Arbakhan K. Magomedov on the protest mood in Yamal
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Anton Mardasov explains why Moscow’s peacemaking efforts in Syria ring hollow
The debate about sanctions’ efficacy must first consider how easy it is for Russian firms to violate the spirit, if not the word, of sanctions, argues Maximilian Hess.
Tatyana Stanovaya considers the fate of Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu in the context of a transition of power
Ivan Tkachev on the 2020-2022 draft budget
With the Caliphate collapsing and the ISIS leader now dead, where next for Russia’s jihadists asks Asya Metodieva
Dmitry Oparin has been studying the social dynamics of Muslim communities across Siberia. In this article, he draws on his recent field research in Tomsk, Irkutsk and elsewhere to outline the contours of Siberian Muslim life in 2019.
Neil Hauer on how Ramzan Kadyrov’s new round of purges reveal a deep-rooted insecurity
Bulat Mukhamedzhanov considers why the Russian authorities have resorted to aggressively prosecuting former law enforcement officers
Part six in the series ‘Russian Media: Moscow and Beyond Calling’: Russia’s information influence on Belarus
Leonid Isaev on how Turkey and Russia filled the vacuum after the withdrawal of US troops from northern Syria
Pavel Luzin writes that Russia’s headline-grabbing “wars” within the security services are nothing of the sort — they are the natural result of a government which violates its own laws