Writing

• “Is exile a dead end – or a launching pad for opposition?” Good Authority, 25 February 2026. With Elizabeth Nugent.
• “Kazakhstan’s new anti-LGBT legislation sparks controversy,” Good Authority, 27 January 2026.
• “Как память о советских репрессиях формирует солидарность эстонцев с Украиной?” [How does the memory of Soviet repression shape Estonians’ solidarity with Ukraine?], Rus.Postimees [Russian language version of top Estonian daily newspaper], 13 January 2026.
• “Remembering Repression: Charting the Political Legacies of Soviet Repressions,” Peripheral Histories, December 18, 2025.
• “East-Central Europe saw 5 dramatic elections in 2025,” Good Authority, 12 December 2025.
• “Central Asian leaders forge new deals with Trump,” Good Authority, 12 November 2025.
• “Парламентские выборы в Молдове: проевропейская партия получила большинство, но общество остается разделенным” [Parliamentary elections in Moldova: pro-European party won majority but society remains divided], Rus.Postimees, 7 October 2025.
• “Despite Russian meddling, Moldova’s pro-Europe party wins a majority,” Good Authority, 3 October 2025. With Grigore Pop-Eleches.
• “In Ukraine, women are having fewer children,” Good Authority, 12 September 2025.
• “Ukrainians continue to champion the fight against corruption,” Good Authority, 8 August 2025.
• “What is authoritarian backscratching – and why is this a threat?” Good Authority, 24 July 2025.
• “Targeting international students cuts into U.S. soft power,” Good Authority, 25 June 2025.
• “Russia’s ‘Victory Frenzy’ is another weapon against Ukraine,” Good Authority, 8 May 2025.
• “Sartorial diplomacy in the White House,” Good Authority, 3 April 2025.
• “What Ukrainians think about peace talks and ending the war,” Good Authority, 3 March 2025.
• “Endorsements and Incumbency in Moldova’s 2020 and 2024 Elections.” Moldovan Analytical Digest, January 2025. With Grigore Pop-Eleches. Click for supplementary materials.
• “Moldova chooses Europe again as Sandu wins re-election,” Good Authority, 12 November 2024. With Grigore Pop-Eleches.
• “The high stakes in Moldova’s 2024 election,” Good Authority, 30 October 2024. With Grigore Pop-Eleches.
• “A Russian destabilization campaign put Moldova in the news,” Good Authority, 4 March 2024. With Grigore Pop-Eleches.
• “Cubans Lured to Moscow Left Stranded by Virus,” The Moscow Times, 24 June 2020.

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Interviews

• “ГЕН СТРАХА: Прошлое управляет нами?/ Изабель ДеСисто, исследовательница” [THE FEAR GENE: Does the past control us? / Isabelle DeSisto, researcher], Zhiza podcast [Kazakhstan], 22 January 2026].
• “Why Estonians Support Ukrainians,” Pacifica Network’s Ukraine 242 radio program, 29 October 2025.
• “Moldova’s Pivotal Election Sets Back Russian Influence,” Pacifica Network’s Ukraine 242 radio program, 8 October 2025.
• “The Times at One with Tom Whipple” (about Russian public opinion), The Times, 22 May 2025.
• “Isabelle DeSisto: Istoria bunicilor marchează atitudinile politice ale nepoților” [The history of grandparents marks the political attitudes of grandchildren], by Paula Erizanu. Veridica.md, 7 May 2025.
• “Scholars’ Circle – Moldova Election 2024,” by Doug Becker, 24 November 2024.
• “Challenges and New Trends in Ukrainian Studies,” by Sarah Sokhey, ASEEES NewsNet, 6 November 2024.
• “Watching Russia: Where does Russian public sentiment on politics and war stand these days?” by Aaron Schwartzbaum, Foreign Policy Research Institute’s Bear Market Brief podcast, 2 November 2023.
• “Latin America split over response to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine,” by David Adams, Univision, 3 March 2022.