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
Multiple SIPA scholars are among the experts who weighed in on this key question regarding the war's likely outcome.
This Columbia News feature highlights multiple experts from SIPA and its centers, including Stephen Sestanovich, Jason Bordoff, Kimberly Marten, Ian Bremmer and others.
As Russia leader Vladimir Putin addresses challenges on multiple fronts, “the usual narratives that [he] has used to shore up his rule are just not working as well,” says Columbia professor Timothy Frye MIA '92.
Navalny's success reflects deeper currents of dissatisfaction with the regime that won't go away regardless of the activist's fate, Timothy Frye says.
Russian President Vladimir Putin imprisoned Navalny to silence him. The hunger strike has kept the pro-democracy leader in the headlines. Timothy Frye comments.