
State of Unreadiness
Andras Toth-Czifra on Russian Regional Budgets in 2025−26





Vakhtang Partsvania on why the European Union's ban on Russian LNG imports marks a pivotal advance in its sanctions strategy

Alexey Uvarov on the opportunities and constraints facing political exiles in advocating for their interests

Platon Nikiforov on how Putin and al-Sharaa are rebooting Russian-Syrian ties

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

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 LoanAlexey Uvarov on how to seize Russian assets without actually confiscating them
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Sanctions Dead End?Vladislav Inozemtsev on why we shouldn't expect new Russia sanctions
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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
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Chinese PragmatismAlexey Chigadaev on Why Russia Cannot Influence Chinese Drone Supplies to Ukraine
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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
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Russians Want Peace, But on Their Own TermsMargarita Zavadskaya on the format and conditions under which Russians would like to end the war in Ukraine
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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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Political Fixers: How Russia’s Election Results Get CookedKsenia Smolakova on the art of rigging outcomes—even in elections that were never free to begin with
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Andras Toth-Czifra Political analyst, author of the analytical blog «No Yardstick»
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Vakhtang Partsvania Economist, Professor of Management at Caucasus University
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Alexey Uvarov Political Scientist
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Platon Nikiforov Political analyst specializing in the Middle East
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Margarita Zavadskaya Senior Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs











