Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia 2022

Europa Publications’ regional publications are compiled by a team of editors and researchers, with introductory and country-specific material provided by specialists in their field: Aida Aidarova. Independent professional specializing in international development assistance, social infrastructure projects and risk management. Shirin Akiner. Late Research Associate, Near and Middle East Section, School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and Associate Fellow, Chatham House (Royal Institute of International Affairs), London, United Kingdom. Anders Åslund. Senior Fellow, Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council, Washington, DC, USA and Adjunct Professor, Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA. Kamil Całus. Research Fellow, Department for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich im. Marka Karpia (Marek Karp Centre for Eastern Studies), Warsaw, Poland, Editor of Spojrzenie na Wschód quarterly. Richard Connolly. Co-Director, Centre for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies; Senior Lecturer in Political Economy, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, and Associate Fellow, Chatham House (Royal Institute of International Affairs), London, United Kingdom. Pál Dunay. Professor of NATO and European Security Issues, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Garmish-Partenkirchen, Germany. Payám Foroughi. Freelance consultant specializing in political economy, human rights, international relations, Central Asia, Middle East, and Afghanistan. Former Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Administration at the American University of Afghanistan, and former Human Rights Officer with the OSCE mission in Tajikistan. Nicole Grajewski. International Security Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA; Doctoral Candidate in International Relations, University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Edmund Herzig. Professorial Fellow in Iranian Studies, Wadham College, University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Galina Kolodzinskaia. Visiting Research Fellow, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), Oslo, Norway. Taras Kuzio. Professor, Department of Political Science, National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy, Ukraine, and Non-Resident Fellow, Foreign Policy Institute, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC, USA. Eric Lepisto. Anthropologist specializing in sociopolitical transformations in the former Soviet Union. Robert E. Looney. International consultant specializing in economic development and Distinguished Professor, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA. Ion Marandici. Lecturer in Political Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. Elene Melikishvili. Analyst in political risk and international relations. Rasmus Nilsson. Teaching Fellow in Russian Foreign and Security Policy, UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London, United Kingdom. Andrew Ryder. Researcher and consultant on regional economic development, regional geography, and sustainability. Ann-Mari Sätre. Associate Professor of Economics and Research Director, IRES Institute for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Uppsala University, Sweden. Anna Savchenko. Political scientist, researcher specializing in Kazakhstani politics, citizenship, statelessness, gender and social modernization. Vahram Ter-Matevosyan. Associate Professor, Chair of Political Science and International Affairs Program, American University of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia.