Security & Defense
Turkey and Russia want to establish a gas hub. Should the project be taken seriously, and what are the implications for Eastern Europe?
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October 11, 2022
Russia’s Imperial Dream Fades in Transnistria
The statelet was part of Vladimir Putin’s plan to expand Russia’s frontiers. That now seems a long way off.
October 9, 2022
Troubled Bridge Over Stolen Waters
The attack on the Kerch straits crossing is a game-changer
October 7, 2022
Call-Up Agitates Russia’s Army of Apathy
Vladimir Putin announced a “partial” mobilization of anything from 300,000-1 million men on September 21. It has changed public opinion.
October 7, 2022
Latvia’s Russian Speakers Make Radical Electoral Choices
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused ripples across the Baltic states. The issue will need careful handling.
October 6, 2022
Russia Suffers a Torrent of Battlefield Defeats
Despite Vladimir Putin’s partial mobilization and threats of nuclear attacks, events on the battlefields have turned Ukraine’s way.
October 5, 2022
The Russian Double — Defeat and Decline
As Russia is losing in Ukraine, it is also being displaced in the South Caucasus
October 4, 2022
Lukashenka Plays Russian Roulette
The Belarusian dictator has done everything to placate Putin and a skeptical public, but there are signs he’s failing.
October 3, 2022
Blood Money — Calculating Russia’s Debt to Ukraine
Evildoers should pay for their evil. By this logic, Russia should compensate Ukraine for the lives as well as the material wealth it has destroyed.
October 3, 2022
The Energy Winter War
Europe has suffered badly from Russia’s ruthless disruption of energy supplies, but the eventual loser will be the Kremlin.