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Russia-Turkey Relations in the Context of War in Ukraine
As the Russia-Ukraine war continues, Moscow has been deepening its ties with Ankara. Turkey, in its turn, has been sending contradictory signals: on the one hand, making statements in support of Kyiv, and on the other, taking practical steps to expand relations with Moscow. What should the United States expect of this convoluted relationship triangle?
A Case for Supporting Free Democratic Russia
The paper argues that Russia’s democratization is based on genuine bottom-up public demand for democracy
The dust has settled. The Russian economy and sanctions: Who’s who?
In the few months following the start of its war on Ukraine, Russia became the most sanctioned nation in the world. The total number of sanctions levied against Russia is currently estimated at 11,000
Russian exiles: the price of freedom
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, tens of thousands of Russians have fled the country as a result of their anti-war, anti-Putin views.
Russia’s Friends in Turkey
This report examines political and military factors supporting the ongoing rapprochement in the Russo-Turkish relations.
The Changing Demographics of The State Duma
This analysis builds on the 2016 study of the Russian State Duma composition which uncovered a significant increase in the number of members representing the public sector and former heads of municipalities
The Kremlin and the 2021 Bundestag Elections
Attempts to Influence the Outcome and Create Instability
The Kremlin’s Influence Quarterly vol.4
This issue of The Kremlin’s Influence Quarterly focuses on the Kremlin malign influence in the areas of European politics and media.
The Kremlin’s Malign Influence Inside the US
The United States and its allies face a serious, persistent, and long-term threat from the current Kremlin, which wants to undermine trust in and the functioning of democratic institutions and establish networks of malign influence to advance Moscow’s strategic goals
The Pandemic: Anti-Western rhetoric and information campaign by the Kremlin-controlled Russian media
Today, it is hard to say whether the unraveling COVID-19 pandemic provided the reason for the Russian government to dust off their old textbooks, but the spread of the disease beyond China’s borders served as the occasion for the Russian propaganda to open a new “front” in the information war.