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Taylor weighs in on Putin's constitutional reforms in Vox article
Brian Taylor, professor and chair of political science, says "he's [Russian president Vladimir Putin] leaving the presidency, but he’s almost certainly going to take some other position and try and stay on."
See related: Government, Russia
Taylor weighs in on recent Moscow elections in Vox article
"The authorities made a calculation back in the summer: that it was better to keep the actual opposition candidates — the people associated with Navalny — off the ballot and take the protests over the summer, than it would be to steal the elections in September and face protests over that," says Professor of Political Science Brian Taylor, about the Russian election.
Taylor comments on the Moscow pro-democracy protests in Vox article
See related: Conflict, Government, Russia, Social Justice
Taylor discusses Putinism on CNAS podcast
See related: Economic Policy, Government, Russia
Champion awarded Fulbright U.S. Scholar Grant to Russia
See related: Grant Awards, Russia
Taylor weighs in on Russia's reaction to Ukraine election in Newsweek
Brian Taylor, professor and chair of political science, believes the situation between Russia and Ukraine will not change significantly with Zelensky’s election.
Banks reviews the Mueller Report on KPCC radio
William C. Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs says, "the underlying tenor of the investigation was on the Russian activities themselves. Fundamentally, it was a counterintelligence investigation about Russian meddling in the election."
See related: Crime & Violence, Russia, U.S. Elections