by Katrina Papouskaya | Jun 15, 2026 | Awards, News, Read
Congratulations to Columbia’s 2010 Human Rights Advocate Siarhei Antusevich (HRAP, 2010), who received the George Meany–Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award on behalf of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP), of which he is Deputy Chair. The...
by Katrina Papouskaya | Jun 10, 2026 | Alumni, Balkans, ECEC, News, Read
Suzana Vuljevic (GSAS, Ph.D. History and Comp. Lit. ’20) published an essay, “The Language of Power: How Ibrahim Rugova’s Literary Training Shaped His Political Philosophy,” in New Lines Magazine (June 5, 2026). The essay marks the 20th anniversary...
by Katrina Papouskaya | May 18, 2026 | Faculty, News, Read
Thomas Kent writes about a mysterious new social media propaganda campaign targeted at West Africa that is using Russian-style propaganda tactics against Russia. The West African countries are likely being targeted because of the strong relationships they’ve...
by Katrina Papouskaya | May 12, 2026 | Faculty, News, Russia, Ukraine, War in Ukraine, Watch
Kimberly Marten spoke to BBC about what might be behind President Putin’s recent comment of an imminent end to the war in Ukraine; on the Kremlin’s scaling back of the size of Russia’s Victory Day Parade; and where Putin’s domestic popularity...
by Katrina Papouskaya | May 5, 2026 | Faculty, News, Ukraine, War in Ukraine, Watch
Kimberly Marten appeared on the BBC to discuss Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine, the U.S.’s waning support for Ukraine, continuing UK and EU aid to Ukraine, drone warfare, and the war’s economic impact on both Ukraine and Russia. The video below...
