Adam Lenton

Assistant Professor of Politics & International Affairs @WakeForest | PhD @GWtweets | Nationalism, Security, Development | Russia and Eurasia | Fellow @MIIS_MIR

[Adam Lenton @LentonAC]

Happy to share my new publication!📚

In 2010, 13 of Russia's ethnic republics had presidents, before a law required them to change the title. As of 2021, only Tatarstan's remains. What can this tell us about identity and center-region relations in #Russia? 🧵
#polisci #Eurasia

[PONARS Eurasia @ponarseurasia]

New Policy Memo

Last Man Standing: What the Latest Dispute Over Tatarstan’s Presidency Tells Us About the Enduring Ethnic Factor in Russian Politics

By Adam Lenton @IERES_GWU @ElliottSchoolGW

https://t.co/tkgf4EjFmF

[Adam Lenton @LentonAC]

These debates are grounded in differing perspectives on Russia and the Soviet Union as empires: so, another key aim of the book is to provide a compact historical overview that raises some of the complexities and tensions therein while being useful to a broad audience.

[Adam Lenton @LentonAC]

I'm pleased to share the publication of my new co-authored book, 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘙𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘢? 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴, out now with Cambridge Elements (Soviet and Post-Soviet History) and free online until May 8.

[Cambridge University Press - History @cambUP_History]

New Cambridge Element Decolonizing Russia? by @LentonAC is now free to read for 2 weeks!
https://t.co/YYMZWIY4EH
#cambridgeelements #History

[Adam Lenton @LentonAC]

We identify 3 key focal points where decolonization is shaping discourse: as claims about the trajectory of Russian domestic policy and center-region relations, as a transnational phenomenon embedded in broader geopolitical struggles, and for rethinking academic approaches.

[AABS @balticstudies]

AABS was happy to support a recent lecture by Dr. Adam @LentonAC (Wake Forest U.) as part of the @WingateUniv Baltic Studies Speaker's Series. Over 170 students attended to learn about Russia's war in Ukraine, ethnic mobilization, and what a post-Putin future might look like.

[Adam Lenton @LentonAC]

"Regardless of any Russian rapprochement with the White House – or perhaps because of it – Russia’s hawks won’t be turning into doves anytime soon." My latest piece in @ConversationUSA

https://t.co/jMDesNEqNP

[Amanda Pearson @Pearson_ink]

Summer issue @IntSecHarvard sneak preview!

H. Hale, @LentonAC ➡️autocrats & foreign enemies
@domtierney ➡️fatalism & war
@reidpauly ➡️assurance dilemma & coercion
B. Bastaki, @pstanpolitics, B. Popoola ➡️civil wars in S. Asia

[Adam Lenton @LentonAC]

Earlier this week I published a short piece outlining some of the key things to look out for. Tl;dr: the election process is high-stakes (esp. for governors, administrators), even though the result is a foregone conclusion. https://t.co/lFbGv2xUZm

[Adam Lenton @LentonAC]

I was grateful for the chance to discuss the ongoing Russian presidential election with @BBCNews last night. @WakeForestNews

[Adam Lenton @LentonAC]

@AparnaRavi318 @GWtweets @hmylonas Thank you very much, Aparna! 😃

[Adam Lenton @LentonAC]

🎓Delighted to announce that I successfully defended my Ph.D. dissertation @GWtweets! Grateful to all the people who helped me on this journey. Special thanks to my fantastic committee for their mentorship and support: Henry Hale, Harris Mylonas @hmylonas, and Marlene Laruelle🎉

[Adam Lenton @LentonAC]

@kevin_gatter @GWtweets @hmylonas Thank you!!

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@GulnazSharaf @GWtweets @hmylonas Thank you very much! 😃

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@mr_umutkilic @GWtweets @hmylonas Thank you !

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@Nickybolton58 @GWtweets @hmylonas Thank you very much Nicky! Hope you and yours are well.

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@OfmanDaniel @GWtweets @hmylonas Thank you very much!))

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@jpaulgoode @GWtweets @hmylonas Thanks, Paul! 😃

[Adam Lenton @LentonAC]

@hmylonas @GWtweets Thank you, Harris!😃

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@IvanUlisesKK @GWtweets @hmylonas Thank you Ivan!

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@LBenabdallah @GWtweets @hmylonas Thank you! 😃