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Henry Hale is the Director of the Petrach Program on Ukraine and Director of George Washington University’s Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (IERES). He is a Professor of Political Science and International Affairs and his most recent books are The Zelensky Effect (Hurst/Oxford University Press 2022, co-authored with Olga Onuch) and Patronal Politics: Eurasian Regime Dynamics in Comparative Perspective (Cambridge, 2015). Prominent themes in his research include ethnic politics, political regimes, voting behavior, the public opinion dimension of international relations, and politics in post-Soviet countries, where he has conducted extensive field research.
Nini Pataridze is the Program Coordinator for the Petrach Program on Ukraine. She is a second-year Master’s candidate in the International Affairs program at the Elliott School, concentrating in Conflict and Conflict Resolution. Originally from Tbilisi, Georgia, she moved to the United States for her undergraduate studies at Grinnell College, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in history and political science in 2022. Nini is passionate about research focusing on mitigating active conflicts worldwide and providing long-term policy solutions for regional security in the post-Soviet space.