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
Law & Institutions
Passport expansion
Olga Gulina on how geopolitics helps Russia to address socio-economic and demographic challenges
Disqualified: The Right to Run for Office in Russia
Stanislav Andreychuk summarizes the plight of Russians banned from standing in elections
Reforms and their substitutes
Vladimir Gel’man on chances for improving the quality of the Russian state
Electoral authoritarianism and the limitations of scientific foresight
Grigorii Golosov on whether it is possible to foresee the collapse of electoral authoritarianism in Russia
Do Digital Technologies Serve People or Autocrats?
Gulnaz Sharafutdinova reports on how Russia’s authorities are investing heavily into a ‘smart city’ agenda which could enable a slice of better governance
How Russians Learned to Stop Dreaming and Love the Past
Vladislav Inozemtsev ponders Russians’ unique fear of the future
The X-Files: How the Russian state is creeping underground
Ivan Tkachev on how the Russian authorities are gradually withdrawing citizens’ access to information
A Russian orbital station: Dreams or plans?
Pavel Luzin on why the Russian orbital station project is about bargaining with the USA
Outliving Putin & Co
Vladislav Inozemtsev on why Putin’s Russia is a corporation rather than a state
Russia’s Constitutional Amendments and International Law: Cause for Concern?
Paul Fisher looks into some of the legal greyzones that remain after Russia rejigged its constitution
Biden’s Russia Policy After 100 Days
Max Hess traces how the White House has been rewiring its Russia policy