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
The Value of the Club of Europe
Russia’s Membership in the Council of Europe and Compliance with Its Conventions
Keynote Speech by Richard Hoogland “A Brief History of the Dutch Business in Russia”
From Peter the Great’s Shipbuilding to Nord Stream-2 and Sakhalin
Michael Weiss: Misrule of Law: How the Kremlin Uses Western Institutions to Undermine the West
Video of the Report Presentation in Kyiv, Ukraine
The Lubyanka Files. Here’s How the KGB Knew You’d Be a Traitor: an Exclusive Look at Its Recruitment Manual
From Le Carré’s Leamas to Aldrich Ames: Why the KGB Targeted Disgruntled Insiders
The Kremlin’s games surrounding sea lines of communications have becoming increasingly more dangerous
The Captured Ukrainian Sailors and the Law of the Sea Tribunal Ruling
“A New Prince”: non-democratic transfer of power in the post-soviet space
Post-Soviet Power Transfers, Kazakhstan’s Case and Scenarios for Russia
Monaco’s Minister of Justice implicated by Kremlin’s oligarch
Dmitry Rybolovlev and the Erosion of Legal Institutions in Monaco
The curious case of Suleyman Kerimov in France
Money Laundering Charges, Pressure from Moscow, and a Reopened Investigation
The Invisible Hand: how and when the Kremlin interferes in elections in Europe
Anton Shekhovtsov on the European Parliament Elections and Moscow’s Influence
Russian−connected Advisor Maintains Influence Over Czech President
Martin Nejedlý and Miloš Zeman’s 2018 Re-election Campaign