Reid Standish

Reid Standish is an Alfa fellow and Foreign Policy’s special correspondent covering Russia and Eurasia. He was formerly an associate editor.

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Sayragul Sauytbay sits inside a defendants' cage during a hearing at a court in Zharkent, Kazakhstan, on July 13, 2018. (Ruslan Pryanikov/AFP/Getty Images)
Sayragul Sauytbay sits inside a defendants' cage during a hearing at a court in Zharkent, Kazakhstan, on July 13, 2018. (Ruslan Pryanikov/AFP/Getty Images)

She Fled China’s Camps—but She’s Still Not Free

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Reid Standish
U.S. Marines land in Stordal, Norway, on Jan. 16, 2017. (Ned Alley/AFP/Getty Images)
U.S. Marines land in Stordal, Norway, on Jan. 16, 2017. (Ned Alley/AFP/Getty Images)

A New Cold Front in Russia’s Information War

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Reid Standish
Then-Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves delivers a speech during a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Feb. 2, 2016. (Frederick Florin/AFP/Getty Images)
Then-Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves delivers a speech during a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Feb. 2, 2016. (Frederick Florin/AFP/Getty Images)

Europe Should Look to What the United States Does—Not What Trump Says

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One of Russia’s new icebreaking LNG tankers that are opening up the Arctic to energy shipments, Jun. 3, 2017. (Olga Maltseva/AFP/Getty Images)
One of Russia’s new icebreaking LNG tankers that are opening up the Arctic to energy shipments, Jun. 3, 2017. (Olga Maltseva/AFP/Getty Images)

Putin and Xi Are Dreaming of a Polar Silk Road

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Keith Johnson, Reid Standish
Alleged Russian soldiers stand outside a Ukrainian military base in Simferopol on March 12, 2014. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Alleged Russian soldiers stand outside a Ukrainian military base in Simferopol on March 12, 2014. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Inside a European Center to Combat Russia’s Hybrid Warfare

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Reid Standish
A nuclear danger sign near the Belarusian village of Dronki. (Viktor Drachev/AFP/Getty Images)
A nuclear danger sign near the Belarusian village of Dronki. (Viktor Drachev/AFP/Getty Images)

Lithuania, Leery of Moscow, Spars With Belarus Over Nuclear Reactor

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Reid Standish
A Finnish armored terrain vehicle during an ongoing military exercise on the Swedish island Gotland on September 19. (Anders Wiklund/AFP/Getty Images)
A Finnish armored terrain vehicle during an ongoing military exercise on the Swedish island Gotland on September 19. (Anders Wiklund/AFP/Getty Images)

Russia’s Neighbors Respond to Putin’s ‘Hybrid War’

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Reid Standish
A wedding figurine of Qiudi Zhang and Askar Akhyltayev sits on a dresser at their home in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
A wedding figurine of Qiudi Zhang and Askar Akhyltayev sits on a dresser at their home in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

A Silk Road Marriage

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Reid Standish
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev looks through a microscope during a visit to the Kurchatov scientific research institute in Moscow on September 30, 2009. Medvedev made a working visit to the research center. AFP PHOTO / POOL / MAXIM SHIPENKOV (Photo credit should read MAXIM SHIPENKOV/AFP/Getty Images)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev looks through a microscope during a visit to the Kurchatov scientific research institute in Moscow on September 30, 2009. Medvedev made a working visit to the research center. AFP PHOTO / POOL / MAXIM SHIPENKOV (Photo credit should read MAXIM SHIPENKOV/AFP/Getty Images)

The World’s Largest Free Scientific Resource Is Now Blocked in Russia

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Reid Standish
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Scenes From Central Asia’s Forever War

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Watch Turkmenistan’s Leader Play Commando and Blow Stuff Up

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Reid Standish
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‘Our Future Will Be Violent Extremism’

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Reid Standish
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Uzbekistan Forced Labor Linked to World Bank Projects, Advocates Say

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Ukraine’s President Has a Remarkably Low-Key Meeting With Trump

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Emily Tamkin, Reid Standish
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Ukraine’s Back-Channel Diplomat Still Shopping Peace Plan to Trump

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