Student News

Moscow Times Op-Ed on Cyber Security by Lincoln Mitchell and Tinatin Japaridze

Lincoln Mitchell (Adjunct Associate Research Scholar) and Tinatin Japaridze (Harriman MARS student) published an op-ed in the Moscow Times, titled "Trump Has Cleared the Way for Russian 'Hacktivities.'"

Moscow Times Op-Ed by Lincoln Mitchell and Tinatin Japaridze (MARS)

Lincoln Mitchell (Adjunct Associate Research Scholar) and Tinatin Japaridze (Harriman MARS student) published an op-ed in the Moscow Times, titled "When the Russian Dog Finally Caught up With the American Car" (Sept. 26, 2018).

Daniel Petrick (MARS-REERS '20) in BalkanInsight

Daniel Petrick (MARS-REERS '20) student, spent the summer in Prizren, Kosovo and published a piece with BalkanInsight about a small family boza business.

Tinatin Japaridze (MARS-REERS '19) Co-Authors Piece on U.S.-Russian Relations

Tinatin Japaridze (MARS-REERS '19) co-authored an opinion piece with former Harriman Research Scholar Lincoln Mitchell on U.S.-Russia relations since the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Read the piece on the Russian International Affairs Council website.

Tinatin Japaridze (MARS) Co-Authors Opinion Piece on World Cup for Washington Post

Tinatin Japaridze (M.A. Candidate, MARS) and Frank A. Guridy (Associate Professor, History) published an opinion piece, "The Real World Cup Losers: The Russian People," in the Washington Post.

Andres Fernandez (MARS-REERS '18): "Scapegoating Becomes a Pre-Election Ritual in Russia"

Andres Fernandez (MARS-REERS '18) published an article in Eurasianet discussing the Kremlin's tendency to institute corruption crackdowns on a few high-profile political figures during presidential election campaigns.

William Persing (MARS-REERS '18): "Poll Highlights Paradox on Economic Attitudes in Russia"

William Persing (MARS-REERS '18) discusses a recent nationwide poll conducted by the Carnegie Moscow Center and the Levada Center that reveals Russians' paradoxical attitudes toward their country's social and economic future. Read the story on Eurasianet.

Maria Snegovaya: Why Did Russia Poison One of Its Former Spies in Britain?

Maria Snegovaya, a doctoral candidate in Columbia's department of political science, presents the various theries about why Russia may have poisoned one of its former spies in the UK. Read her analysis in the Washington Post's "Monkey Cage" blog.

Harriman Spends Thanksgiving in Moscow and Siberia, Tackling Tough Research Problems and Engaging in Track Two Diplomacy through the Stanford U.S.-Russia Forum

We are proud to announce that two members of the Harriman Institute community are part of the Stanford U.S.-Russia Forum’s 2017-18 U.S.-Russia delegation that travelled to Moscow and Tyumen in November 2017. Drawing from diverse linguistic, cultural, and professional backgrounds, delegates work to solve real-world problems while also fostering bi-national dialogue.

Will Persing (MARS-REERS '18) Writes on "Uzbekistan & Tajikistan: Catalysts for a Regional Water Solution?" for Eurasianet

Will Persing (MARS-REEERS '18) is the author of "Uzbekistan & Tajikistan: Catalysts for a Regional Water Solution?" published on Eurasianet.

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Announcements

Parties as Disciplinarians: The Electoral Strategies of Centrist Parties

Wednesday, October 24, 2018 - 12:10pm

Please join the Harriman Institute and the Department of Political Science for a meeting of the Comparative Politics Seminar with Marko Klasnja, Assistant Professor at the School of Foreign Service and Government Department, Georgetown University.

The Cold War, Post-Cold War, and the Academy: Policy Recommendations from an Oral History of Russian and Eurasian Studies

Thursday, October 18, 2018

Alexander Cooley (Claire Tow Professor of Political Science, Barnard College, and Director, Harriman Institute) and George Gavrilis, an independent consultant specializing in international relations, foreign policy, higher education and oral history, co-authored the PONARS Eurasia policy memo, "The Cold War, Post-Cold War, and the Academy: Policy Recommendations from an Oral History of Russian and Eurasian Studies," which draws on the findings gleaned from the Harriman Institute's oral history.

Russia: Stranger than Fiction

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 - 6:00pm

Please join the Harriman Institute and the Barnard Slavic Department for a conversation with Yelena Yakovich, documentary film director, and Marina Adamovich, editor-in-chief of The New Review, following the Russian Documentary Film Festival in New York, October 19–21, 2018. RSVP required for non-Barnard attendees; email barnardslavic@gmail.com.

Film Screening & Discussion. 'Early Cranes' and 'White Ship' with Director Bolot Shamshiev

Friday, November 30, 2018 - 2:00pm - 6:00pm

Please join the Harriman Institute for a screening of the films Early Cranes (1979) and White Ship (1975) by prominent Kyrgyz and Soviet film director Bolot Shamshiev, followed by a discussion between Shamshiev and Dr. Peter Rollberg (George Washington University). This event is part of the three-day series Celebrating Chinghiz Aitmatov at 90 organized by the Harriman Institute, the Kyrgyz American Foundation, and the American University of Central Asia.

Book Talk. Have the Mountains Fallen? Two Journeys of Loss and Redemption in the Cold War by Jeffrey B. Lilley

Friday, November 30, 2018 - 12:00pm

Please join us for a talk with Jeffrey B. Lilley about his book Have the Mountains Fallen? Two Journeys of Loss and Redemption in the Cold War (Indiana University Press, 2018). This event is part of the three-day series Celebrating Chinghiz Aitmatov at 90 organized by the Harriman Institute, the Kyrgyz American Foundation, and the American University of Central Asia.

International Conference: Aitmatov at 90

Thursday, November 29, 2018 - 9:00am - 5:00pm

Please join us for an international conference about the literary, diplomatic, and cultural legacy of renowned Soviet and Kyrgyz writer, Chinghiz Aitmatov. This event is part of the three-day series Celebrating Chinghiz Aitmatov at 90 organized by the Harriman Institute, the Kyrgyz American Foundation, and the American University of Central Asia.

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