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
Putin’s Article is a Warning to Ukraine
On “Regarding the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians”
The West Should Announce Non-Recognition of Duma Elections Now
Delegitimizing the Parliament as a Way to Pressure the Putin Regime
Monitoring of the Pre-Election Situation in Russia: First Issue
The First (Pilot) Edition, July 7, 2021
Assault on Georgia’s Pride. Western democracy Faces off with Russia’s countryside
The July 2021 Attack on Tbilisi’s Dignity March and Georgia’s EU and NATO Bid
Beyond archaic: Putin’s obsolete “strategy” of national insecurity for Russia
The 2021 National Security Strategy as a Window into the Kremlin’s Worldview
The main culprits of the Environmental Crises of Russia’s Far East
Militarization, Moscow’s Neglect and China’s Cross-Border Pollution
When Putin Talks Climate
Russia’s Climate Rhetoric and the Energy Strategy Behind It
Putin’s War on Russia’s Youth
Attacks on Navalny’s Movement, DOXA, the Internet, and Education
What Putin Wants from Ukraine
The Troop Buildup Is Meant to Scare the West, Not to Start a War
Putin’s Courts: the Methodical Destruction of the State’s Most Important Institution
Ilya Yashin’s Case and the Recognition of Russian Court Decisions Abroad