Arms trafficking in the shadow of the Taliban
Eric Woods warns that the Taliban takeover could be a boon for the region’s arms smugglers, with a major risk of weapons leaking north into Russia
Foreign policy
Dynamics of Illiberalism in Russia and Eurasia
Julian G. Waller on the evolution and innovations behind Russia’s illiberal turn
Russian policy in the Middle East: Rebalancing
Anton Mardasov and Kirill Semyonov on the Russian Middle East policy reform
The Taliban has reached Kabul. Why is Moscow so calm?
Ivan U. Klyszcz looks at why Russia seems much less worried by the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan than it was in the 1990s
Belarus sanctions and the implications for Russia
Maria Shagina on increased sanctions risks for Russian companies to deal directly and indirectly with Belarusian sanctioned entities
A respite from the sanctions war
Vladislav Inozemtsev on how the sanctions policy against Moscow has become a stage setting for interstate communication instead of a means of persuasion
Passport expansion
Olga Gulina on how geopolitics helps Russia to address socio-economic and demographic challenges
A United NATO stance on the China-Russia challenge?
Natasha Kuhrt and Marcin Kaczmarski on NATO’s positioning towards Moscow and Beijing
Checking the thermometers
Lyubov Glazunova on whether the battle against global warming can bring Russia and the West closer together
A Russian orbital station: Dreams or plans?
Pavel Luzin on why the Russian orbital station project is about bargaining with the USA
Could the West Have Saved Russia from Itself?
Igor Gretskiy examines Russia’s readiness to join NATO in the 1990s