Max Hess on how a series of S-400 sales demonstrates how the Trump Administration dropped the ball on Russian defense sanctions
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Pavel Luzin considers why the Russian armed forces end this decade in a place of deep uncertainty
Anton Mardasov and Kirill Semenov on how Russia introduced PMCs to Libya and is trying to maintain a certain balance of power in the country
Pavel Luzin on why the Russian army has once again become a source of bad news
With the Caliphate collapsing and the ISIS leader now dead, where next for Russia’s jihadists asks Asya Metodieva
Neil Hauer on how Ramzan Kadyrov’s new round of purges reveal a deep-rooted insecurity
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
Pavel Luzin considers why the Kremlin is undermining its own efforts for nuclear weapons control, and what this mean for the START treaty.
Lincoln Pigman on how Russian authorities used digital technology to suppress Moscow protests
Anton Mardasov on what is happening with the territories that returned under the control of the Assad regime, but where a fairly high level of anti-government sentiment has been preserved
State-owned and state-controlled companies have come to play a crucial role in managing Russia and guaranteeing stability in the regions. But can the Kremlin depend on them alone in the turbulent years ahead?