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Orbán’s Survival Pact

Denis Cenusa on Orbán's Electoral Survival Through Convergence with Russia’s Anti-Ukraine Narratives
Riddle Political News Week
The latest purge of the Shoigu clan
Andrey Pertsev sums up the political week (March 2−6)
Andrey Pertsev sums up the political week (March 2−6)
By Andrey Pertsev
Riddle Economic News Week
A tipping point?
Nicholas Trickett with the economic summary of the week (March 9−13)
Nicholas Trickett with the economic summary of the week (March 9−13)
By Nick Trickett
War in Iran: What Comes Next?

Nurlan Aliyev on a war with goals but no strategy
The Evolution of the Russian National Guard

Kirill Shanghaisky explains why Rosgvardiya is not turning into a super-agency but has instead been pushed toward becoming a more militarized, centrally managed security force
Deathonomics 2.0: Why the System Is Starting to Stall

Vladislav Inozemtsev on the challenges that «deathonomics» poses for modern Russia and how long the system can keep running without radical changes
How sanctions are depriving Russia of its shot at LNG global leadership

Vakhtang Partsvania on why Russia's LNG sector is losing its future amid Western restrictions
(Re)Building a Garrison State: Imagining Russia’s Economy Post-war

Nicholas Trickett on embedded macroeconomic distortions and the illusion of wartime resilience
Top reads
  • Burning Down the House

    Nick Trickett on Russia’s commodity dependence in 2026

  • False Start to Reconciliation

    Alexey Uvarov On the dynamics of Russia-Poland relations in the early 21st century

  • The Russian Question in «Alternative»

    Dmitry Stratievsky on how Alternative for Germany finds itself caught between the Kremlin and the White House

  • (Re)Building a Garrison State: Imagining Russia’s Economy Post-war

    Nicholas Trickett on embedded macroeconomic distortions and the illusion of wartime resilience

  • A Doubtful Guarantor

    Galiya Ibragimova on the decline of Russian paternalism in Central Asia

  • How sanctions are depriving Russia of its shot at LNG global leadership

    Vakhtang Partsvania on why Russia's LNG sector is losing its future amid Western restrictions

  • Deathonomics 2.0: Why the System Is Starting to Stall

    Vladislav Inozemtsev on the challenges that «deathonomics» poses for modern Russia and how long the system can keep running without radical changes

  • War in Iran: What Comes Next?

    Nurlan Aliyev on a war with goals but no strategy

Authors
  • 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
  • Kirill Shanghaisky

    Political Scientist
  • Vladislav Inozemtsev

    Co-founder and Advisory Council Member, Center for Analysis and Strategies in Europe
  • Vakhtang Partsvania

    Economist, Professor of Management at Caucasus University
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