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by Ekaterina Paustyan
Against the backdrop of the protracted war against Ukraine, Russia is applying a new logic when selecting top officials for its regional administration. Recent appointments in Western regions favor officials with military backgrounds and experience working in Russia-occupied territories, signaling that the Kremlin has no intention of changing course.
by Andrii Nekoliak, Cindy Wittke, Maryna Rabinovych
A Symposium on troubled nexuses between international and domestic law explores the multi-dimensional interplay of law(s) on the domestic, regional, and international levels before and after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Conceptualizing post-Soviet Eurasia as a ‘laboratory of troubled nexuses’, the Symposium explores complexities and interconnections of country-specific policies, practices and discourses pertaining to (international) law. The Symposium has been published in Review of Central and East European Law, Volume 47: Issue 3-4 (Dec 2022).
by Olena Syniavska
Since the beginning of Russia’s open armed invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Ukrainian society has been living in a state of physical, ideological and information warfare. An important component of countering its impact involves bidding farewell to historical stereotypes in the cityscape.
by Elia Bescotti
In the recent presidential elections in South Ossetia the question of a referendum to join Russia played an important role. But ultimately, it will be the Kremlin to decide if, when and how this breakaway region of Georgia will be allowed into the Russian Federation.
by Anatoli Dirun
A series of recent attacks in Transnistria sparked the fears that the Russian war in Ukraine could extend to Moldova. Yet, the longstanding practices of conflict management and regulation between Chisinau and Tiraspol make such a spill-over unlikely.
by Elia Bescotti
During the campaign for the presidential election in South Ossetia, a Russian-backed breakaway region in Georgia, incumbent president Anatolii Bibilov said that he would take legal steps to join the Russian Federation. Why now?
