Foreign policy
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Transformed by War: Russia’s Partners Since 2022

Russia and Belarus: A Satellite with Room to Maneuver

Roman Chernikov on how Belarus has tried to preserve its sovereignty after 2022
Riddle Political News Week
United Russia’s Program Failure
Andrey Pertsev sums up the political week (August 24−28)
Andrey Pertsev sums up the political week (August 24−28)
By Andrey Pertsev
Riddle Economic News Week
Pushing on a String
Nicholas Trickett’s economic summary of the week (August 24 — 28)
Nicholas Trickett’s economic summary of the week (August 24 — 28)
By Nicholas Trickett
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Authors
  • Roman Chernikov

    Political scientist
  • Eric Woods

    Independent researcher and consultant focused on security issues
  • Sergey Alexeev

    Senior Research Associate at UNSW Sydney and an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney
  • Anton Barbashin

    Editorial director at Riddle, political analyst
  • Temur Umarov

    Research Fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center in Berlin
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