Insights

Senior Fellow Nargis Kassenova argues that despite recent turmoil, it would be wrong to presume that the past three decades of efforts to build Kazakh statehood are now on the verge of evaporating.

Seeking control, the Kazakh government shut down the Internet—but the long-term effects may only necessitate continued crackdowns, writes REECA student Katrina Keegan in The Diplomat.

Years of research undertaken by Memorial cannot simply be erased from the historical record, writes Mark Kramer.

There’s little doubt that Russian demographic trends look discouraging—but what Russia becomes is less important than what Russia is willing to do, writes Alexandra Vacroux.

In building trust, Shultz humanized the Soviets, viewing them as partners in dealmaking, write Danny Stoian and Nora Cyra.

Addressing the economic and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan demands that the Taliban and the West make difficult decisions, writes Fara Abbas.

Even when events and problems come along that seem dire and insoluble, circumstances can improve more rapidly than we expect, writes Mark Kramer.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s failed bid for the 1964 Lenin Prize speaks volumes about Soviet writers and Russian identity, according to Erin Hutchinson, REECA A.M., ’13, Ph.D. ’20.

Georgian voters are united around a pro-Western foreign policy, yet the majority views current political parties in an unfavorable light, writes Stephen Jones.