Authoritarian Threats
European leaders are confident they can endure Russia’s energy blackmail and meet their ambitious climate targets. Now it’s time to convince their citizens.
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January 19, 2023
Russian Media in Exile and Latvia: The Limits of Free Speech
Much has been made of a dispute between Latvia and a Russian TV station, but the broader picture is much more encouraging.
January 17, 2023
Western Oil Cap Helps Slash Russian Oil Revenues by $150bn
There were widely voiced doubts as to whether the West’s oil price cap would work. The naysayers have been proved badly wrong.
January 17, 2023
The Fourth Battle of the Atlantic Is Underway
This new struggle is being waged beneath the waves. But just as in earlier Atlantic campaigns, it is a conflict the US and its allies cannot afford to lose.
January 17, 2023
Learn to Love Death, Russians Urged
While Kremlin propaganda calls on Russians to sacrifice their lives for their country – or at least for a new car or mobile phone – not everyone buys into the state’s celebration of death.
January 17, 2023
Posturing or Mobilization? Belarus in 2023
Russian-Belarusian exercises near the Ukrainian border are causing renewed speculation that a new northern offensive toward Kyiv is being prepared. The region’s terrain, however, would make this difficult.
January 17, 2023
Chinese Media Influence: Lessons Learned from Central and Eastern Europe
How do China’s influence operations vary across Central and Eastern Europe?
January 15, 2023
Big Bang Theory
The next Russian civil war is already under way.
January 13, 2023
Romania Is Hiding its Light
Romania has some of Europe’s largest hydrocarbon reserves and a strategic position that could enhance the security of south-eastern Europe. Instead, it remains inward-looking.
January 13, 2023
Kremlin Crosshairs Focus on Exiles
In the first days of 2023, Moscow has set its sights on the Russians in exile.