US Elections 2016: Russia’s Preferred Choice
The Democrat nominee Hilary Clinton has been seen to personally insult President Putin on occasions. For example, comparing him to Hitler over Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea resulted in reciprocated…
Articles, Briefings and Essays
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Summary note 5- Investing in women’s economic resilience & social wellbeing
How does private sector development support structural transformation and enhance sustainable development outcomes? This might range from wealth and investment creation to employment-led growth. Private sector development might also drive…
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Chinese Expansion in Central Asia: Problems and Perspectives
This short article summarises research into Chinese activity in the region, conducted on the ESRC-funded grant, ‘Rising Powers and Conflict Management in Central Asia’ led by John Heathershaw at the…
Summary note 4- Investing in women’s economic resilience & social wellbeing
How does private sector development support structural transformation and enhance sustainable development outcomes? This might range from wealth and investment creation to employment-led growth. Private sector development might also drive…
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FPC Briefing: Da’ish, the Ikhwan and Lessons from History
This FPC Briefing from Dr Simon Mabon and Grant Helm explores the historical antecedents of Da'ish and their complicated relationship with the rulers of Saudi Arabia.
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FPC Briefing: Saudi Arabia – US Relations and the Failure of Riyadh’s Securitization Project
Following the signing of the nuclear deal between the P5+1 and Iran in late 2015, relations between Saudi Arabia and the United States have become increasingly fractious. Since then, with…
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Sharing Worst Practice Executive Summary
The findings of Sharing worst practice: How countries and institutions in the former Soviet Union help create legal tools of repression highlight the clear similarities in the types of repressive…
Introduction: Sharing worst practice in the former Soviet Union
Sharing worst practice: How countries and institutions in the former Soviet Union help create legal tools of repression examines the extent to which governments across the former Soviet Union (FSU)…
The ‘Moscow Consensus’: Constructing autocracy in post-Soviet Eurasia
For the past decade, the annual report from Freedom House on political and civil liberties has made for sombre reading. Every year for the past 12 years it has marked…
How countries and institutions in the former Soviet Union help create legal tools of repression
The recent history of law making in Eastern Europe and Central Asia has been characterised by a significant number of countries adopting laws that suffocate civil society and limit human…