Russia

The Kremlin’s fixation on Russia’s supposed enemies is growing

Russia Nina L. Khrushcheva - October 29, 2025.

In the 18th century, Russian emperor Peter the Great regularly had his detractors tortured, exiled to Siberia, and executed, sometimes for as little as directing...

Russia turns conscription into a permanent process

Russia TA | AP Insight - October 28, 2025.

Instead of occurring twice a year as before, conscription in Russia will now become year-round process. While the authorities claim they are not sending conscripts to...

Russia's restrictive laws do not solve its shrinking and aging population

Russia TA | AP Insight - October 25, 2025.

For a quarter century, President Vladimir Putin has faced the specter of Russia's shrinking and aging population. In 1999, a year before he came to power,...

Has Putin run out of options?

Russia Carl Bildt - October 17, 2025.

The outcome of Russia’s war on Ukraine matters not just for those countries’ future, but for all of Europe. The root cause of the conflict is...

Putin’s Polycrisis

Russia Sergei Guriev - October 7, 2025.

As the war in Ukraine drags on, the economic-policy debate in Russia has shifted from celebrating war-driven growth to arguing over whether the economy is...

Is Russia helping China prepare for a potential invasion of Taiwan?

Russia TA | AP Insight - September 26, 2025.

Russia is selling military equipment and technology to China that could help Beijing prepare an airborne invasion of Taiwan, according to an analysis of leaked...

Russia’s Hybrid Invasion of Europe

Russia Iuliia Mendel, TA Kyiv - September 23, 2025.

We're witnessing growing alarm over a potential Russian invasion of NATO countries. In June, Germany’s Chief of Defence, General Carsten Breuer, warned that Russia could...

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