Navalny’s return puts the spotlight back on Russia’s security services
Kirill Shamiev sees Alexei Navalny’s return to Russia — and subsequent arrest — as another reminder of why reform of Russia’s security services is long overdue
Internal Security
Digital literacy: Russia’s path
Sergey Davydov reflects on Russians’ adoption of digital habits at a time of coronavirus
Russian Jihadists Are Among The Ashes of the Caliphate
With the Caliphate collapsing and the ISIS leader now dead, where next for Russia’s jihadists asks Asya Metodieva
Big Trouble in Little Chechnya
Neil Hauer on how Ramzan Kadyrov’s new round of purges reveal a deep-rooted insecurity
Digital technology and the suppression of the Moscow protests
Lincoln Pigman on how Russian authorities used digital technology to suppress Moscow protests
Why corporations are the Kremlin’s best friends
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?
One Of Russia’s Top Foreign Policy Analysts Turns Inwards, With Warnings Of Revolution
Anton Barbashin reviews Sergei Karaganov’s latest piece on the recent spate of protests in Moscow
‘Guardians of the People’ Versus ‘Servants of the People’
Part 6 of “Safety first”: State – and Human-level Security in Russia
Who is to Blame for The Lack of Academic Freedom in Russia?
Part five of ‘Safety first’: security, threats and academia
Veterans’ Organisations: State Capture, Or Political Cogs?
The fourth part of the series ‘Safety first’: the changing role of veterans’ organisations in Russia
In Russia, Politics is Always About National Security
Part One of ‘Safety first’ examines how broadly defined security issues became the most important ideological and material factor undergirding Russian politics today