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The Illusion of Unsinkability: Maduro, Drug Trafficking, and the Russian Factor

Vladimir Ruvinsky on the intersection of drug trafficking, Trump’s politics, and Russia’s ambitions in the Venezuela crisis
Riddle Political News Week
Religious Procession for Patriots
Andrey Pertsev sums up the political events of the week (September 8−12)
Andrey Pertsev sums up the political events of the week (September 8−12)
By Andrey Pertsev
Riddle Economic News Week
Tomorrow Never Comes
Nicholas Trickett with the economic summary of the week (September 8 — 12)
Nicholas Trickett with the economic summary of the week (September 8 — 12)
By Nick Trickett
«We don’t need war»: incidents on NATO borders since 2022

Alexey Uvarov on the public stance of NATO countries subjected to attacks by Russian drones
From Technocrats to Trolls: The New Populism for Putin

Andrey Pertsev on why Russian officials are increasingly resorting to the tactic of public provocation
Discontent Amid Despair

Nikita Smagin on Why Tehran Accuses Moscow of Aiding Israel
The Results of Russia’s Crawling Summer Offensives

Eric Woods on Military Developments Shaping Russian War Strategy for Late 2025-Early 2026
White Coat and Civic Death: How Those Who Left and Those Who Stayed Are Pitted Against Each Other

Margarita Zavadskaya on the Stigmatization of «New Emigrants»
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    Margarita Zavadskaya on the Stigmatization of «New Emigrants»

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    Andrey Pertsev on why Russian officials are increasingly resorting to the tactic of public provocation

  • «We don’t need war»: incidents on NATO borders since 2022

    Alexey Uvarov on the public stance of NATO countries subjected to attacks by Russian drones

Authors
  • Vladimir Rouvinski

    Professor, Laboratory of Politics and International Relations (PoInt), Political Science Program at Icesi University (Columbia)
  • Alexey Uvarov

    Political Scientist
  • Nikita Smagin

    Expert on Iran, Islamism and Russia’s foreign policy in the Middle East, author of the book «Iran for Everyone: Paradoxes of Life in an Autocracy under…
  • Eric Woods

    Independent researcher and consultant focused on security issues
  • Margarita Zavadskaya

    Senior Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs
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