Professor, Duke University. Economic and political development, social change, Islam, Middle East, Turkey.
Terrific article by @McFaul in the latest issue of Journal of Democracy (pdf) + a related op-ed in Washington Post (gated). The article gives many reasons to consider Russia politically unstable despite broad public support for Putin and his war.
A 13-page academic guide on words to be avoided. In most cases, the alternatives will serve mostly to signal virtue. The group meant to be spared offense has no problem itself with the existing usage. It may even prefer the terminological status quo.
The most useful article I’ve read in quite a while.