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Russia’s war economy, now in its third year, is facing mounting challenges, including rising inflation, labor shortages, and growing economic imbalances. While these issues strain the civilian economy, they have not been severe…

A combination of circumstance, Russian malign influence, and its own failure to prepare has left Moldova the country hardest…

This article addresses the disagreements surrounding the efficacy of sanctions regimes imposed on Russia by numerous countries. To achieve this aim, satellite imagery was purchased from Maxar through European Space Imaging (EUSI) and used in…

By Vaibhav Raghunandan and Petras Katinas

Russian fossil fuel revenues rose for the first time in two months to cap the year, however coal exports crash to lowest level since the invasion

Key findings

• In 2024, Russian revenues…

Key Points

• Supporting Ukraine to victory against Russia is in the best interest of the United States.
• A world in which Russia prevails would be more dangerous and more expensive for…

On Aug. 15, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.

It will reportedly be the first time a Russian leader has set foot in Alaska since Russia sold…

President-elect Donald Trump is again signaling his interest in Greenland through a series of provocative statements in which he’s mused about the prospect of the U.S. taking ownership – perhaps by force or economic coersion – of the