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Andrei Kolesnikov

Andrei Kolesnikov

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Andrei Kolesnikov is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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  1. Do Most Russians Support the War in Ukraine?
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    Do Most Russians Support the War in Ukraine?

    Sep 14, 2022 Andrei Kolesnikov & Denis Volkov paint a more nuanced picture of public opinion than headline polling figures suggest.

  2. Putin Is Losing the Battle for Russia’s Future
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    Putin Is Losing the Battle for Russia’s Future

    Feb 11, 2021 Andrei Kolesnikov likens the Kremlin's attacks on protesters to a war – one that betrays the regime's lack of confidence.

  3. Putin’s Constitutional Autocracy
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    Putin’s Constitutional Autocracy

    Dec 9, 2020 Andrei Kolesnikov laments how the Russian president has reduced the country's Yeltsin-era constitution to mere window dressing.

  4. The Caudillo of the Kremlin
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    The Caudillo of the Kremlin

    Jul 30, 2020 Andrei Kolesnikov argues that Vladimir Putin may have prolonged his rule, but his regime is looking weaker than ever.

  5. The Victor Who Lost the USSR
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    The Victor Who Lost the USSR

    May 5, 2020 Andrei Kolesnikov examines Mikhail Gorbachev's legacy on the 35th anniversary of his rise to power in the former Soviet Union.

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    Countering Trump’s Politics of Fear

    Koichi Hamada calls for a new set of policies that responds to, rather than dismisses, US voters’ legitimate fears.
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    Where Are the Democrats?

    Reed Galen lambasts the party for sitting by and watching America implode, in the misguided hope of winning the midterms.
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    Signs of a US Recession

    Dambisa Moyo catalogues several indicators suggesting that the world's largest economy is headed for a slump.
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    Trump’s Trade War

    Less than two months into his second presidency, Donald Trump has imposed sweeping tariffs on America’s three largest trading partners, with much more to come. This strategy not only lacks any credible theoretical foundations; it is putting the US on a path toward irrevocable economic and geopolitical decline.

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    Why Frugal AI Alone Won’t Fix AI’s Energy Problem

    Boris Ruf explains why shifting the responsibility for reducing AI’s carbon footprint to end users is counterproductive.
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    The Global South’s Path to Economic Resilience

    Anwar Ibrahim

    Today's profound global uncertainty is not some accident of history or consequence of values-free technologies. Rather, it reflects the will of rival great powers that continue to ignore the seminal economic and social changes underway in other parts of the world.

    explains how Malaysia and other middle powers are navigating increasingly uncertain geopolitical terrain.
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    America’s “HIP” Economy

    Todd G. Buchholz sees developments and breakthroughs in health, information, and power as grounds for optimism.
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    Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

    Andrés Velasco reflects on the tragic fate of the country that took him in as a teenage refugee from Augusto Pinochet's Chile.
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    The Global Divide Over the Ukraine War

    Brahma Chellaney urges all parties to adopt a realistic approach to a deadlocked conflict and negotiate accordingly.

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