’s balancing act will be a hard feat to pull off, writes Nargis Kassenova in Politico.

Sarah Ramberran, a junior at Harvard college and an intern at Civil.ge, explores the intersection of educational institution opportunities and South Asian identity.

Russian propaganda narratives about vaccines differ structurally by target audience, offering clarity to friends and confusion to foes, writes Katrina Keegan.

How can the United States deter a future Russian invasion against another neighbor?

“Twilight diplomats” tend to make or break international negotiations, despite rarely garnering the acclaim of their more public-facing counterparts, write members of the Negotiation Task Force.

Democracy relies on a language of compromise and mediation; Georgia’s political elite, however, is fixated on “traitors” and “enemies,” writes Stephen Jones.