How to signal loyalty: the case of Russian governors
Andras Toth-Czifra on the KPIs of regional governance efficiency that the Kremlin requires
Platon Nikiforov explains how the fall of the Assad regime will affect Russian positions in the region
Mark Youngman on the evolving role played by the Chechen security services in Ukraine
Denis Cenusa on how Moscow uses energy supplies as leverage over breakaway regions of Moldova and Georgia
Vakhtang Partsvania explains how the actions of the Georgian Dream party go beyond the geopolitical choice between the West and Russia, deepening Georgia’s internal crisis and international isolation
Vladislav Inozemtsev discusses the crises in the Russian economy and possible scenarios for overcoming them
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Will Russia use nuclear weapons in Ukraine?
Anton Barbashin on Russia's possible response to Biden’s green light for Ukraine to fire US long-range missiles deep into Russia
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Caught Between Moscow and the West: Armenia’s Precarious Diversification
Tigran Grigoryan and Karena Avedissian on Armenia’s outreach for new defense and diplomatic partners amid ongoing economic dependence on Moscow
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The Unfulfilled Promise of Russia’s 1991 Constitution
Jeff Hawn and Alexey Uvarov explore the drafting of the Russian Constitution in the 1990s, contrasting democratic aspirations with centralized power
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Memory and Democracy: Rethinking Key Dates in Russian History
Alexey Uvarov discusses the commemorative dates that can be invoked to shape a democratic narrative in future Russia
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In the kingdom of economic paradoxes
Vladislav Inozemtsev discusses the crises in the Russian economy and possible scenarios for overcoming them
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The interests of Ukraine and the Russian opposition: Complex relations without false contradictions
Alexey Uvarov’s response to Aleksandar Djokic’s article ‘Russia's Opposition and The Ukrainian Government: Divergent Interests?'
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March Mertz?
Dmitry Stratievski on the collapse of the ruling coalition in Germany and the conservative candidate for chancellor
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Transnistrian region and Abkhazia face an ‘energy winter’
Denis Cenusa on how Moscow uses energy supplies as leverage over breakaway regions of Moldova and Georgia
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Andras Toth-Czifra Political analyst, author of the analytical blog «No Yardstick»
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Platon Nikiforov Political analyst specializing in the Middle East
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Andrey Pertsev Journalist, Meduza Special Correspondent
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Mark Youngman Founder and head of the open-source intelligence and research agency Threatologist.
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Denis Cenusa Political analyst, associated expert at Eastern Europe Studies Centre (Lithuania) and Expert-Grup (Moldova)