Coups In The Kremlin
Even if Putin’s deputies conclude they want Putin out, removing him from power will be difficult. Moscow has experienced no coup attempts, successful or unsuccessful since the Soviet Union fell. Read More Here
Category: Russia
Gorbachev Never Realised What He Set In Motion
Almost nobody has ever had such a profound impact on an era, while understanding so little about it. Read More Here
Iran Lending Russia A Big Helping Hand In Ukraine
Iran’s low-cost and battle-proven drones are being deployed by Russia to counter Kiev’s Western-supported arsenal. Read More Here
End Of An Era: Gorbachev Is Dead
The last leader — Secretary General — of the Soviet Union was also, in many ways the architect of the superpower’s collapse. Mikhail Gorbachev has died Gorbachev’s Disputed Legacy Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet Leader Who Ended Cold War, Dies at 91 Turning Point At Chernobyl The Revolution And Perestroika
Russia Is Fighting Three Undeclared Wars
Putin is actually waging three wars, each of them undeclared. He simultaneously seeks to control Ukraine, to dominate Russia’s region, and to hasten the fall of the West. And is there an internal struggle on the horizon? Read More Here
The West Needs A Strategy To Avoid Exhaustion In Ukraine
The diplomatic challenge is not finding an appropriate intermediary but rather whether the warring parties are open to genuine intermediation and whether the “dispute is ripe,” to use the terminology of mediation. Read More Here
Russia Has a Plan for Ukraine. It Looks Like Chechnya.
The Russian plan for Ukraine is grimly apparent from that earlier template. In a years-long conflict, which began more than two decades ago, Putin destroyed a sovereign state and subjugated its people, creating in its place a land of ruin, chaos, and fear. Read More Here
Will Europe’s Embargo On Russian Oil Succeed?
Europe’s decision to ban most Russian oil imports is based on a simple calculation: because the EU accounts for about half of Russia’s oil exports, an embargo would roughly halve Russia’s oil-export revenues. But the reality is more complicated. Read More Here
Is Russia Gaining Upper Hand In Ukraine’s East?
As Russian forces press their advantage in Ukraine’s east, the Western maximum-pressure campaign against the Kremlin faces its toughest test yet. Read More Here
How To Build Putin A Gilded Bridge Out Of Ukraine
The West and Ukraine can offer Moscow superficial gains as an incentive to withdraw while working to entrench the image of Russian failure and weaken Putin’s political position. Read More Here
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