Andreas Umland

Andreas Umland is a senior expert at the Ukrainian Institute for the Future in Kyiv, and editor of the book series “Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society.”

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Ukraine: Cancel the Presidential Election! (It’s The Wrong Kind)

By , May 6, 2014 in Global HotSpots, Globalist Paper

The May 25 presidential election does not matter. Ukraine needs a well-balanced parliamentary system.

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Ukraine: Why Europe Has the Most Leverage

By , January 16, 2014 in Global Pairings, Globalist Paper

As Brussels remains reticent, Russia continues bluffing that it can shape the post-Soviet space.

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Ukraine: Key to Restoring a Greater Russia

By , January 16, 2014 in Global Pairings, Globalist Paper

Ukraine is caught between European integration and Russian re-unification aims.

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Russia’s Liberal Pseudo-Politicians

By , June 18, 2012 in Globalist Perspective

Can Russia’s liberal movement find a leader who can connect with ordinary Russians?

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Kiev's Next Image Problem: The Rise of the Far Right

By , October 22, 2010 in Globalist Analysis

Would Ukraine be more at home in the Russian Federation rather than the European Union?

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Russia and the West: The Unpopular Prospect of World War III

By , January 14, 2009 in Globalist Perspective

Why have relations between the West and Russia become increasingly frosty?

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Re-Democratizing Russia

By , November 25, 2008 in Globalist Perspective

Does Dmitry Medvedev’s first address as Russia’s President suggest a re-democratization of Russia?

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