Russian economy
on the brink of recession

How power works in today's Russia and beyond—and how it might change.
Expert analysis of the authoritarian system, its opposition, and the long road toward democratic renewal

What is really happening to the Russian economy—how war, sanctions,
and corruption strain its foundations, and how long the Kremlin can keep funding the war

Understanding Russia's war against Ukraine: how the aggression unfolds,
the human cost it leaves behind, and what it means for the security of Europe and the wider world

Civil society under pressure—in Russia and beyond:
those who defend rights and speak freely as the space to do so shrinks

How the Kremlin's propaganda machine shapes what people believe—
the techniques behind state disinformation, and the way it bends reality at home and abroad