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
Source of Optimism for 2024: Putin’s Vulnerabilities are Plenty and Growing
Victory Is Possible, but It Requires More Realism
The Normal Russia Of The Future: Yes, We Can
Krasheninnikov and Milov on the Primary Concepts for a Future Free Russia
Russia’s 2023 Electoral Dynamics. War and Presidential Anticipation
Regional Elections, Opposition Strategies and the Road to March 2024
A Bad Summer for Putin
Russian dictator threatened by multiple crises, with more to come
Lawmaking of the countermotion state
Wartime Criminal Repression and Violations of Constitutional Rights
The Decline & Demise of the Armenian-Russian Relationship
Ukraine, Karabakh and the Limits of Russian Security Promises to Armenia
The evolution of presidential powers in the post-Soviet space: Russia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan
Presidential Powers Keep Growing in a Number of Countries, While Georgia Strengthens Its Parliament
Russian Influence in Georgia: December 2022
The Degree of Influence Depends Largely on the Situation on Ukraine’s Battlefield
Kremlin Influence Quarterly: Serbia Special Issue
Russian Presence in Energy, the Military, Culture, and Media
Russia-Turkey Relations in the Context of War in Ukraine
A Situational Rapprochement and Its Risks for the United States