Sergey Glandin combs through the “Caesar Act,” which enables sanctions for supporting the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad, and wonders if the move is significant or effective
Law & Institutions
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Stanislav Andreychuk considers the results of Russia’s national “referendum” on constitutional amendments
Mikhail Turchenko unpacks what’s wrong with the constitutional amendments and the popular vote
Stanislav Andreychuk on the consequences of the recent amendments to Russia’s electoral law
Olga Gulina contends that changes to Russian citizenship laws have been designed to strengthen (geo-)political influence and fix the country’s socio-demographic issues
Dmitri Stratievski looks into whether Berlin might shift policy on sanctions against Russia
Alexander Graef looks at what a US withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty might look like for Russia and EU
Vladimir Gelman on why Russia has so far failed the coronavirus test
Aleksei Sorbale on criteria for assessing the performance of Russian governors
Denis Primakov on US sanctions against Russia in the light of new OFAC decisions
Bulat Mukhamedzhanov outlines what needs to be done to better prevent torture in Russia
Stanislav Andreychuk looks at why the Russian government pushed for a referendum on constitutional amendments