Emily Couch

Emily Couch is a British freelance writer who has published on politics and culture in Eastern Europe and Eurasia for The Moscow Times, Index on Censorship, and the Kennan Institute.

Articles by Emily Couch

People protesting in Ukraine, while holding up a sign and a flag. In the background is a tall building and blue skies.

Ukrainians Wonder When Americans Will Hit the Streets

Argument

July 28, 2025, 1:42 PM

Security gates surround Moscow's Red Square.

Migrants in Russia Are Terrified as Racism Grows After Deadly Attack

Argument

Emily Couch, Sher Khashimov

April 1, 2024, 4:15 PM

A woman holding a Ukrainian flag speaks during a pro-Ukraine rally in Brussels.

Ukraine’s Appeals to Europe Can Alienate Others

Argument

Emily Couch, Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon

August 21, 2023, 2:29 PM

People perform and sing carols during the opening of a "Yurt of Invincibility," a heating tent organized by representatives of the Kazakh diaspora in Ukraine, in central Kyiv on Jan. 14.

Is the Ukraine War an Anti-Colonial Struggle?

Argument

March 7, 2023, 4:17 PM

A billboard promoting army service is seen in Russia.

Russia’s Minorities Don’t Want to Be Putin’s Foot Soldiers

Argument

October 14, 2022, 11:30 AM

Russian paratroopers perform in Moscow's Red Square

Why Russian Liberalism Has to Change

Argument

August 29, 2022, 12:16 PM

Protesters rally over energy prices in Kazakhstan.

How Western Media Framed Kazakhstan’s Protests

Argument

Emily Couch, Sher Khashimov

May 2, 2022, 3:20 PM

People protest against anti-Asian violence.

We Don’t Have the Words to Fight Anti-Asian Racism

Argument

April 7, 2021, 1:23 PM

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