Category: 8. Opinion

State-led attacks on Russia’s LGBTQ+ community intensified dramatically following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Nevertheless, the phrase “Orthodox Sharia” that sometimes…

Having spent much of the last 35 years in conflict with one another, the governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan now have a shared target of hostility: the Kremlin.

Recent days have seen the shaky…

It seems that Russia has no more formidable enemy than its own people, who have given up reproduction. The Kremlin has banned “childfree propaganda,” given pregnant schoolgirls money and told them…

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At a meeting of the European Council, 27 EU leaders confirmed their strong support for Moldova’s decision to align itself with the West. However, Russia will attempt to interfere with this…

The war in Ukraine has reached a pivotal moment. As Russia intensifies its military pressure and international attention drifts elsewhere, the country’s survival — and the security of Europe —…

Russia’s recently adopted reform of municipal self-governance entered into force on June 19. It caps a years-long series of reforms that solidify a rigid top-down chain of command. The aim is to…

Russian authorities have denied the existence of political prisoners for decades. Any arrests on political grounds have always been presented as a fight against extremism, terrorism, or threats to…

The new Syrian authorities are rapidly moving toward international recognition beyond their regional neighbors. Keen to limit the influence in Syria of the previous regime’s allies Iran and Russia,…