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Dina Khapaeva

Dina Khapaeva

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Dina Khapaeva, Professor of Russian at the Georgia Institute of Technology, is the author of Crimes sans châtiment (Crimes without Punishment) (Éditions de l’Aube, 2023).

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  1. The Kremlin’s Mobster Code
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    The Kremlin’s Mobster Code

    Jul 18, 2023 Dina Khapaeva argues that power in Russia is not nearly as centralized as many Westerners have long assumed.

  2. Putin’s Dogs of War
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    Putin’s Dogs of War

    Feb 24, 2023 Dina Khapaeva dissects what the growing prominence of the Wagner Group’s mercenaries says about Vladimir Putin’s regime.

  3. Displaying Our Skeletons
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    Displaying Our Skeletons

    Oct 31, 2022 Dina Khapaeva explains how Halloween arose from the dead and, since the late 1970s, took over the world.

  4. Putin’s New Nuclear Blackmail
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    Putin’s New Nuclear Blackmail

    Sep 29, 2022 Dina Khapaeva urges Western leaders not to give in to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threats.

  5. Putin the Terrible
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    Putin the Terrible

    Sep 2, 2022 Dina Khapaeva traces the history of the Kremlin's campaign to transform Russia's national memory and identity.

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    The New Normal for Central Banks

    Lucrezia Reichlin asks why the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank keep providing liquidity directly to banks.
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    The False Choice Between Palestinian and Jewish Liberation

    Shlomo Ben-Ami

    The prevailing narrative that frames Israel as a colonial power suppressing Palestinians’ struggle for statehood grossly oversimplifies a complicated conflict and inadvertently vindicates the region’s most oppressive regimes. Achieving a durable, lasting peace requires moving beyond such facile analogies.

    rejects the facile moralism of those who view the ongoing war through the narrow lens of decolonization.
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    The Rage of the Outsiders

    Ian Buruma

    The far-right populist Geert Wilders’ election victory in the Netherlands reflects the same sentiment that powered Brexit and Donald Trump’s candidacy in 2016. But such outcomes could not happen without the cynicism displayed over the past few decades by traditional conservative parties.

    shows what Geert Wilders has in common with other ultra-nationalist politicians, past and present.
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    Protecting Gaza’s Children

    Nurul Izzah Anwar & Yolanda Augustin urge the international community to support the young Palestinians bearing the brunt of the war.
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    Loss and Damage as a Common Climate Cause

    Naveeda Khan explains why so many developing countries have not balked at a major oil producer hosting COP28.
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    Putin’s Killer Patriotism

    Nina L. Khrushcheva highlights the Kremlin’s growing dependence on violent criminals to fight its war in Ukraine.
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    The Technologies African Farmers Need

    Hippolyte Fofack urges policymakers to follow Ethiopia’s lead and invest in irrigation, mechanization, and fertilizers.
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    Hard Truths About Green Industrial Policy

    Ilias Alami, et al. warn that win-win narratives obscure the difficult trade-offs involved in state-led decarbonization projects.
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    Making European Strategic Autonomy Work

    Charles Powell, et al. assess the strengths and weaknesses of a major new policy and strategy blueprint.

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