Marat Shterin, King’s College London: We use the term "geopolitics" a little bit irresponsibly as it has a colonial meaning. Inst. for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies BEAR Network #PONARS ponarseurasia.org/between-the-eu…

Samuel Greene, King’s College London: I wonder whether or not we are experiencing a kind of regime change. Are we coming to a point of regime change in which the Kremlin no longer sees ambiguity as an asset? Sam Greene BEAR Network Inst. for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies

Irina Busygina, Higher School of Economics, St. Petersburg: Many at universities here have become "Budgetniki" - paid by the state. We have an island of top universities against an ocean of other/regional Russian universities. Inst. for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies BEAR Network #PONARS

Maria Koinova, Warwick University: Europe does have a bias toward Ukrainians, saying: they look like us, they are Christians, they are celebrating Easter with us. It is about the self-reflection of #Europe. Inst. for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies BEAR Network

Event on now: Between the EU and Russia: Domains of Diversity and Contestation (April 30) 9 am: The Baltics and Moldova: Between the EU, Russia, and War 10:45 am: Between the EU and Russia BEAR Network Inst. for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies The Elliott School ponarseurasia.org/between-the-eu…

On now: 10:45 am-12:15 pm: Between the EU and Russia Luca Anceschi, Glasgow Anar Valiyev, ADA U., Baku Viacheslav Morozov, Tartu Chair: Juliet Johnson, McGill Discussant: Marlene Laruelle, GW Inst. for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies The Elliott School BEAR Network ponarseurasia.org/between-the-eu…

Were you unable to make it to our BEAR-PONARS Conference, "Between the #EU and #Russia"? All sessions were recorded and are now available online here bit.ly/3MQVG1J and here bit.ly/3OUANVy

Prof. Olena Nikolayenko participated in the international conference “Between the EU and Russia: Domains of Diversity and Contestation”, co-organized by the BEAR Network and PONARS Eurasia and discussed gender outcomes of the Revolution of Dignity and Russia's war on Ukraine.

See the newly released collection of Policy Briefs from the recent BEAR Network & PONARS Eurasia conference “Between the EU and Russia: Domains of Diversity and Contestation” Inst. for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies bearnetwork.ca/publications/p… The Elliott School McGill University

All briefs presented at the BEAR-PONARS Conference are now up on our website. 🔗bit.ly/3yWr2AA

A new round of BEAR Graduate Mobility Grants 2022 has been announced. Find more details here: bit.ly/3NTJbmU

The JMCM Speaker series 2022 resumes next week. Find the programme of the conferences (*IN PERSON*) at McGill University for the next 3 months ⤵️ McGill Poli Sci Maria Popova

BEAR Graduate Mobility 2022 grantee, Holly Rodgers, from University of Warwick will present her ongoing research at Université de Montréal on 📅 September 19. Join us tomorrow at 1pm. Jean Monnet Montréal Maria Koinova

BEAR Network Mobility Exchange: Holly Rodgers warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/n… Maria Koinova

BEAR Network a reflection on an excellent graduate exchange PAIS Warwick University of Montreal

UPCOMING EVENT: A conversation with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, National Leader of Belarus Monday, November 21, 2022, at 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM The event will be hosted by EURUS, in-person as well as live streamed. Registration link: carleton.ca/eurus/cu-event…

On Thursday, 2 February, the JMCM is pleased to welcome Lucan Ahmad Way (Political Science) for the Book Talk on "Revolution and Dictatorship: The Violent Origins of Durable Authoritarianism" (2022) which he co-authored at McGill University. 🕒from 4 to 6:00 pm 📍Leacock Building, Room 210