Public Scholarship

Writing

DeSisto, I. and Nugent, E. R. “Is exile a dead end – or a launching pad for opposition?” Good Authority, 25 February 2026.

DeSisto, I. “Kazakhstan’s new anti-LGBT legislation sparks controversy.” Good Authority, 27 January 2026.

DeSisto, I. “Как память о советских репрессиях формирует солидарность эстонцев с Украиной?” Rus.Postimees, 13 January 2026. (Russian)

DeSisto, I. “Remembering Repression: Charting the Political Legacies of Soviet Repressions.” Peripheral Histories, 18 December 2025.

DeSisto, I. “East-Central Europe saw 5 dramatic elections in 2025.” Good Authority, 12 December 2025.

DeSisto, I. “Central Asian leaders forge new deals with Trump.” Good Authority, 12 November 2025.

DeSisto, I. “Парламентские выборы в Молдове: проевропейская партия получила большинство, но общество остается разделенным.” Rus.Postimees, 7 October 2025. (Russian)

DeSisto, I. and Pop-Eleches, G. “Despite Russian meddling, Moldova’s pro-Europe party wins a majority.” Good Authority, 3 October 2025.

DeSisto, I. “In Ukraine, women are having fewer children.” Good Authority, 12 September 2025.

DeSisto, I. “Ukrainians continue to champion the fight against corruption.” Good Authority, 8 August 2025.

DeSisto, I. “What is authoritarian backscratching – and why is this a threat?” Good Authority, 24 July 2025.

DeSisto, I. “Targeting international students cuts into U.S. soft power.” Good Authority, 25 June 2025.

DeSisto, I. “Russia’s ‘Victory Frenzy’ is another weapon against Ukraine.” Good Authority, 8 May 2025.

DeSisto, I. “Sartorial diplomacy in the White House.” Good Authority, 3 April 2025.

DeSisto, I. “What Ukrainians think about peace talks and ending the war.” Good Authority, 3 March 2025.

DeSisto, I. and Pop-Eleches, G. “Endorsements and Incumbency in Moldova’s 2020 and 2024 Elections.” Moldovan Analytical Digest, January 2025. Supplementary materials.

DeSisto, I. and Pop-Eleches, G. “Moldova chooses Europe again as Sandu wins re-election.” Good Authority, 12 November 2024.

DeSisto, I. and Pop-Eleches, G. “The high stakes in Moldova’s 2024 election.” Good Authority, 30 October 2024.

DeSisto, I. and Pop-Eleches, G. “A Russian destabilization campaign put Moldova in the news.” Good Authority, 4 March 2024.

DeSisto, I. “Cubans Lured to Moscow Left Stranded by Virus.” The Moscow Times, 24 June 2020.

“The Motivation of Memory in Estonian Politics.” Baltic Ways Podcast, Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies (AABS) & Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI), 26 March 2026.

“Why Estonians Support Ukrainians.” Pacifica Network, Ukraine 242, 29 October 2025.

“The Times at One with Tom Whipple” (on Russian public opinion). The Times, 22 May 2025.