Sasha Slobodov

Researcher, Editor, Journalist

Original Stories

Sámi reindeer herders and Arctic militarization

As the Arctic Militarizes, Where Do Norway’s Indigenous Sámi Fit Into Defense Plans?

Inkstick

Two women talking

Back to Bukhara: How memory, tourism, and the diaspora sustain the last vestiges of Uzbekistan’s Jewish heritage

Meduza

Two women talking

Friends like these: How the Taliban came to be Moscow’s strategic ally in Central Asia

The Insider

Two women talking

On thin ice: Russia and China’s delicate balancing act in the Arctic

The Insider

Two women talking

Language barrier: In Georgia, preserving endangered languages is an uphill battle

Meduza

Indigenous person in Russia

Russia’s indigenous peoples are in the crosshairs of COVID-19

Global Voices

Soviet era architecture

What shapes attitudes toward the Soviet Union’s collapse in Georgia and Armenia?

OC Media

2021 Canadian Foreign Policy Outlook: Major Challenges Ahead

Institute for Peace & Diplomacy

EU and Kazakhstan flags

Kazakhstan – EU Relations in a Shifting International System

Institute for Peace & Diplomacy

Old microphone

Deja Vu? Russia’s Return to Soviet-Era Censorship of Popular Music

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Sangachal Terminal pipeline

European Energy Security and Pipelines in the South Caucasus: Carriers of Energy and Conflict

Eurasiatique

Arctic ice landscape

Co-operation, pragmatic engagement the path forward for Canada’s Arctic foreign policy

The Hill Times

Nuclear symbol

The Arctic Dimension of Nuclear Arms Control

Institute for Peace & Diplomacy

Synagogue in Georgia

Georgians increasingly agree that minority groups face challenges in Georgia

OC Media

Rethinking Nuclear Arms Control graphic

Rethinking Nuclear Arms Control For A Multipolar World

Institute for Peace & Diplomacy

Polar sea

Strengthening Canada’s Arctic: Why Canada Needs to Prioritize Dialogue and Cooperation in the North

The Hill Times

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