COVID-19 Global Conversation Series
April 7, 2020
Sharing our knowledge in times of global crisis is part of our mission. Take a virtual journey around the world in a series of global conversations between our faculty in
The Ellison Center
The Ellison Center is a leading National Resource Center funded by the Title VI Program of the US Department of Education to promote in-depth interdisciplinary study of the many post-communist subregions. Through our research and programs, we seek to understand the legacies of the imperial and communist past and analyze the emerging institutions and identities that will shape Eurasia’s future from Vienna to Vladivostok.
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Alumna Indra Ekmanis: How coronavirus could lead to lasting government overreach // PRI The World
March 19, 2020
How might leaders with authoritarian instincts take advantage of the coronavirus crisis? Read a recent analysis by Indra Ekmanis, a graduate of the Jackson School’s doctoral program in international studies, in “How ‘war’
Scott Radnitz on why conspiracy theories spread faster than coronavirus // The Guardian
March 6, 2020
Scott Radnitz, Associate Professor in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and Director of the Ellison Center for Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies at the University
New book: Dan Chirot on iconic revolutions from around the world
March 5, 2020
In his new book You Say You Want a Revolution? Radical Idealism and Its Tragic Consequences, published in March 2020 by Princeton University Press, Daniel Chirot, Herbert J. Ellison Professor of Russian
Russia, East Europe and Central Asia Studies Courses – Fall 2018
July 3, 2018
Russian Data Localization Laws: Enriching “Security” & the Economy
February 28, 2018
Data localization laws require that certain types of data be stored within a country before being allowed to move outside that country’s borders. Internationally, there has been an increase in
Global Energy Today: The Asian Nexus | Seattle Times Education
December 29, 2017
Lecturer Scott Montgomery and Alumnus Michael Walstrom (MAIS, South Asia, 2017) author several articles on “Global Energy Today: The Asian Nexus” in November and December 2017, published by the Seattle
Cyberattack on Critical Infrastructure: Russia and the Ukrainian Power Grid Attacks
October 11, 2017
On December 23, 2015, the control centers of three Ukrainian electricity distribution companies were remotely accessed. Taking control of the facilities’ SCADA systems, malicious actors opened breakers at some 30
The hidden delights of the lowly potato (or, my new favorite Russian dessert)
September 22, 2017
The unassuming name “картошка” (or картофель), meaning “potato”, not only indicates the popular root vegetable staple in Russia – it is also the name of a popular no-bake chocolate early
Russia Media Profile: Digital Patriotism and a Nationalist Agenda
September 6, 2017
Since the start of the Putin era in 1999, relations between Russia and the West have been tenuous at best. The advent of information and communications technology (ICT) has offered