Olga Oliker Program Director, Europe and Central Asia Brussels Please submit all media inquiries to media@crisisgroup.org or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role As Crisis Group’s Program Director for Europe and Central Asia, Olga Oliker leads the organisation’s research, analysis, policy prescription and advocacy in and about Russia, Europe, Türkiye, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. Oliker’s own research interests center on the foreign and security policies of Russia, Ukraine, and the Central Asian and Caucasian successor states to the Soviet Union, domestic politics in these countries, U.S. policy towards the region, and nuclear weapon strategy and arms control. Professional Background Prior to joining Crisis Group, Oliker directed the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and held various research and management roles at the RAND Corporation, including as Director of the Center for Russia and Eurasia. Early in her career, she served at the U.S. Department of Defense. Oliker holds a Ph.D. in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an M.P.P. from the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, and a B.A. from Emory University. Languages Russian English Select Publications Oliker is the author of numerous articles, monographs, and reports, with recent publications in Foreign Affairs, Survival, and other journals. She has also published commentary in print and online with The New York Times, The Hill, The Chicago Tribune, War on the Rocks, CNN, U.S. News and World Report, and The National Interest, among others. In The News 24 Jan 2023 Certainly, it makes no sense for Ukraine to offer any concessions now, when it has done well militarily and Russia is offering nothing. Foreign Affairs Olga Oliker Program Director, Europe and Central Asia 17 Oct 2022 We have seen nuclear deterrence work, on the part of both Russia and Western countries. NPR Olga Oliker Program Director, Europe and Central Asia 8 May 2022 Given the personnel shortages, given the equipment shortages on both sides [to the war in Ukraine], but especially on the Russian side, I do wonder how long they can actu... CBC Olga Oliker Program Director, Europe and Central Asia 2 Apr 2022 Few if any wars have been launched with as much nuclear posturing as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. I think the bottom line is that Russia's doctrine allows nuclear use in... RFE Olga Oliker Program Director, Europe and Central Asia 15 Mar 2022 Having watched how the Russians fight wars over the years, this is nowhere close to all they can do. Washington Post Olga Oliker Program Director, Europe and Central Asia 15 Feb 2022 There’s a certain logic if you’re Russia to keeping the pressure on and seeing what you can get. Foreign Policy Olga Oliker Program Director, Europe and Central Asia Latest Updates Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 21 March 2023 Bert Koenders on the War in Ukraine and the Future of Europe Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 07 March 2023 Tribunal on the Crime of Aggression: Faint Prospect or Realistic Probability? / Europe & Central Asia 02 March 2023 Tribunal on the Time of Aggression: A faint Prospect or a Realistic Probability (Twitter Space, 2 March 2023) Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 24 February 2023 Another Year of War in Ukraine? Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 21 February 2023 Ukraine’s Jews, Israel and the War Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 24 January 2023 Kazakhstan One Year After "Bloody January" Load more