Christina Harward
Christina Harward is a Russia Analyst on the Russia/Ukraine portfolio at the Institute for the Study of War. She received a B.A. in Slavic Studies and Political Science from Columbia University. Her research interests have included the Russia-China relationship, Russian militarization of the Arctic and the Russian diaspora in the Baltics. Previously, she graduated from the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet in St. Petersburg, Russia and danced professionally with companies in Estonia and the United States.
ISW Publications:
Russia Poses Long-Term Threats to Moldova’s European Integration Beyond the October Elections, October 15, 2024
The Russian Orthodox Church declares “holy war” against Ukraine and articulates tenets of Russia’s emerging official Nationalist ideology, March 30, 2024
WARNING: Transnistria May Organize a Referendum on Annexation to Russia to Support Russian Hybrid Operation Against Moldova, February 22, 2024
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 28, 2023
ISW Briefing Room:
Episode 45: Beyond Moldova’s October Elections: Russia Poses Long-term Threats to Moldova’s European Integration October 25, 2024
Episode 33: Why Russia Wants to Destabilize Moldova, April 3, 2024