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Olga Oliker

Director of the Europe and Central Asia Programme at the International Crisis Group

Dr Olga Oliker is Programme Director for Europe and Central Asia with the International Crisis Group, where she oversees the organisation’s research, analysis, and advocacy in and regarding Russia, Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. Prior to coming to Crisis Group, Dr Oliker was Director of the Russia and Eurasia Program at Center for Strategic & International Studies (2015-18) and the Director of RAND’s Center for Russia and Eurasia (2014-15). Her ongoing research focuses on the security of Europe and its neighbourhood. Dr Oliker has written extensively on Russian nuclear strategy and Ukrainian security sector reform, among other topics. She is the author of numerous monographs, articles, reports, and commentaries. She holds a PhD in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Subjects:
Afghanistan, Arms control, China, Democracy, Europe, Russia, USA, West
Updated: April 16, 2025

Agenda

The Trump Administration’s Ukraine Policy
LMC 2025
The Future of Russia. A Change from Within?
LMC 2025
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back – Impact of the War in Ukraine on Caucasus
LMC 2024
Arms control, China, Russia
Two Minutes to Midnight: Arms Control  
LMC 2022
Democracy, Russia
Russia, Quo Vadis?
LMC 2021
Russia, USA
A State of Hopeless Confusion: Russia and the US
LMC 2019
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Articles

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Europe, Russia, West
Studying Russia: Getting the Reckoning Right

Russia is becoming harder to study, but understanding it is crucial. To ensure their work is cogent, unbiased, informed, and thus as useful as possible, scholars must engage in debate, question assumptions, and be open to new technologies.

Olga Oliker
LMC 2023

In the news

Experts weigh in as Trump faces challenges mediating between Ukraine and Russia

ERR, May 21, 2025

INTERVJUU ⟩ Olga Oliker: mahasurumise pooldajad on Venemaal võitnud

Postimees, September 17, 2021