Maria Snegovaya is a senior fellow for Russia and Eurasia with the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and a postdoctoral fellow in Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service. She studies Russia’s domestic and foreign policy, as well as democratic backsliding in post-communist Europe and the tactics used by Russian actors and proxies who exploit these dynamics in the region. Her analysis has been published in multiple policy and peer-reviewed journals. Her research and commentary have appeared in a number of publications such as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The Economist, and Foreign Policy. Throughout her career she has collaborated with multiple U.S. research centers and think tanks such as Center for a New American Security and Center for European Policy Analysis. Snegovaya holds a PhD in political science from Columbia University.
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Vladimir Putin warns Russia won’t be stopped after record election win
Maria Snegovaya in CNBC — March 18, 2024
Putin Warns Russia Won’t Stop After Predictable Election Win
Maria Snegovaya in Bloomberg — March 17, 2024
What to watch in Russia's 2024 presidential election
Maria Snegovaya in CBS — March 15, 2024
America’s New Twilight Struggle With Russia
Max Bergmann and Maria Snegovaya in Foreign Affairs — March 6, 2024
U.S., EU add sanctions on Russia for Ukraine war, Navalny’s death
Maria Snegovaya in LA Times — February 23, 2024
What are the sanctions on Russia and have they affected its economy?
Maria Snegovaya in BBC — February 23, 2024
Are Western sanctions against Russia working?: ANALYSIS
Maria Snegovaya in ABC — February 23, 2024
In the Ukraine war, totalitarianism is beating capitalism
Maria Snegovaya in Yahoo Finance — February 22, 2024
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Liana Fix and Nikolay Petrov on Russia's March 2024 Presidential Election
Podcast Episode by Maria Snegovaya — March 7, 2024
The Death of Alexei Navalny with Miriam Lanskoy
Podcast Episode by Maria Snegovaya and Max Bergmann — February 22, 2024
Press Briefing: Assessing the War in Ukraine
Event — February 14, 2024
POSTPONED: The War in Ukraine Two Years On
Event — February 13, 2024
Maria's New Book: "When Left Moves Right"
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann, Maria Snegovaya, and R. Daniel Kelemen — February 8, 2024
2024 Global Forecast: Conflict Zones
Digital Report by Mark F. Cancian, Max Bergmann, and Maria Snegovaya, Romina Bandura, Kathleen McInnis, Elizabeth Hoffman, Eliot A. Cohen, Daniel Byman, Jon B. Alterman, Natasha Hall, Emily Harding, Craig Cohen, Alex Kisling — February 2, 2024
Book Talk with Dr. Maria Snegovaya: "When Left Moves Right"
Event — January 30, 2024
Russian Influence Operations in 2024 with Catherine Belton
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann and Maria Snegovaya — January 25, 2024
Aid to Ukraine and the Future of the War with Michael Kofman
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann, Maria Snegovaya, and Michael Kimmage — January 11, 2024
Aid to Ukraine and the Future of the War with Michael Kofman
Event — December 20, 2023