Russia
Citizens can come and go as they please in Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Unless they’re disobedient or have the wrong ethnic background, in which case they may suffer a different fate.
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September 28, 2021
Elections Putin-Style
Russia’s three-day Duma elections resulted in a widely predicted victory for President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party.
September 27, 2021
Catalonia: Where There’s Trouble There’s Russia
The October 2017 Catalonia referendum gives a good insight into the Kremlin’s ability to identify and exploit weaknesses in democratic states.
September 24, 2021
Treacherous Times for Afghanistan’s Neighbors
The Tajik leader is becoming the most popular man on the block following the US withdrawal
September 23, 2021
Western Influence Wanes in South Caucasus
Georgia might be close to a foreign policy rethink, bringing subtle but significant change
September 21, 2021
Belarus Slowly Succumbs to the Bear Hug
Belarusian resistance to Russia’s demands for union is diminishing as a heavily sanctioned Lukashenka pleads for help
September 21, 2021
The Trouble With Minsk? Russia
The Minsk Protocol is under attack. But the problem is not the deal, it’s one of the signatories.
September 20, 2021
Russia’s Zapad-21: Lessons Learned
The glimmer of hope is that Russia might be more willing to avoid miscalculation and tactical errors with NATO and its allies
September 17, 2021
Russian Military Drills Leave Baltic States Unmoved
The last time that Russia and its allies exercised as many as 70,000 personnel on its western borders during Zapad-17, the enormous, treaty-busting military maneuvers caused widespread unease in the Baltic states and those other neighbors with recent memories of Soviet occupation.
September 17, 2021
Russia Election: Millions of Votes but Only One Outcome
This weekend (September 17-19) Russians will vote for 450 members of the Duma, the country’s lower legislative body. Although the polls for Putin’s party — United Russia — are grim, the outcome is preordained.