
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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Putin the Ideologue
Maria Snegovaya Michael Kimmage and Jade McGlynn in Foreign Affairs — November 16, 2023
Russia Is Shrugging Off Sanctions
Maria Snegovaya in Foreign Policy — November 13, 2023
The Russians returning home from self-imposed exile
Maria Snegovaya in Financial Times — October 25, 2023
The Fall of Russia’s Gas Giant Dulls a Key Tool of Putin’s Power
Maria Snegovaya in Bloomberg — October 11, 2023
Kremlin Hones Putin Reelection Tactics in Regional Voting as War Rages
Maria Snegovaya in Bloomberg — September 9, 2023
Russia, China look to advance agendas at BRICS summit of developing countries in South Africa
Maria Snegovaya in AP — August 21, 2023
Putin Hosts African Leaders as Grain Deal Collapse Threatens Food Security
Maria Snegovaya in Bloomberg — July 27, 2023
Wagner Revolt: Implications for Kremlin and Ukraine
Maria Snegovaya in Voice of Africa — June 30, 2023
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Maria Reports Back After a Trip to Ukraine
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann Maria Snegovaya and Michael Kimmage — November 30, 2023

The Ideology of Putinism with Sergei Guriev
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann and Maria Snegovaya — November 16, 2023

The Ideology of Putinism with Sergei Guriev
Event — October 31, 2023
Security Assistance to Ukraine Under Threat
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann and Maria Snegovaya — October 5, 2023

The Ideology of Putinism: Is It Sustainable?
Report by Maria Snegovaya Michael Kimmage and Jade McGlynn — September 27, 2023
Seller's Remorse: The Challenges Facing Russia's Arms Exports
Report by Max Bergmann Maria Snegovaya Tina Dolbaia and Nick Fenton — September 18, 2023
Prigozhin's Death, the Ukrainian Counteroffensive, and a Summer Update on Sanctions
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann Maria Snegovaya and Michael Kimmage — September 7, 2023

Press Briefing: Previewing the BRICS 2023 Summit
Event — August 18, 2023
An Interview with Rose Gottemoeller: Ukraine, NATO, and the State of the Russian Regime
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann and Maria Snegovaya — August 10, 2023

An Update on the Russian Economy with Elina Ribakova and Sergey Aleksashenko
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann and Maria Snegovaya — July 27, 2023
