Under what conditions do foreigners get classified as a threat to Russia’s national security? (Even Russia’s court judges do not know.)
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This is the second part of a series entitled ‘Russia’s Human Resources.’ This part examines how workers with military or secret service backgrounds percolate Russia’s ruling elite.
The Kremlin’s assertive foreign policy has pushed the Russian Orthodox Church into international isolation. Was this intentional?
Russia’s communists have secured a strong support base after elections marked by low turnout and dwindling support for United Russia. But what does this all mean for national politics?
Why is the Rouble sliding? Do Russia’s financial authorities find this too problematic?
Surveys point to a generally negative public perception of Russia’s pension plans. To what extent has this affected their attitude towards Vladimir Putin?
A gradual spread of public disenchantment with Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy is beginning to show. But will that help resolve a backlog of conflicts?
Explaining Russian policy in Central Africa
After analyzing 176 career track records of high-level state employees. several interesting patterns are beginning to emerge
The Russian state is implementing a punitive online law that is leading to crackdowns on an increasingly wide array of social media posts. But it is proving to be a shambolic form of censorship that suffers from judicial overreach and absurd-sounding convictions.
The Russian Orthodox Church, in spite of its pacifist scriptures, does not oppose war. On the contrary, the ROC has fast become a fountainhead of Russian militarism
Why has the Kremlin unexpectedly decided to introduce such an unpopular and politically dangerous pension reform?
For a long time, the political regimes of Russia and Kazakhstan were moving in one direction but, over time, the two countries began to display different trends.
Kazakhstan’s growth forecasts are rosier than Moscow’s. Here’s why that matters.
Contrary to the promises of supporters of pension reform, the average pensioner will not survive until retirement