Scenario: The year is 2028. For a decade and a half, Russia has been in a state of frosty confrontation with the West. Putin’s departure in 2026 has left Russian elites pushing for a gradual rapprochement with the West. Full Scenario What will 2028 hold if today’s long-term trends continue? […]
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Russia’s strategy in Venezuela offered high rewards, but even higher risks remain
Leonid Isaev on Kremlin’s interests in Libya
Olga Gulina reports on state plans to tempt Russians from across the post soviet space to resettle within Russian borders
Anton Imennov takes stock of last year’s sanctions against Russia, and forecasts more of the same for the year ahead
As the newly formed Orthodox Church of Ukraine moves away from Moscow’s influence, it may in fact spark further Russian meddling among Ukraine’s clergy and parishioners
Modern Hungarian-Russian relations can be neatly summed up by the phrase “in the right place, at the right time”
The Balkans remains a site of confrontation between Russia and the West — here’s why it will stay that way for the foreseeable future
Cooperation with Russia is shaking the constitutional system of the Czech Republic
While Russian public opinion regards the US as a rival power, it simultaneously recognises the commonalities between Russian and American aspirations
A shifting balance of power in Congress toward the Democrats will bring a more hawkish approach to US-Russia relations, with a doubling down on tough sanctions.
One of the main reasons for the Polish-Russian relations crisis are fundamentally incompatible identities of the two countries’ political elites.