Tomila Lankina
@t-vl.bsky.social
Professor at LSE. Political scientist teaching at LSE International Relations Department. Honored to be Chief Editor of @postsovietaffairs.bsky.social. Currently finishing a book on the history of Dissent in Russia
Reposted by Tomila Lankina
How does democracy function in wartime Ukraine? What constrains Zelensky's administration? Is there democratic accountability?
Discover all in Pavlo Otamas' new article in Post-Soviet Affairs ⬇️
Discover all in Pavlo Otamas' new article in Post-Soviet Affairs ⬇️
October 1, 2026 at 3:07 PM
How does democracy function in wartime Ukraine? What constrains Zelensky's administration? Is there democratic accountability?
Discover all in Pavlo Otamas' new article in Post-Soviet Affairs ⬇️
Discover all in Pavlo Otamas' new article in Post-Soviet Affairs ⬇️
Reposted by Tomila Lankina
A Trumpian tale in 4 acts:
1) Trump admin illegally closes down programs responsible for higher ed foreign language & int'l education;
2) Congress puts (some of the) $$ back in;
3) New grant competition is announced, schools apply;
4) Trump illegally cancels funds.
Crazy xenophobic vandals
1) Trump admin illegally closes down programs responsible for higher ed foreign language & int'l education;
2) Congress puts (some of the) $$ back in;
3) New grant competition is announced, schools apply;
4) Trump illegally cancels funds.
Crazy xenophobic vandals
September 28, 2026 at 7:07 PM
A Trumpian tale in 4 acts:
1) Trump admin illegally closes down programs responsible for higher ed foreign language & int'l education;
2) Congress puts (some of the) $$ back in;
3) New grant competition is announced, schools apply;
4) Trump illegally cancels funds.
Crazy xenophobic vandals
1) Trump admin illegally closes down programs responsible for higher ed foreign language & int'l education;
2) Congress puts (some of the) $$ back in;
3) New grant competition is announced, schools apply;
4) Trump illegally cancels funds.
Crazy xenophobic vandals
Great lineup of papers in latest issue of @postsovietaffairs.bsky.social already getting a lot of attention! Spread the word
September 27, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Great lineup of papers in latest issue of @postsovietaffairs.bsky.social already getting a lot of attention! Spread the word
Sound move from the UK, but why has it taken them so long to wake up? Many of us Russia experts in UK have been talking to policy makers about Russia's disinformation for years (see on Russian disinformation in Ukraine: researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/68...)
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
New UK agency to fight ‘information warfare’ from likes of Russia, Burnham tells UN
PM aims to ‘stem poisonous tide’ of disinformation and deepfakes with National Centre for Information Defence
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Sound move from the UK, but why has it taken them so long to wake up? Many of us Russia experts in UK have been talking to policy makers about Russia's disinformation for years (see on Russian disinformation in Ukraine: researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/68...)
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Reposted by Tomila Lankina
One from our archives, from 1993: "Russia, Ukraine, and the Imperial Legacy"
Russia, Ukraine, and the Imperial Legacy
Published in Post-Soviet Affairs (Vol. 9, No. 4, 1993)
www.tandfonline.com
August 25, 2026 at 8:17 AM
One from our archives, from 1993: "Russia, Ukraine, and the Imperial Legacy"
Reposted by Tomila Lankina
Why did Central Asian states bring home citizens linked to ISIS when so many other governments refused?
Elena Zhirukhina's brand new article has the answer ⬇️❗️
Elena Zhirukhina's brand new article has the answer ⬇️❗️
When society, identity, and security align: repatriation strategies in Central Asia
Thousands of nationals, referred to as foreign terrorist fighters and their families, who travelled to Syria and Iraq with the Islamic State and other groups, had remained in detention sites in nor...
www.tandfonline.com
September 14, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Why did Central Asian states bring home citizens linked to ISIS when so many other governments refused?
Elena Zhirukhina's brand new article has the answer ⬇️❗️
Elena Zhirukhina's brand new article has the answer ⬇️❗️
Reposted by Tomila Lankina
Now that Duma election is over. How likely is the new wave of #mobilization in Russia and what would it look like?
Olga Irisova and I surveyed 16 military experts and 10 experts on Russian elites to find out.
1/3
Olga Irisova and I surveyed 16 military experts and 10 experts on Russian elites to find out.
1/3
September 21, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Now that Duma election is over. How likely is the new wave of #mobilization in Russia and what would it look like?
Olga Irisova and I surveyed 16 military experts and 10 experts on Russian elites to find out.
1/3
Olga Irisova and I surveyed 16 military experts and 10 experts on Russian elites to find out.
1/3