Prof. Kimberly Marten, an expert on Eurasian politics, appeared on PBS Newshour to discuss Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent political moves against the West and their significance in the larger scope of Russian foreign policy. Watch the interview below:



Prof. Marten was also a recent guest on WNYC's The Takeaway, where she discussed Russia's continuing military tensions with Ukraine. Listen to the interview.

For Foreign Affairs, Prof. Marten along with other international politics experts weighed in on who is at fault for the continuing crisis in Ukraine. Read the feature.

Prof. Marten, Barnard's Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Political Science, specializes in international relations and international security. Her research focuses on warlords and militias and their relationship to sovereign states and state security institutions, in places ranging from Afghanistan and Iraq to the former Soviet Union.