Volodymyr Ishchenko (Kiev Polytechnic Institute) challenges the assumption that Ukraine since EuroMaidan has become a more cohesive and united civic nation and discusses why nationalistic trends are intensifying in Ukraine.

Volodymyr Kulyk (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine) discusses the changes in ethnonational identities in Ukraine, the controversial new Ukrainian educational law, and Kyiv's effort to obtain autocephaly.

Yuriy Matsiyevsky (Ostroh Academy National University) discusses the structural, societal and institutional impediments to the development of a consolidated authoritarian regime in Ukraine.

Listen to Viatcheslav Morozov (University of Tartu) discuss the cultural aspects of great power misconduct and how Russia, when facing the hegemonic West, often behaves "like a trickster peasant trying to deceive a powerful landlord.

Harris Mylonas (George Washington University) discusses how De-Facto states form and the geopolitical considerations that determine their survival in the international system.

Sergei Medvedev (Higher School of Economics) discusses how the Russian regime uses biopolitics -- regulatory mechanisms for disciplining and constraining human bodies -- to forward its conservative agenda and maintain power.

Pavel Baev (PRIO) discusses Russian foreign policy in the Caucasus and how might Russia respond to the Velvet Revolution in Armenia.

Pavel Baev (PRIO) discusses Russian foreign policy in the Caucasus and how might Russia respond to the Velvet Revolution in Armenia.

Richard Arnold (Muskingum University) discusses ethnic violence and sporting mega-events in Russia. He is working on a book about the 2018 World Cup in Russia and is currently accepting submissions.

Richard Arnold (Muskingum University) discusses ethnic violence and sporting mega-events in Russia. He is working on a book about the 2018 World Cup in Russia and is currently accepting submissions.