Timothy Frye
Marshall D. Shulman Professor of Post-Soviet Foreign Policy
Personal Details
Timothy Frye's research and teaching interests are in comparative politics and political economy with a focus on the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. He has worked as a consultant for the World Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Frye earned a BA in Russian language and literature from Middlebury College, a Master of International Affairs from SIPA, and a PhD from Columbia University.
Education
- PhD, Columbia University
- MIA, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs
- BA in Russian Language and Literature, Middlebury College
In The Media
Russia on Friday responded to a barrage of new U.S. sanctions by saying it would expel 10 U.S. diplomats and take other retaliatory moves in a tense showdown with Washington. Timothy Frye comments.
Timothy Frye tells Newsweek that there is little appetite among the Russian public for a conflict in eastern Ukraine.
Survey data suggest it will be hard for Putin to rally support for a direct military intervention, Timothy Frye writes.
"The protests raise a common dilemma for nondemocratic rulers: Is it better to repress or appease demonstrators?" asks Timothy Frye.