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Nate Schenkkan

Campaigns & Elections Jun 21, 2019 Snapshot

What Istanbul’s New Mayoral Elections Mean for Turkey’s Future

On June 23, Istanbul will hold new mayoral elections after the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) overturned the results of the original election it lost.

Nate Schenkkan

Supporters of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) mayoral candidate Ekrem Imamoglu wave flags during an election rally in Istanbul, June 2019

Civil Society Apr 6, 2018 Snapshot

How Illiberal Leaders Attack Civil Society

Increasingly, attacks on civil society and independent media have become normalized throughout central Europe, threatening the future of democracy in the region.

Michael Abramowitz and Nate Schenkkan

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers a speech at the National University of Public Service in Budapest, Hungary, April 2018.

The Best of 2018 Jan 29, 2018 Snapshot

The Remarkable Scale of Turkey’s “Global Purge”

Turkey’s “global purge,” which mirrors the effort after the coup attempt to rid Turkey’s domestic institutions of anyone associated with Gulen, is remarkable in its...

Nate Schenkkan

Economic Development Dec 26, 2014 Snapshot

Eurasian Disunion

What started off as a relatively simple customs union in early 2014 has been transformed by treaty into a single economic space. But expansion has come at the cost of...

Nate Schenkkan

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual end-of-year news conference in Moscow, December 18, 2014.

Economics Aug 27, 2014 Snapshot

Band of Outsiders

The sanctions war between Russia and the West is hurting Russian consumers. But it is buoying the fortunes of several post-Soviet states hungry for Russian markets --...

Nate Schenkkan

Monetary Issues May 12, 2014 Snapshot

Customs Disunion

Sanctions might not stop Russia's destabilization of Ukraine, but Western policymakers should embrace them for another reason: because they can put a nail in the...

Nate Schenkkan

A commemorative coin minted in Russia to mark the recent accession of Crimea to the Russian Federation.

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