Congratulations to Demyan Plakhov, one of the EURUS MA Class of 2020, for the publication of his insightful article on the recent constitutional changes in Russia featured on the NATO Association of Canada website!
Demyan carefully summarized how the new changes to the Russian constitution craftily grant more power and time to its current president, Vladimir Putin, and galvanize his support base with the promotion of religion, “traditional family values”, the rejection of the LGBTQ+ community, patriotism, historic legitimacy, Russia’s claims over the Kuril Islands and Crimea, and its disregard for international law. These amendments will not change Russian policy but will provide the constitutional justification for its current actions.
Read Demyan’s article on the NATO Association’s Website here: http://natoassociation.ca/russias-constitutional-changes/