Dr. Petr Oskolkov

In September 2026, the PSCRP publications dealt mostly with the issues of geopolitical (re)alignments (in the Baltics and the South Caucasus) and the electoral process (in Russia and Kazakhstan).

The material prepared by several PSCRP team authors critically assesses[1]…

In July 2026, the BESA PSCR program analyzed political developments in Ukraine, Russia, Central Asia, and the South Caucasus.

Velvl Chernin shares his perspective concerning the identity of the Ukrainian Jewry against the backdrop of the recent political developments in …

In June 2026, the BESA PSCRP authors analyzed a wide range of regional issues, including the recent developments in Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, and Central Asia.

In his thought-provoking opinion piece, Kiryl Kascian draws parallels between the contemporary anti-colonial …

In May 2026, the PSCRP papers addressed a wide array of topics, including the developments in and around Russia, Armenia, and Central Asian states.

Gershon Kogan retrospectively analyzes the outcomes of the Soviet Union’s dissolution for its former member states, …

In April 2026, the PSCR program has prepared analytical materials covering a wide range of developments in the South Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, and Ukraine.

Alexander Shpunt provides a comprehensive analysis of the decision by the Georgian authorities, officially dismantling …

Regardless of our intentions, the March of 2026 became thematic in terms of the BESA PSCRP publications: all of them focus on various aspects of the ongoing military campaigns against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Gershon Kogan provides a structured …

In February 2026, the research by the PSCR program was focused on the dynamics in the European part of the post-Soviet space (namely, Ukraine and Belarus), the South Caucasus, and Kazakhstan.

Velvl Chernin recalls his recent long experience of visiting …

In January 2025, the research papers produced by the PSCR program covered the developments in such subregions as the South Caucasus, the Baltics, Central Asia, and Russia.

Kiryl Kascian overviews the situation concerning LRT, Lithuania’s public broadcasting corporation. Recently, a …

The publication portfolio of the PSCR program in December 2025 was as diverse as to cover the security problems of the Baltic states, the new U.S. National Security Strategy, antisemitic tropes in post-Soviet wars, the difficulties faced by the post-Soviet …

In November 2025, the materials published by the Post-Soviet Conflicts Research Program at BESA focused mainly on the issue of Kazakhstan’s accession to the Abraham Accords and on the problem of combatants’ reintegration and political participation in Russia and Ukraine.…