War

In-depth analysis of Russia's war against Ukraine—its origins, its conduct, and its consequences: how the aggression reshapes the lives caught up in it, how questions of justice and accountability take shape, and what the conflict means for security far beyond the front line

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War

War and Deported Ukrainian Children

ICC Warrants, the Return of Children, and the Role of Russian Civil Society

Report by Free Russia Foundation May 15, 2023
Civil Society

Public Opinion in Russia and War in Ukraine: End of the Year Recap

No one in Russia wants a long-term war, and the mobilization for the war is unpopular

Article by Vladimir Milov Dec 30, 2022
Civil Society

How Russian regions protested the war in Ukraine-and why it cannot change anything

Anti-War Protest in Russia in Its Historical and Political Context

Article by Vadim Shtepa Dec 19, 2022
Politics

Russia-Turkey Relations in the Context of War in Ukraine

A Situational Rapprochement and Its Risks for the United States

Report by Yaroslav Samoylov Dec 5, 2022
Civil Society

There’s no money, but you keep on fighting

Vladimir Milov on how Putin is running out of money for war effort

Article by Vladimir Milov Oct 4, 2022
Civil Society

Decolonization in Real Time

Why the World Must Support Russians Fleeing Mobilization

Article by Fedor Krasheninnikov Oct 3, 2022
Civil Society

Public opinion is turning on Putin’s war in Ukraine

Putin’s support hinged on his “operation” ending quickly and successfully

Article by Vladimir Milov May 13, 2022
Civil Society

What is the Russian public opinion regarding Putin’s war against Ukraine?

Beyond the difficulties of polling under a totalitarian regime at war, the surveys’ methodology itself reveals key nuances

Article by Vladimir Milov Apr 12, 2022
War

Destruction and Attrition in the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine

The First Month: From Failed Blitzkrieg to a War of Attrition

Article by Nicholas J. Myers Mar 30, 2022
Civil Society

Wartime Exodus and the Future of Russia

The first days of the war marked not only the start of a tragedy but also the point after which Russia lost thousands of its most active citizens

Article by Fedor Krasheninnikov Mar 7, 2022

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