Russia is searching for new citizens in a post-Covid world
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
Tagged: migration
Why Russia Is Quietly Getting Rid of Its Syrian Refugees
Lyubov Glazunova on the Russian government’s refugee policy
Russia and Europe, Visa-Free: A Pipe Dream or a Real Possibility?
Olga Gulina takes stock of new talk about a visa-free regime between the EU and Russia
Israel’s Russian Speaking Minority: Political Force in the Knesset?
Izabella Tabarovsky observes how elections in Israel this April may have involved a large and diverse Russian speaking minority, but their influence in Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, is curtailed by a lack of unified voter interests
A Clarion Call for Compatriots
Olga Gulina reports on state plans to tempt Russians from across the post soviet space to resettle within Russian borders
Safety in Legal Limbo: Refugees from Georgia, Ukraine and Russia
European bureaucrats are wondering why citizens from Eastern Europe are still seeking asylum in the EU a quarter century on from the relatively bloodless dismantling of the USSR
What happens when Chechens seek asylum in Europe?
Overshadowed by immigration from the Middle East and Africa in recent years, the migration of Chechens from Russia to Europe is a topic that few discuss.