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November 13, 2026
Russia’s Security State Will Not Abandon Dark Arts
Putin’s intelligence agencies have a long history of deflecting change and ploughing on with hostile operations abroad. They will cling to the old ways, regardless.
November 12, 2026
Russia: The Primary Threat in the Arctic
The Kremlin is well-established and well-armed in the Arctic. It’s also increasingly nervous about Western responses to its ambitions.
November 12, 2026
Russia’s Leaders: Children of a Dead Age
The age gap between Russia and Ukraine’s leaders is important for understanding the motivations of both sides in the war.
November 10, 2026
Managing Russia’s Military-Industrial Degradation: Navigating Wartime Industrial Constraints, Stockpile Exhaustion, and Hardware Attrition
Four years into the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Russian military industry has entered a period of managed degradation.
November 9, 2026
Data Center Attacks Matter But Not in the Way We Thought
When Ukrainian drones struck data centers in Russia, there were hopes a potent Kremlin shadow war weapon had been blunted. The reality is more complex.
October 30, 2026
Russia: The Revolt of the Letter-Writers
Despite the Putin regime’s attempts to block criticism of its own behavior and Stalin’s atrocities, ordinary Russians are still gathering to oppose repression
October 28, 2026
A US-China-Russia Summit: What’s at Stake?
A three-way meeting offers benefits to Putin but not to the US or China.
October 27, 2026
Exiled Russian Musicians Fill Arenas to Inspire the Lost Generation
In the Soviet era, dissidents were inspired by the illicit sounds of Western Rock’n’Roll, now exiled Russians can oppose Vladimir Putin’s regime to a homegrown soundtrack.
October 26, 2026
Russia’s Ministry of Control
The Ministry of Digital Development has been undergoing major and unsettling changes.