A new debt crisis for Russia’s regions?

Andrey Pertsev on whether it makes sense to listen to insider information from Russia’s elite

Denis Cenusa on how Moscow’s disinformation and energy leverage aim to keep Vučić in power and Serbia from becoming ‘another Hungary'

Mihaela Vata on why Russia’s new brand rankings are easier to trust as a map of corporate prominence than as prices

Alexey Uvarov on how the EU’s sanctions against Russian businessmen work

Vakhtang Partsvania on how U.S. sanctions relief gives Russia breathing room, weakens the credibility of sanctions threats to third countries, and exposes the limits of the EU’s ability to apply pressure on its own

Anton Barbashin on how the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a useful but secondary Eurasian forum for Moscow, became an important platform

Gustavo Pessoa examines how the war in Ukraine made Russia a more important supplier for Brazil without turning a narrow, commodity-based relationship into an alliance

Oleg Loginov on how the war is undermining Russia’s position in the global grain market