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Indigenous Peoples in Russia
(2019)Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)The edition addresses indigenous peoples in Russia. Firstly, Arbahan Magomedov analyzes a new political phenomenon in modern Russia: the growing assertiveness of indigenous peoples in the context of the accelerated industrial development of the Arctic. At the center of the study is the political rise of the “Voice of the Tundra” protest community and its leader Eiko Serotetto. Secondly, Vera Kuklina discusses the impact of reindustrialization ...Journal Issue -
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China’s "Belt and Road” Initiative and the South Caucasus
(2019)Caucasus Analytical Digest (CAD)This issue of the Caucasus Analytical Digest discusses the impact of the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on the South Caucasus. In the first contribution to this special issue, Mariam Zabakhidze, Irakli Gabriadze, Rezo Beradze and Giorgi Khishtovani provide a concise overview of how relations between Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and China have advanced against the background of the BRI. Secondly, Evelina Gambino examines the ...Journal Issue -
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Russian Regional Elections
(2019)Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)This edition discusses the regional elections of 8 September 2019 in the Russian Federation. Firstly, Yana Gorokhovskaia comments that the usually predictable regional elections sparked a conflict over which actors are allowed to participate in organized politics in Russia and which are not. She posits that both the opposition’s campaign strategies and the social response they elicited suggest that future elections in the country will be ...Journal Issue -
North Caucasus
(2019)Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)This edition focuses on recent trends in the Russian North Caucasus. Firstly, Sufian N. Zhemukhov examines the factors that have led to the decline in importance of the Caucasus Emirate in the region. Secondly, Ekaterina Sokirianskaia assesses the drivers that have enabled Ramzan Kadyrov to turn Chechnya into a totalitarian enclave with special status within the Russian Federation, noting the key role of his personal relationship to ...Journal Issue -
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