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Bear Market Brief

The Bear Market Brief (BMB) podcast explores politics, economics, and their intersection in Russia, Ukraine, and the post-Soviet space. BMB Russia & Ukraine is a project of the Foreign Policy Rese... Read more

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How Do Wars End?

How Do Wars End?

Have you heard calls for Ukraine and Russia to "just negotiate"? What does theory say about how (and why) wars come to a... Read more

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If you're a Russian against the war in Ukraine, what options do you have? And how has resistance evolved as the war has ... Read more

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Patriotic education in Russia: how does it work? Is this any different from in the West? And among Russia's young people... Read more

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The Struggle Israel

We take a jaunt south to explore the people and politics behind Israel's Ukraine policy. What do Israel's leaders want f... Read more

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