Maria Snegovaya

Senior Fellow, Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program
Maria Snegovaya

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

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Russian Roulette

Maria Reports Back After a Trip to Ukraine

Maria fills in Max and Michael Kimmage after her recent trip to Kyiv.

Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann Maria Snegovaya and Michael Kimmage — November 30, 2023

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The Ideology of Putinism with Sergei Guriev

Does Vladimir Putin have an ideology? If so, will this ideology help him retain power in Russia?

Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann and Maria Snegovaya — November 16, 2023

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Security Assistance to Ukraine Under Threat

Maria interviews Max about the emerging crisis around the future of U.S. security assistance to Ukraine.

Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann and Maria Snegovaya — October 5, 2023

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The Ideology of Putinism: Is It Sustainable?

Since Putin's early days and throughout much of his rule, there has been a deliberate effort at a state-promoted vision of Russia rooted in Soviet and imperial Russian history. 

Report by Maria Snegovaya Michael Kimmage and Jade McGlynn — September 27, 2023

Seller's Remorse: The Challenges Facing Russia's Arms Exports

While Russian arms sales in areas such as missile and air defense systems, aircraft, armored vehicles, naval systems, and engines have historically been significant, recent trends show that exports in virtually all of these major weapons categories will decline.

Report by Max Bergmann Maria Snegovaya Tina Dolbaia and Nick Fenton — September 18, 2023

Press Briefing: Previewing the BRICS 2023 Summit

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will host a call-in press briefing on Friday, August 18, at 11:00 a.m. EDT, to preview the 15th BRICS Summit, to be held August 22–24 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Event — August 18, 2023