Politics
A close look at the inner workings of authoritarian power in Russia and beyond, and the forces that could one day transform it: how the Kremlin holds and wields power, why the democratic opposition endures, and what a genuine political renewal would take
Navalny, “Nationalism”, and Never-Ending Reflexive Control
The Case of Alexey Sakhnin and the Western Left
You Don’t Have to Be Recruited to Work for Russian Intelligence
Moscow Center’s Reliance on “Confidential Contacts” in the West
Aquarium Leaks. Inside the GRU’s Psychological Warfare Program
Five GRU Documents Obtained and Analyzed by Michael Weiss
Political Crisis in Belarus
The Protest Movement, the Coordinating Council and the Kremlin’s Role
The Company You Keep: Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Influence Operations in Africa
Leaked Materials on Political Consultancy and “Election Monitoring”
The Kremlin’s Influence Quarterly #2
Case Studies on Malign Influence in Eight European Countries
The (Geo-)Political Aspects of Austrian−Russian Business Relations, Part II
From the Nabucco and South Stream Pipelines to the EU Sanctions Against Russia
Russian Gas and the Financing of Separatism in Moldova
Gas Debt, Cryptocurrency, and the Corruption of Moldovan Political Elites
Russian Lawfare and other malign influence operations in Spain
Organized Crime, the Catalan Referendum, and Russian-Spanish Relations
AUTHORITARIAN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC
COVID-19 Responses in China, Russia, Belarus, Iran, and Hungary