
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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G7 nations unveil new sanctions against Russia
Maria Snegovaya in CNN — May 20, 2023
U.S., Allies Weigh How to Further Punish Russia
Maria Snegovaya in The Wall Street Journal — May 12, 2023
Russia’s Boom Business Goes Bust
Maria Snegovaya in Foreign Policy — May 3, 2023
US reporter's detention in Russia on spy charges widens rift between nuclear rivals
Maria Snegovaya in Reuters — March 30, 2023
Russia's Oscar-winning opposition is mired in conflict
Maria Snegovaya in Reuters — March 15, 2023
Putin’s wartime bluster obscures Russia’s precarious future
Maria Snegovaya in The Hill — February 24, 2023
Russia Sidesteps Western Punishments, With Help From Friends
Ben Cahill and Maria Snegovaya in The New York Times — January 31, 2023
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Russia's Frozen Reserves with Martin Sandbu
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann , Maria Snegovaya , and Federico Steinberg — June 1, 2023

Book Talk: "Russia's War" with Jade McGlynn
Event by Max Bergmann , Maria Snegovaya , Michael Kimmage , and Jade McGlynn — May 25, 2023
Ukraine's Coming Counteroffensive
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann , Maria Snegovaya , and Michael Kimmage — May 18, 2023

Press Briefing: Previewing G7 Leaders’ Summit in Hiroshima
Event by Matthew P. Goodman , Christopher B. Johnstone , Maria Snegovaya , and Gregory C. Allen — May 9, 2023

Sanctions and Russia's Defense Industry
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann and Maria Snegovaya — April 20, 2023

Sanctions and Russia's Defense Industry
Event by Max Bergmann , Maria Snegovaya , Paul Schwartz , and Samuel Bendett — April 14, 2023
Out of Stock? Assessing the Impact of Sanctions on Russia’s Defense Industry
Report by Max Bergmann , Maria Snegovaya , Tina Dolbaia , Nick Fenton , and Samuel Bendett (Contributor) — April 14, 2023
The Russian Elite Today -- with Michael Nacke and Nikolai Petrov
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann and Maria Snegovaya — April 7, 2023

Xi Goes to Moscow: A Marriage of Inconvenience?
Commentary by Lily McElwee , Maria Snegovaya , Alexandra Chopenko , and Tina Dolbaia — March 28, 2023