New publication with @fa_burkhardt in SAIS Review of International Affairs in which we analyse how sanctions-induced infrastructural disruptions are reshaping Russia's repressive capacities since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The article is part of the special issue on digital authoritarianism.
In the article, we argue that authoritarian states' dependence on foreign digital technologies and services can shape and constrain their capacity to control, surveil, and repress domestically.
To illustrate our argument, we examine how Russia's war against Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on Russia in response have influenced its domestic repressive capacities.
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