Publications & Analysis

Our analysis, country by country.

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Regional & Cross-Border

Europe: Global Challenges and Security Risks Mitigation

A congressional contribution on European security, September 2025.

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Eastern Europe

Russia

2026 Russian Elections Overview

An interactive field guide to the seven parties contesting Russia's 2026 State Duma election — with a clickable seat map, party-by-party profiles, and analysis of the vote.

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Regime Stability in Russia: Assessment Report, 2024

Examines the interaction between military performance, economic strain, internal repression, and opposition dynamics shaping regime stability, with post-conflict scenarios relevant to U.S. and NATO strategic planning.

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Ukraine

Publications on Ukraine are forthcoming.

Belarus

Publications on Belarus are forthcoming.

Moldova

Publications on Moldova are forthcoming.

The Baltics

Estonia

Publications on Estonia are forthcoming.

Latvia

Publications on Latvia are forthcoming.

Lithuania

Publications on Lithuania are forthcoming.

The Caucasus

Georgia

Regional Affairs Dispatch

The Regional Affairs Dispatch (RAD) was designed to analyze the state of democratic movements and governance in former Post-Soviet states.

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RAD I — Appendix A: South Ossetia

A companion appendix to the Regional Affairs Dispatch examining South Ossetia, one of Georgia's Russian-occupied territories.

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RAD I — Appendix B: Abkhazia

A companion appendix to the Regional Affairs Dispatch examining Abkhazia, one of Georgia's Russian-occupied territories.

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Armenia

Publications on Armenia are forthcoming.

Azerbaijan

Publications on Azerbaijan are forthcoming.

Central Asia

Kazakhstan

Publications on Kazakhstan are forthcoming.

Uzbekistan

Publications on Uzbekistan are forthcoming.

Turkmenistan

Publications on Turkmenistan are forthcoming.

Kyrgyzstan

Publications on Kyrgyzstan are forthcoming.

Tajikistan

Publications on Tajikistan are forthcoming.

Other Regions

Central Europe

Germany, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, and Austria.

Publications on Central Europe are forthcoming.

The Balkans

Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, and Romania.

Russia's Balkan Client: Republika Srpska and the Legacy of Srebrenica

A Balkan Affairs Brief on how the Kremlin sustains its ties to Republika Srpska — providing political cover for Milorad Dodik's government and exploiting the unresolved legacy of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide.

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Ratko Mladić: A Biography of the Butcher of Bosnia

A Balkan Affairs Brief tracing the life of Ratko Mladić — the Bosnian Serb army commander known as the 'Butcher of Bosnia' — from his early years and rise through the Yugoslav military to his command of Bosnian Serb forces during the Bosnian War.

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