Ivan U. Klyszcz maps out Russia’s use of international business ties, old Soviet links, covert operations, and disinformation to exert global pressure
Ivan U. Klyszcz takes stock of the year in Russia-Africa relations, pointing to the internal and external factors that led to an expansion in Moscow’s presence in the continent
Ivan U. Klyszcz identifies some of the key Russian figures spearheading the Kremlin’s push into African politics
Ivan U. Klyszcz has spotted a pattern of ultra conservative measures from the Putin regime since its Ukraine invasion
Ivan U. Klyszcz has spotted a messianic resurrection within Russian foreign policy circles to bring its message of a ‘multi-polar world' to Africa
Ivan U. Klyszcz traces the history of Russo-Venezuelan intelligence cooperation, a case study of how Russia’s intelligence agencies activate an imposing foreign policy in the ‘Global South'.
Ivan Ulises Kentros Klyszcz looks at how Russia has lost the initiative in its relations with the Taliban since the 2021 takeover of the Afghan government
Ivan U. Klyszcz weighs up whether a defeat against Ukraine could spark Russia’s territorial disintegration
Ivan U. Klyszcz investigates what is known about life in the newly occupied territories
Ivan U. Klyszcz looks at why Russia seems much less worried by the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan than it was in the 1990s
Ivan U. Klyszcz on the prospects for a new approach to the North Caucasus
Ivan U. Klyszcz takes stock of Russia’s reactions to the Myanmar coup and what the ongoing crisis has brought to its Southeast Asia diplomacy
Ivan U. Klyszcz discusses possible factors in the small turnout for the 23 January protests in the North Caucasus republics
Ivan U. Klyszcz discusses the role of the secretive Sufi Batalkhadzhintsy brotherhood in Ingush politics and their persistent conflict with local authorities