Stress Test
It’s long been clear who will win Russia’s presidential election. But the campaign is laying bare the flaws within the system Vladimir Putin has …
A Disappearing Trick
Russian foreign policy may seem to follow a clear strategy to restore the country’s position as a global superpower. In reality, it is merely …
The Great Russia Myth
The West should be careful not to make Vladimir Putin’s Russia stronger than it is.
The Eternal Putin
Russia’s president is more a product of the Russian political landscape than its architect.
“Sanction Putin’s Officials, Not Russia’s Economy”
It might seem like Russians stand firmly behind their president. Not so, says opposition leader Ilya Yashin. But the opposition has trouble making itself heard.
Words Don’t Come Easy: “Bromance”
Political journalism’s love affair with a newly minted word must end now.
In Search of Lost Time
Moscow’s warnings of a “new Cold War” are out of sync with today’s realities.
Bypass Operation
With Nord Stream 2 Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is nearing his goal of cutting Ukraine out of the gas supply picture.
Truce At Last?
There are growing signs that an armistice is taking hold in eastern Ukraine. It would be no victory for Vladimir Putin in Moscow’s undeclared hybrid war, though.
Containing Gazprom
Russia’s President has used Europe’s dependence on Russian gas as a powerful geopolitical lever. But energy geopolitics is a risky game, especially with Brussels now poised to take advantage of opportunities to permanently slash Gazprom’s market share.
The Use and Abuse of History
The peculiar ways President Vladimir Putin’s regime understands Russia’s past are feeding the current conflict with the West.
