Russia
As Russians protest the Kremlin's show trial and international calls for Navalny’s release grow, our experts react to what may be the most serious challenge to Vladimir Putin’s rule in 20 years.
Russia’s war in Ukraine has reshaped European security and exposed the ambitions of an authoritarian state willing to use force, energy, and subversion to advance its aims. Understanding the Kremlin means looking beyond the battlefield to the Russian economy under sanctions, the endurance of Vladimir Putin’s system, and Moscow’s deepening ties with China, Iran, and North Korea. This hub follows the pressures reshaping Russia: the effect of Western sanctions, the health of its wartime economy, elite politics, and the tools of hybrid warfare it deploys across Europe. Fellows and analysts assess how sanctions are biting, why the economy has settled for stagnation, and how Moscow projects power through proxies, disinformation, and nuclear signaling. Explore analysis and commentary on Russia’s economy, foreign policy, and the long contest between the Kremlin and the West.
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April 23, 2020
Spring Thaw in Georgia
The Pandemic Presents a Rare Chance for Cooperation Between the Government in Tbilisi and Occupied Abkhazia
April 21, 2020
The Desanctification of Putin
The Political Costs of COVID-19 Are Beginning to Mount
April 17, 2020
Borders, Blunders, and Bluster
Belarus Finds Russia a Useful Distraction From Its Uncoordinated Response to COVID-19
April 15, 2020
Fueled by the Pandemic
Russia and the Geopolitics of Energy
April 13, 2020
Mr. Putin’s Not Quite 2020 Energy Vision
A hydrocarbon pipeline directed westward is cut off by the Kremlin for political purposes.
April 10, 2020
Mind the Gap
It is too early to forecast the long-term impact of the pandemic on Atlanticism but not too soon to pose some pertinent questions.
April 2, 2020
From Russia with Love? Think Again
Beware of Kremlin “Gifts”
April 1, 2020
Virus? What Virus?
Lukashenko Takes His Country on a Risky RideFrom Reality
March 31, 2020
Why This Is The Right Moment To Support Ukraine
On March 16, 2020, the sixth anniversary of Russia’s fraudulent referendum to annex Crimea, the European Union High Representative Josep Borrell Fontelles published a declaration reiterating the EU’s support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.