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«Made in China» — Compromised microchips

Ana L.-Brown on the vulnerabilities in Russian weapons systems from Chinese microelectronics
Riddle Political News Week
Extremism in Every Smartphone
Andrey Pertsev sums up the political events of the week (July 14−18)
Andrey Pertsev sums up the political events of the week (July 14−18)
By Andrey Pertsev
Riddle Economic News Week
Patriots are in control
Nicholas Trickett with the economic summary of the week (July 14−17)
Nicholas Trickett with the economic summary of the week (July 14−17)
By Nick Trickett
Ostracism in the 21st Century: Russia and the Limits of International Isolation

Alexey Uvarov on how Russia's exclusion from international organizations has affected its position in global politics
What Is Happening Between Azerbaijan and Russia?

Nurlan Aliyev on the motivations behind Baku and Moscow’s actions amid the ongoing downturn in relations and potential trends in their future development
Barracks Management

Andrey Pertsev on how Russia’s civilian elite is becoming militarized
Political Analogies and Wartime Russia

Julian G. Waller examines the use and misuse of interwar analogies to better understand wartime Russia
Evolution of Electoral Control

Ksenia Smolyakova on the new amendments to electoral legislation
Top reads
  • When Oil Becomes «Georgian»

    Vakhtang Partsvania on how Russian oil and petroleum products bypass sanctions to reach the European market through Georgia

  • Political Analogies and Wartime Russia

    Julian G. Waller examines the use and misuse of interwar analogies to better understand wartime Russia

  • What Is Happening Between Azerbaijan and Russia?

    Nurlan Aliyev on the motivations behind Baku and Moscow’s actions amid the ongoing downturn in relations and potential trends in their future development

  • Evolution of Electoral Control

    Ksenia Smolyakova on the new amendments to electoral legislation

  • Barracks Management

    Andrey Pertsev on how Russia’s civilian elite is becoming militarized

  • Rotten foundations

    Andras Toth-Czifra on what the waste management reform says about the problems with Russian policymaking

  • «Made in China» — Compromised microchips

    Ana L.-Brown on the vulnerabilities in Russian weapons systems from Chinese microelectronics

  • Ostracism in the 21st Century: Russia and the Limits of International Isolation

    Alexey Uvarov on how Russia's exclusion from international organizations has affected its position in global politics

Authors
  • Ana L. Brown

    Policy analyst, ALM in International Relations at Harvard University
  • Alexey Uvarov

    Political Scientist
  • Nurlan Aliyev

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

    Research Analyst, Center for Naval Analyses and Professorial Lecturer in Political Science, George Washington University
  • Ksenia Smolyakova

    Political Scientist
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