Born in the USSR and now living in its former nuclear adversary, the United States, I study the relationship between regime type and nuclear weapons policy and balancing and bandwagoning behavior in the post-Soviet region. My interests span the two worlds that have opposed each other for a long time, but I hope to bring them closer together and encourage cooperation through my work.
I am currently a Ph.D. Candidate in Government at Harvard University. I am also executive editor for Belarus Digest, a blog on Belarusian affairs in international media, and editorial adviser for Political Sphere, the only peer-reviewed journal of political science in Belarus. In addition, I contribute to Across the Aisle, PSA’s bipartisan Foreign Policy and National Security Blog. I draw political cartoons to accompany my writing.
