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State of Unreadiness

Andras Toth-Czifra on Russian Regional Budgets in 2025−26
Riddle Political News Week
The Untouchable Budget
Andrey Pertsev sums up the political week (October 20−24)
Andrey Pertsev sums up the political week (October 20−24)
By Andrey Pertsev
Riddle Economic News Week
Timing is Everything
Nicholas Trickett with the economic summary of the week (October 20−24)
Nicholas Trickett with the economic summary of the week (October 20−24)
By Nick Trickett
LNG in the Crosshairs: Will the EU’s 19th Sanctions Package Prove a Turning Point?

Vakhtang Partsvania on why the European Union's ban on Russian LNG imports marks a pivotal advance in its sanctions strategy
Opposition Without Borders: The Limits of Political Emigration

Alexey Uvarov on the opportunities and constraints facing political exiles in advocating for their interests
Moscow and Damascus: A New Chapter

Platon Nikiforov on how Putin and al-Sharaa are rebooting Russian-Syrian ties
Russians Want Peace, But on Their Own Terms

Margarita Zavadskaya on the format and conditions under which Russians would like to end the war in Ukraine
AfD’s Pro-Russian Tilt: Genuine Pivot or Tactical Feint?

Dmitri Stratievski assesses whether the far-right Alternative for Germany can sever ties with Moscow to bolster its political legitimacy
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  • Frozen Russian Assets: From Calls for Confiscation to a Reparations Loan

    Alexey Uvarov on how to seize Russian assets without actually confiscating them

  • Sanctions Dead End?

    Vladislav Inozemtsev on why we shouldn't expect new Russia sanctions

  • Gosplan 2.0 or the Market: Is Russia Heading Toward a Soviet Economy?

    Mikhail Zhadovsky on Market Mechanisms and Elite Interests as Barriers to a Planned System

  • Chinese Pragmatism

    Alexey Chigadaev on Why Russia Cannot Influence Chinese Drone Supplies to Ukraine

  • Moldova’s Pro-EU Path Unchanged After Elections: What Are Russia’s Next Steps?

    Denis Cenușă on What a More Empowered Opposition in Parliament Means for Moldova’s Pro-EU Movement

  • Russians Want Peace, But on Their Own Terms

    Margarita Zavadskaya on the format and conditions under which Russians would like to end the war in Ukraine

  • AfD’s Pro-Russian Tilt: Genuine Pivot or Tactical Feint?

    Dmitri Stratievski assesses whether the far-right Alternative for Germany can sever ties with Moscow to bolster its political legitimacy

  • Political Fixers: How Russia’s Election Results Get Cooked

    Ksenia Smolakova on the art of rigging outcomes—even in elections that were never free to begin with

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