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Information Warfare
(2017)Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)This edition addresses information warfare. Firstly, Jolanta Darczewska and Piotr Żochowski examine the use of “active measures” by Russian special services in support of Russian foreign policy. Secondly, Robert W. Orttung argues that Russia has sought to use various information warfare techniques to sow division and chaos in the U.S., but it remains unclear to what extent Russian actions had an impact on the thinking or behavior of ...Journal Issue -
Iran and the South Caucasus After The Nuclear Deal
(2017)Caucasus Analytical Digest (CAD)This issue looks at the South Caucasus from a less common angle, focussing on Iran’s role in the region. The lifting of international sanctions in 2016 appeared to create new economic opportunities for Iran in the Caucasus. Contributions to this issue put into perspective the extent to which this has been the case, taking a closer look at energy and pipeline politics, competing transport corridor projects and economic relations between ...Journal Issue -
Political Islam
(2017)Caucasus Analytical Digest (CAD)Jean-François Ratelle investigates the causes behind the downfall of the North Caucasus insurgency focusing on the pre-Sochi counter-insurgency and the massive outflow of foreign fighters to Syria and Iraq, arguing that although the insurgency has been crushed and entered a latent and incipient stage in 2014, the potential return of foreign fighters coupled with the recurrent discriminatory policies against Islam in Russia and the Islamic ...Journal Issue -
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Political Mobilization in the Run-Up to the Presidential Elections
(2017)Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)This edition considers political mobilization in Russia ahead of the 2018 Presidential Elections. Firstly, Andrei Semenov assesses the prospects for opposition players in the upcoming 2018 Presidential Elections, by analyzing the discursive, institutional, and financial resources that they have at their disposal. Secondly, Jan Matti Dollbaum examines how Alexey Navalny’s political campaign strategy of turning obstacles into advantages is ...Journal Issue -
Mobilizing Patriotism in Russia
(2017)Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)This edition examines the growing role of the patriotic agenda in Russian politics. Firstly, Ekaterina Khodzhaeva and Irina Meyer (Olimpieva) analyze the system of patriotic education in Russia, detailing the considerable changes in the purpose and priorities of federal programs over the last decade. Secondly, Svetlana Barsukova looks at the role of patriotism in forming consumer preferences among the Russian population, highlighting the ...Journal Issue -
Thinking about the Revolution: Perspectives on Russia between Stability and Revolution
(2017)Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)This edition examines how the historical memory of the Russian Revolution impacts on contemporary Russian politics and foreign policy. Firstly, Natasha Kuhrt considers the difficultly that the Russian regime faces in addressing the Bolshevik Revolution, due to its emphasis on its role in maintaining stability. Secondly, Ruth Deyermond outlines how the images of the Bolshevik and American Revolutions shape the perceptions of the US political ...Journal Issue -
Identity Politics
(2017)Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)This edition examines questions of identity politics. Firstly, Bruno De Cordier outlines how the driving forces behind the insurgency in Donetsk and Lugansk are more complex than often assumed, highlighting the emergence of a “resistance identity” based on Donbass identity, the legacies of the USSR, the Great Patriotic War and anti-fascism, Orthodox Christianity, the freemen identity of the steppe of Novorossiia, and anti-colonial resistance. ...Journal Issue -
Social Policy
(2017)Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)This edition considers Russia’s policy on domestic violence and child welfare. Firstly, Janet Elise Johnson addresses the recent changes in domestic violence legislation, examining what these changes mean for gender equality policy in today’s Russia. Secondly, Meri Kulmala analyzes the on-going reform of state systems for child welfare, arguing that it is necessary to look beyond decorative institutional renovation and consider whether ...Journal Issue