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How Russian Parties Are Preparing for the State Duma Elections. Part 1: The Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF)

Ksenia Smolyakova examines the current state of CPRF as it approaches the start of the campaign for State Duma
Riddle Political News Week
New Seconds
Andrey Pertsev sums up the political week (March 16−20)
Andrey Pertsev sums up the political week (March 16−20)
By Andrey Pertsev
Riddle Economic News Week
Headfirst into a wall
Nicholas Trickett with the economic summary of the week (March 16−20)
Nicholas Trickett with the economic summary of the week (March 16−20)
By Nick Trickett
The Kiriyenko Governors Cohort

Andrey Pertsev on what has been happening to the corps of Russian regional heads in recent years
The Oil Breach

Vakhtang Partsvania on how U.S. efforts to drive down oil prices are creating fissures in the sanctions architecture targeting Russia
Orbán’s Survival Pact

Denis Cenusa on Orbán's Electoral Survival Through Convergence with Russia’s Anti-Ukraine Narratives
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
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  • War in Iran: What Comes Next?

    Nurlan Aliyev on a war with goals but no strategy

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Orbán’s Survival Pact

    Denis Cenusa on Orbán's Electoral Survival Through Convergence with Russia’s Anti-Ukraine Narratives

  • The Oil Breach

    Vakhtang Partsvania on how U.S. efforts to drive down oil prices are creating fissures in the sanctions architecture targeting Russia

Authors
  • Ksenia Smolyakova

    Political Scientist, expert of the «Election Atlas» project
  • Vakhtang Partsvania

    Economist, Professor of Management at Caucasus University
  • 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
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