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Released: 29-Aug-2018 8:05 AM EDT
Melting Arctic Ice Revamping World’s Shipping Routes—Prompting China’s “Polar Silk Road” and New Investigation
Case Western Reserve University

Rising temperatures are melting the Arctic ice, opening new shipping routes and prompting world powers to jostle for access and control.

Released: 14-Mar-2018 12:05 PM EDT
UWM Scholar Explores the Mysteries of Russia and Putin
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

On March 18, Russian voters will head to the polls for their seventh presidential election since 1990. Reuter, who holds a senior research appointment with the Moscow-based International Center for the Study of Institutions and Development, shared his political predictions and his long view on the way forward for improved U.S.-Russian relations. He also talks about the special counsel indictments that have roiled Washington, D.C., in recent weeks.

Released: 18-Dec-2017 9:00 AM EST
How Do You Spot a Russian Bot? Answer Goes Beyond Kremlin Watching, New Research Finds
New York University

A team of researchers has isolated the characteristics of bots on Twitter through an examination of bot activity related to Russian political discussions.

Released: 18-Oct-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Tracing Communism’s Reach, 100 Years After the Russian Revolution
New York University

To mark the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, NYU's Joshua Tucker talks about communism’s legacy and how the Soviet Union changed the world.

Released: 2-Oct-2017 7:05 AM EDT
Scientists Find Evidence that Siberian Volcanic Eruptions Caused Extinction 250 Million Years Ago
New York University

A team of scientists has found new evidence that the Great Permian Extinction, which occurred approximately 250 million years ago, was caused by massive volcanic eruptions that led to significant environmental changes.

Released: 6-Sep-2017 12:05 PM EDT
​Why Many Russians Have Gladly Agreed to Online Censorship
Ohio State University

The Russian government has persuaded many of its citizens to avoid websites and social media platforms that are critical of the government, a new study has found.

Released: 12-Jun-2017 9:00 AM EDT
Amid Russia Conflict and Drug Epidemic, SUNY Downstate Researchers Battle HIV in Ukraine
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

New York State International Training and Research Program Receives $1.5 Million to Conduct HIV Research Training Program in Ukraine

Released: 25-May-2017 1:05 PM EDT
U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, Top Democrat on House Intelligence Committee, to Discuss Russian Threat to Democracy
University of California, Irvine

UCI’s School of Law hosts U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank), the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, who will address Russia’s threat to liberal democracies around the world. Afterward, Erwin Chemerinsky, UCI law school’s founding dean, hosts a discussion with Rep. Schiff.

Released: 22-May-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Study Challenges Understanding of Climate History
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

UNLV research in Russia challenges widely held understanding of past climate history; study appears in latest issue of top journal Nature Geoscience.

Released: 2-May-2017 9:00 AM EDT
Is the Blog to Blame for Vladimir Putin’s 2011-12 Elections Defeat?
Florida Atlantic University

In the 2011-12 elections, Russia’s government leaders underestimated the power of the internet and it impacted the outcome of the elections and spurred massive demonstrations in response to Vladimir Putin’s stage-managing the presidential succession and evidence of widespread fraud. While the effects of internet use on political participation are well understood, the mechanisms of how this happens is unclear. A new study uncovers how social media can drive support for opposition in an autocratic state.

Released: 27-Feb-2017 9:00 AM EST
IU School of Global and International Studies Convening America's Role in the World Conference
Indiana University

The second annual America’s Role in the World conference at Indiana University’s School of Global and International Studies in Bloomington will address pressing global issues facing the new U.S. administration, the nation and world.

   
18-Feb-2017 1:05 PM EST
When Russians Purchase Counterfeit Alcohol
Research Society on Alcoholism

Although counterfeit alcohol is a new phenomenon in most of the world, it has been a longstanding problem in Russia. In 2002, illegal commercial alcohol products totaled more than half of the alcohol retail turnover in that country. More recently, an economic recession has reactivated illicit markets in Russia. While the demand for lower-priced counterfeit alcohol is often linked to economic disadvantages, this research examined whether the problem is more complicated.

   
Released: 15-Feb-2017 11:05 AM EST
Former Diplomat Discusses Michael Flynn Resignation
University of Michigan

U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned this week amid growing concerns over the ties between the Trump administration and Russian officials

Released: 14-Feb-2017 12:05 PM EST
Uncertainty Clouds Future of U.S. – Russian Relations Following Flynn Departure
Virginia Tech

Virginia tech professor besnik pula says it’s hard to tell what the kremlin is making of this, but it would seem that flynn’s departure is a blow to the pro-putin lobby in the administration.

Released: 14-Feb-2017 11:05 AM EST
Tulane University Experts Available to Comment on Flynn
Tulane University

Christopher Fettweis is an associate professor of political science with expertise in international relations.

Released: 12-Jan-2017 4:05 PM EST
Experts Available to Speak on Cybersecurity, Russia
DePaul University

In light of the U.S. investigation into Russian hacking, DePaul University faculty experts are available to provide insight and commentary on cybersecurity and cyberhacking. Political scientists also can discuss how the controversy could impact the relationship between the United States and Russia.



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