A. Introduction The term ‘passportisation’ refers to the practice of extending nationality to substantial numbers of individuals beyond the boundary of the state, including by forcible…

Editor note: This is Part II of a two-part post. See Part I here. Part One of the blogpost examined the recent Russian…

I. Fast track to Russian nationality On 24 April 2019, the Russian President issued an Executive Order identifying groups of persons entitled to a “fast-track procedure” when…