Russia

The pressure of the war economy is becoming unbearable for the Russian corporate sector

Russia Oleksandr Levchenko - July 29, 2026.

The prolonged war against Ukraine and the Kremlin's economic policy miscalculations have led to a sharp deterioration in the financial condition of Russia's corporate sector.  In...

How Russia’s intelligence services will respond to the war’s changing tides

Russia Sean Wiswesser - July 24, 2026.

Russia’s intelligence services are entering a more uncomfortable phase of the war.  For years, success within the Kremlin’s security apparatus was measured less by objective reality...

Crimea is becoming an unsustainable burden for Moscow

Russia Oleksandr Levchenko - July 16, 2026.

The Crimean Peninsula has entered a severe energy crisis. According to media reports, following a Ukrainian drone attack, large parts of Crimea have been left...

Under pressure – why is the Kremlin changing its propaganda course?

Russia Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - July 13, 2026.

“It’s like we’re going in circles,” said Olga Skabeeva, one of the Kremlin’s leading propagandists, dissatisfied with the discussion in her TV studio, where the...

What might Putin do if he were backed into a corner?

Russia Ian Bremmer - July 4, 2026.

With Russia under pressure on multiple fronts, President Vladimir Putin finds himself in a tighter spot than at any other moment of his quarter-century in...

Confronting Putin’s continual escalation – between deterrence now or greater conflict later

Russia Sean Wiswesser - June 30, 2026.

Russia is no longer merely an authoritarian state. It is a security-service regime whose governing philosophy is coercion – at home through repression, and abroad...

How Russian services gain access to encrypted conversations without breaking the encryption

Politics The Editorial Board - June 27, 2026.

On 26 June, the FBI and CISA released an updated public warning about a campaign in which Russian intelligence actors continue to compromise accounts on...

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