Izabella Tabarovsky

Washington, D.C., United States

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Infographic | Russia's Illegal Annexation of Crimea

2 months ago | wilsoncenter.org | Mykhailo Minakov |Mariia Shynkarenko |Katerina Sergatskova |Izabella Tabarovsky

March 16, 2025, marked eleven years since the disputed local referendum that Russia organized in 2014 to legitimize the annexation of Crimea. The outcome of the referendum was not recognized by the international community. The occupation of Crimea was followed by the outbreak of armed conflict in the eastern Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in April 2014 and paved the way to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Chechnya as a Model of Modern Russia

Mar 28, 2025 | wilsoncenter.org | Izabella Tabarovsky |Maxim Trudolyubov

Among the leaders of Russia’s 85 regions, Ramzan Kadyrov stands out as a figure of special authority. He portrays himself as president Vladimir Putin’s most loyal soldier, commands a significant force of regular military, national guard, special police, and other units, plays an active role in resolving business conflicts in Russia, and even conducts something of a foreign policy of his own. None of this is imaginable for a regular governor.
Russia’s Indigenous Communities and the War in Ukraine

Mar 27, 2025 | wilsoncenter.org | Izabella Tabarovsky |Maxim Trudolyubov |Beka Chedia

Russia’s recruitment of soldiers to fight in its war in Ukraine has disproportionately drawn from the country’s Indigenous peoples. Individuals from these communities—most notably Buryats, Tuvans, Kalmyks, as well as members of small-numbered nations—have been recruited at above-average rates and experienced higher-than-average combat death rates.
Syria Hangs By A Thread While US Sanctions Block Reconstruction

Mar 14, 2025 | wilsoncenter.org | Taylor Luck |Izabella Tabarovsky

Posted date/time:March 14, 2025 Major US Sanctions are a major barrier to reconstruction in Syria. With violence erupting on the country’s coast, US policymakers remain skeptical of lifting sanctions on the new government, which desperately needs investment to avoid economic collapse. Amid five days of violence, one question is on the minds of Syrians across the country, from average citizens returning to war-torn homes to business owners: when will the US lift sanctions?
Canceled ... in Finland

Feb 11, 2025 | tabletmag.com | Izabella Tabarovsky

In recent days, two Finnish universities canceled my scheduled appearances on their campuses, turning me briefly into a minor celebrity in the country. Åbo Akademi University, in Turku, barred me from delivering my keynote address at an international conference on antisemitism set to take place on its campus. The University of Helsinki killed what was supposed to be a public talk.
The Kremlin’s War Bubble and Its Hidden Vulnerabilities

Jan 31, 2025 | wilsoncenter.org | Maxim Trudolyubov |Izabella Tabarovsky |Michael Kimmage |William E. Pomeranz

In Moscow, life continues with an air of striking normalcy. US President Donald Trump’s calls to resolve the Russo-Ukrainian war do not evoke urgency or a rush to compromise. Instead, the Kremlin and Russia’s elites see an opportunity in Trump’s push for a settlement—one that allows them to maximize their gains while he remains preoccupied with reshaping US foreign policy and as America’s allies appear uncertain and fatigued.
Hamas's capture of the West's sympathy, attention, and media

Sep 8, 2024 | enterstageright.com | Izabella Tabarovsky

Hamas's capture of the West's sympathy, attention, and media By Izabella Tabarovsky web posted September 9, 2024 A massive anti-Israel march took place in New York City on September 2, 2024—the day Israelis were burying the 23-year-old Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a "high-profile hostage" captured and murdered by Hamas, along with five others, just days earlier in Gaza.
Hamas’s Capture of the West’s Sympathy, Attention, and Media

Sep 4, 2024 | jcpa.org | Izabella Tabarovsky

A massive anti-Israel march took place in New York City on September 2, 2024—the day Israelis were burying the 23-year-old Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a “high-profile hostage” captured and murdered by Hamas, along with five others, just days earlier in Gaza.
Zombie Anti-Zionism

Jul 30, 2024 | tabletmag.com | Izabella Tabarovsky

In November 1967, the Indian chapter of the World Peace Council, a Soviet front organization, held the International Conference in Support of the Arab Peoples in New Delhi. Gathering in the capital of India were some 150 delegates representing 55 countries and 70 international organizations from across the Third World, the socialist bloc, and the West.
Wikipedia's Jewish Problem

Jul 24, 2024 | tabletmag.com | Izabella Tabarovsky

In June, a group of Wikipedia editors and administrators rated the Anti-Defamation League as “generally unreliable” on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and “roughly reliable” on antisemitism “when Israel and Zionism are not concerned.” They also evaluated the ADL’s database of hate symbols, deeming it as “reliable for the existence of a symbol and for straightforward facts about it, but not reliable for more complex details, such as symbols’ history.” The anonymous editors, with unknown...