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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 -
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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 -
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Alles wird teurer! Wucher! Brot!
(2017)TraverseDas Heft behandelt die kollektive, individuelle, allgemeine und schichtspezifische Wahrnehmung steigender Preise für Waren, des fallenden Werts des Gelds und sinkender Löhne. Phänomene der Teuerung zeigen sich offen oder verdeckt und sie haben unterschiedliche Gründe: von Naturkatastrophen und Missernten über Kriege, fiskal- oder konjunkturpolitische Massnahmen bis zu Güter- und Transportengpässen. Mit Teuerungsschüben sind meistens ...Journal Issue -
Georgia's Domestic Political Landscape
(2017)Caucasus Analytical Digest (CAD)This edition discusses Georgia’s domestic political landscape. Tornike Zurabashvili reviews the results of Georgia’s 2016 parliamentary elections and assesses the post-electoral political development, focusing on the constitutional reform process and the dramatic changes in the opposition spectrum that followed the polls. Tsisana Khundadze investigates Georgia’s population’s perception of the government’s performance and overall direction ...Journal Issue -
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 -
Nr.99: Georgia's relations with the EU
(2017)Caucasus Analytical Digest (CAD)This interdisciplinary issue of the Caucasus Analytical Digest looks at Georgia’s relations with the EU. The contribution by Shota Kakabadze, a political scientist, examines domestic political debates and Georgia’s resulting foreign policy towards the EU. The second contribution, by sociologist Tinatin Zurabishvili examines public opinion polls. The analysis focuses on the (rather diffuse) profile of those Georgians who claim that the EU ...Journal Issue -
Russia's Political Role in East Asia
(2017)Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)This edition examines Russia’s role in East Asia. Firstly, Artyom Lukin considers Russia’s efforts to play a more prominent role in the ongoing North Korean nuclear crisis, highlighting Moscow’s increasing collaboration with Beijing. Secondly, Evgeny Kanaev evaluates the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Russia and Vietnam in the context of Moscow’s vision of a Greater Eurasia Partnership and its wider diplomatic relationship ...Journal Issue