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 26 Jun 2023 Russian weapons and facilities are under solid control and there’s no evidence that Wagner or anyone else is looking to capture them. Time Olga Oliker Program Director, Europe and Central Asia 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 Latest Updates Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 12 July 2023 Ukraine’s Male Travel Ban and the Protection of Civilians in Wartime Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 30 June 2023 The War in Ukraine: Rallying Point for the Left or New Neocon Adventure? Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 28 June 2023 Is This the End? Wagner in Russia, Ukraine and Africa Event Recording / Europe & Central Asia 28 June 2023 Wagner Rebellion Explained (Online event, 28 June 2023) Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 13 June 2023 Escalation in Northern Kosovo: Causes, Dangers and Prospects Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 02 June 2023 What to Expect from Five More Years of President Erdoğan in Türkiye Load more