Simon Saradzhyan

Simon Saradzhyan is the founding director of Russia Matters and the assistant director of the U.S.-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. 

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Polls Show Record Low Number of Russians Willing to Permanently Move Abroad

Simon Saradzhyan April 12, 2024

The share of Russians who would like to leave Russia for permanent residence in another country has reached a record low, according to the results of a

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Putin’s Latest Nuclear Messaging: Softer Tone or Threat of Use?

Simon Saradzhyan March 15, 2024

On March 13, President Vladimir Putin granted an interview, in which he again delved into the conditions under which he says he

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Population Numbers Allow Ukrainian Military to Call Up 500,000, But Can It Afford to Keep Them?

Simon Saradzhyan January 11, 2024

Since December, my colleagues at Russia Matters and I have been monitoring how Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and its commander-in-chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi have sparred over who should assu

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Thomas Graham on Why and How America Should Start Getting Russia Right

Simon Saradzhyan October 19, 2023 RM Exclusives
The U.S. needs to get Russia right, which requires America to see Russia “plainly and without sentiment,” Graham writes in his new book.
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Mutiny in Russia: What Happened, What’s Next and What To Be Thankful For

Simon Saradzhyan June 29, 2023 RM Exclusives
Deus ex machina or not, we should be thankful that this struggle for power within the Russian ruling elite did not acquire a nuclear dimension.
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What Led to Putin’s Blunder in Ukraine?

Simon Saradzhyan February 24, 2023 RM Exclusives
Three factors are likely to have contributed to shaping Putin’s decision to launch the invasion one year ago.
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Survey: What Next for the Iran Deal and What Will It Mean for US-Russian Relations?

Mark N. Katz, Martin Malin, Joshua Pollack, Gary Samore, Simon Saradzhyan, Paul Saunders, William Tobey, Jon Wolfsthal May 10, 2018 RM Exclusives
Eight experts on nuclear nonproliferation, security and the Middle East weigh in on the implications of President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the JCPOA.
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