PSCRP-BESA Reports No 153 (September 23, 2025)
by Alexander Shpunt
Explosive Identity
There is no longer any need to convince anyone that questions of national consciousness and identity have become a matter of scholarly debate far beyond the borders …
PSCRP-BESA Reports No 152 (September 20, 2025)
The South Caucasus is regarded by Russia as its domain—a territory of the former USSR and the former Russian Empire, which, in Moscow’s view, must remain within its sphere of influence. Therefore, …
PSCRP-BESA Reports No 151 (September 9, 2025)
by Alexander Shpunt
1. RAND Europe’s publications always fall into the “must-read” category. Just like its American counterpart, the European branch has a fine-tuned ability to pick up signals from key political …
PSCRP-BESA Reports No 148 (August 25, 2025)
by Alexander Shpunt
Depopulation—especially in the form of the departure of able-bodied families—is considered today a key socio-economic trend in the Baltic countries. Many researchers – not just journalists in mass …
PSCRP-BESA Reports No 147 (August 18, 2025)
by Alexander Shpunt
1. Our July review opens with an article by Dinissa Duvanova, a researcher from the Department of International Relations, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, United States, titled “Syndrome …
PSCRP-BESA Reports No 146 (August 11, 2025)
by Anatoliy Romanyuk & Vitaliy Lytvyn
Since regaining its independence in 1991, Ukraine has periodically experienced profound social and political changes that have been closely linked to linguistic identities, ethnicity, and …
PSCRP-BESA Reports No 145 (August 10, 2025)
By Alexander Shpunt
Buddhism, with its deep historical roots in Russia and as part of the country’s religious foundation, is undergoing a process of transformation and adaptation to contemporary socio-political realities. Alongside the …
PSCRP-BESA Reports No 142 (June 15, 2025)
by Alexander Shpunt
June is not only the end of the academic year but also the end of the “analytical year” for many research centers. And sometimes—as happened with the report we are …
PSCRP-BESA Reports No 140 (July 9, 2025)
by Maxim Starchak
The current article provides a glimpse into Russia’s reaction and comprehension of the 12-day war in the Middle East.
Israel and the United States targeted Iran’s nuclear program to reduce …
PSCRP-BESA Reports No 139 (July 6, 2025)
On the evening of October 29, 2023, approximately 1,500 young men carried out a pogrom at Makhachkala’s Uytash Airport, where a transit flight from Tel Aviv had landed. Initially, the crowd began inspecting …
