Why the Discussion of Putin’s Support Has Lost Its Meaning
Important Stories
Media
Selected essays, interviews, lectures, and long-form conversations for wider audiences.
Essays & Interviews
Russia Has Reached a Dead End
The Atlantic
Putin Will Lose This War
Die Zeit · German
Putin and His Friends? They Are Not Russia
Süddeutsche Zeitung · German
As Long as Putin Is in Power, the War Will Continue
International Politics and Society · German
Putin Needs a Major Victory
Neue Zürcher Zeitung · German
Russia Is Completely Depoliticized
New York Magazine / Intelligencer
Why Is Putin’s Russia Threatening Ukraine?
openDemocracy
Russia Wants to Defeat the Entire West
Die Zeit · German
Another Russia Is Possible
Neue Zürcher Zeitung · German
There Will Be No Peace in Europe as Long as Putin Remains in Power
Le Journal du Dimanche · French
Video & Audio
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Symposium · Global Perspectives · 2026
▶Rethinking Russia: Transnational Perspectives on Authoritarianism, Society & Resistance
English-language symposium on Anna Schwenck’s Flexible Authoritarianism, with Jeremy Morris, Johanna Bockman, Greg Yudin, and Hagen Schulz-Forberg. Greg’s contribution begins at 53:06 and develops questions about authoritarianism, neoliberalism, and democracy.
Documentary · 2023
♪Propaganda War over Ukraine
Featured appearance in the WDR/ARTE/DW documentary Propagandaschlacht um die Ukraine.
Conversation · FPRI · 2022
Public Opinion in Russia: What Do We Know, What Can We Know?
Foreign Policy Research Institute podcast on what polls can—and cannot—tell us about public opinion.
Interview · 2022
This Is Sabotage Against the Country
Long-form interview with Katerina Gordeeva. English subtitles/translation are available through YouTube.
Lecture · Einstein Forum · 2021
From Democracy to Plebiscites
Why Voting Dominates Our Democratic Imagination.