Hilary Appel (Claremont Mckenna College) and Mitchell A. Orenstein (University of Pennsylvania) discuss their new book From Triumph to Crisis: Neoliberal Economic Reform in Postcommunist Countries.

Mark Kramer (Harvard University) discusses the Russian-Chechen wars, the challenges of conducting research in Chechnya, and the political future of the region over the next ten years.

Volodymyr Dubovyk (Mechnikov National University, Odessa) discusses the current state of U.S.-Ukrainian relations.

Joshua Tucker (NYU) discusses how authoritarian, and competitive authoritarian, regimes respond to online opposition, as well as his research on the activity of Russian bots.

Keith Darden (American University) discusses the prospects for ending the Ukraine conflict and what might be the process needed to get there.

Chris Miller (Tufts University) discusses the sources of Russia's economic durability and the Kremlin's economic strategy.

Caress Schenk (Nazarbayev University) discusses migration management in Russia and how public policy, the federal system, and patronage are used to handle conflicting demands.

Andrej Krickovic (Higher School of Economics, Moscow) discusses how Russia's concerns about its declining status have shaped its foreign policy behavior.