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Andrei Kolesnikov

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Andrei Kolesnikov is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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  1. Do Most Russians Support the War in Ukraine?
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    Do Most Russians Support the War in Ukraine?

    Sep 14, 2022 Andrei Kolesnikov & Denis Volkov paint a more nuanced picture of public opinion than headline polling figures suggest.

  2. Putin Is Losing the Battle for Russia’s Future
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    Putin Is Losing the Battle for Russia’s Future

    Feb 11, 2021 Andrei Kolesnikov likens the Kremlin's attacks on protesters to a war – one that betrays the regime's lack of confidence.

  3. Putin’s Constitutional Autocracy
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    Putin’s Constitutional Autocracy

    Dec 9, 2020 Andrei Kolesnikov laments how the Russian president has reduced the country's Yeltsin-era constitution to mere window dressing.

  4. The Caudillo of the Kremlin
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    The Caudillo of the Kremlin

    Jul 30, 2020 Andrei Kolesnikov argues that Vladimir Putin may have prolonged his rule, but his regime is looking weaker than ever.

  5. The Victor Who Lost the USSR
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    The Victor Who Lost the USSR

    May 5, 2020 Andrei Kolesnikov examines Mikhail Gorbachev's legacy on the 35th anniversary of his rise to power in the former Soviet Union.

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    The US Economy’s Trust Deficit

    Michael Spence considers the causes and consequences of Americans’ declining faith in media and government.
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    Norway Is a Ukraine War Profiteer

    Håvard Halland & Knut Anton Mork argue that the country should give its windfall gains from gas exports to those on the front lines.
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    Navigating the Risks of Digital Public Infrastructure

    Carl Gahnberg calls for guardrails and policy guidelines to prevent governments from abusing the policy paradigm.
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    Services Are the New Road to Development

    Indermit Gill & Aaditya Mattoo explain why developing countries need a new paradigm to replace the old manufacturing-led model.
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    Russia Just Lost Its Great-Power Status

    Galip Dalay explains why the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has diminished the Kremlin’s global influence.
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    Twelve Questions for Philanthropists

    Dambisa Moyo offers practical advice to those who want to contribute effectively to charitable causes.
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    PS Commentators’ Best Reads in 2024

    PS editors

    At the end of a year of domestic and international upheaval, Project Syndicate commentators share their favorite books from the past 12 months. Covering a wide array of genres and disciplines, this year’s picks provide fresh perspectives on the defining challenges of our time and how to confront them.

     ask Project Syndicate contributors to select the books that resonated with them the most over the past year.
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    The World Needs Ocean-Based Climate Solutions

    Ilana Seid calls for creative mechanisms for financing investment in our planet’s largest carbon sink.
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    The West Is Not Dying, but It Is Working on It

    Yanis Varoufakis argues that Western power is alive and well, but the lofty values that once sustained it have been abandoned.

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