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Attrition, Not Victory

Eric Woods on Russia’s tactical gains, attritional strategy, and no strategic breakthrough in sight
Riddle Political News Week
The «Mashenka» Moment in Russian Politics
Andrey Pertsev sums up the political week (January 26−30)
Andrey Pertsev sums up the political week (January 26−30)
By Andrey Pertsev
Riddle Economic News Week
Running out of nose
Nicholas Trickett with the economic summary of the week (January 26 — 30)
Nicholas Trickett with the economic summary of the week (January 26 — 30)
By Nick Trickett
Russian Navy Between Practicality and Fantasy

Jeff Hawn on feasibility of a large-scale modernization of the Russian navy
Striking the Gray Zone: Why Sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil Could Prove Decisive

Vakhtang Partsvania On the Cumulative Impact of Sanctions and the Shrinking Space for Russia's Oil Rent
Migrants-and-Balloons

Denis Cenusa on Belarus’s Hybrid Warfare and Its Strategic Alignment with Russian Policy
How Moscow Sees the Current U.S.-EU Spat over Greenland

Nurlan Aliyev on Moscow’s Mix of Schadenfreude and Caution in the U.S.-EU Greenland Dispute
Rostec’s Position Amid the War

Andrey Pertsev on the Political Influence and Prospects of Sergei Chemezov's «Clan»
Top reads
  • The Fall of Maduro: How Russia Lost an Ally but Gained a Like-Minded Thinker

    Ivan U. Klyszcz on how the capture of Maduro will affect Russia's policy

  • Steeringless Auto Industry: How Sanctions Have Thrown the Sector Back Decades

    Vakhtang Partsvania on the sanctions-induced exhaustion of Russia’s automotive industry and how the sector mirrors deeper structural problems in the economy

  • Living in the Middle: Central Asia’s 2025 in Review

    Roman Chernikov on how the five Central Asian states have learned to speak with one voice

  • Inequality in Russia at War

    Jem Morrow on why inequality, not military spending, will shape Russia’s wartime future

  • Striking the Gray Zone: Why Sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil Could Prove Decisive

    Vakhtang Partsvania On the Cumulative Impact of Sanctions and the Shrinking Space for Russia's Oil Rent

  • Russia and the «Trump Middle East»: New Realities or Old Patterns?

    Vladimir (Ze'ev) Khanin on the Russian Factor in the Syrian-Israeli Settlement

  • New Year’s Elite Cycles Already Begin in Chechnya

    Harold Chambers on Chechnya’s accelerating elite reshuffle

  • How Moscow Sees the Current U.S.-EU Spat over Greenland

    Nurlan Aliyev on Moscow’s Mix of Schadenfreude and Caution in the U.S.-EU Greenland Dispute

Authors
  • Eric Woods

    Independent researcher and consultant focused on security issues
  • Jeff Hawn

    Researcher, London School of Economics, Department of International History
  • Vakhtang Partsvania

    Economist, Professor of Management at Caucasus University
  • Denis Cenusa

    Political analyst, associated expert at Eastern Europe Studies Centre (Lithuania) and Expert-Grup (Moldova)
  • Nurlan Aliyev

    Senior Research Fellow in the European Neighbourhood Chair at the College of Europe in Natolin
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