No one has done more to undermine Russia’s territorial integrity — indeed, its viability as a state— than the man who clearly intends to rule it until the end of his natural life.
It is bad enough that Vladimir Putin, who swore…
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US views of Russia and Putin
Here are key takeaways of how Americans see Russia and its president:
- Negative ratings for Russian President Vladimir Putin remain very high: 67% of Americans have no confidence at all in the Russian leader to do the right thing in world…
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The Cost of Russia’s Friendship With Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan has managed to achieve something thought to be impossible in the post-Soviet space: the withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers ahead of time, and seemingly without angering Moscow. In fact, even as peacekeepers were leaving the…
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Paris Report 2: Europe’s Economic Security
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Baqaee, D, J Hinz, B Moll, M Schularick, F Teti, J Wanner and S Yang (2024), ‘What if? The effects of a hard decoupling from China on the German economy‘, in Pisani-Ferry, J, B Weder di Mauro and J Zettelmeyer…
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Behind the Scenes: China’s Increasing Role in Russia’s Defense Industry
Instead, Chinese exporters are openly engaging in trade with Russia, even in areas subject to export controls, while few other countries have been willing to report trade data in circumvention of the Western restrictions. That said, third party…
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Tracing the rise of Russian state media on TikTok
Over the past year, TikTok has emerged as a bipartisan target in the United States, with politicians on both sides of the political spectrum raising concerns about Chinese ownership of—and potential…
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Russia has tightened its hold over the Sahel region – and now it’s looking to Africa’s west coast
Armed troops in Niger overthrew the government in July 2023, seizing power for themselves. The following months were rife with speculation that the military government would align with Moscow and possibly form ties with the Russian military…
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The Five Futures of Russia
Vladimir Putin happened to turn 71 last October 7, the day Hamas assaulted Israel. The Russian president took the rampage as a birthday present; it shifted the context around his aggression in Ukraine. Perhaps to show his appreciation, he had his…
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Blood and Iron: How Nationalist Imperialism Became Russia’s State Ideology
The war in Ukraine created an entirely new political reality for the Kremlin and prompted the enshrining of a revamped ideological foundation for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rule. According to a presidential decree, this ideology is…
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Why Russia and Hamas Are Growing Closer
The Kremlin purports to take a hard stance on terrorism. Yet since the massacre in southern Israel carried out by Hamas militants on October 7, it has only grown closer to the group.
Despite the killing of 16 Russian nationals, and even as…
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