Andrew Wilson is senior lecturer in Ukrainian studies at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES), University College London. He is also senior policy fellow at the European Council of Foreign Relations (ECFR). Among his books are The Ukrainians: Unexpected Nation (Yale University Press, 2nd edition, 2002), Ukraine's Orange Revolution (Yale University Press, 2005), Virtual Politics: Faking Democracy in the Post-Soviet World (Yale University Press, 2005).

Recent articles

Haunted by memories of chaos, a weakly governed Russia is resisting the opportunity for reform presented by today's global economic crisis, reports Andrew Wilson.

A mix of inherited constraints and acquired space for action will define Dmitry Medvedev's performance as Russia's president, says Andrew Wilson.

The post-Soviet states still practice forms of political manipulation that are more radical, more pervasive and more corrosive of real democracy than anything attempted by spin-doctors or K-Street consultants in the West, says Andrew Wilson.

A fresh compromise may salve the major political faultlines in the troubled Ukrainian polity. But the depth of the country’s institutional, regional, and personal divisions make repair far harder, says Andrew Wilson.