Backing the USSR 2.0: Dynamic State Identity and Public Support for Expansionist Nationalism in Russia
Based on the NEORUSS/ROMIR public opinion surveys in Russia in 2013 and 2014, Mikhail Alexseev examines the preferences of ethnic Russians and ethnic non-Russians in the Russian Federation for territorial boundaries of their state.
Europas energifremtid
Ukraina er det viktigste transittlandet for Russland når det gjelder gassforsyninger til Europa, men økonomiske og politiske utfordringer har gjort samarbeidet vanskelig.
Undermining Hegemony? Building a Framework for Goods Substitution
The logics that we have outlined may, indeed, be applicable to a wide array of international actors and organizations that are aspiring to play public goods substitution roles. Likewise, they are applicable to a number of actors seeking alternative access to public goods. For example, supply and demand factors may help explain both the growing pains and potential power of the BRICS and recast debates about the role of alternative lenders in the developing world. Ultimately, our project is an appeal to think more precisely about the components of hegemonic order and the more hidden mechanisms that may contribute to its transformation or, in certain cases, enduring resilience.
Introduction: Rethinking Challenges to State Sovereignty in Mali and Northwest Africa
Strategic Options for the Future of African Peace Operations 2015-2025. Seminar Report
Options Stratégiques pour l’Avenir des Opérations de Paix Africaines 2015-2025. Rapport de Séminaire
Fragmentation and decline in India's state assemblies: A review, 1967-2007
Tracing activity in 15 Indian state assemblies from 1967 to 2007, we find that overall legislative activity declined but there was also considerable variation across states. States with large electoral constituencies and politically fragmented assemblies showed the worst performance, which suggests a link between political fragmentation and institutional performance.