Ideological segments of Russian society
Sergeу Belanovsky and Anastasia Nikolskaya explore the key features of Russian “democrats” and “imperialists”
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Russia’s Arctic strategy melts under scrutiny
Sergey Sukhankin sees a widening mismatch between Russia’s Arctic dreams and its strategic reality
Why is Russia so badly governed?
Vladimir Gel’man considers how modern Russia came to be so poorly governed, and what can be done about it
The G7 In Biarritz: Warmer to Russia, Colder to China
Anton Barbashin digests the reaction of Russian experts to the recent G7 summit in Biarritz, taking stock of Macron’s talk of better ties with Russia as a thinly veiled means to forestall a rising China
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
Rethinking the “Russian World”
Mikhail Nemtsev considers how the concept of the “Russian World” was transformed from the niche interest of a few intellectuals to the cornerstone of the Kremlin’s revanchist agenda
The Ubiquity of Russian Pessimism
Vladislav Inozemtsev looks at what lies behind a wave of pessimism sweeping the Russian population
Russians’ Changing Attitudes to the USA
While Russian public opinion regards the US as a rival power, it simultaneously recognises the commonalities between Russian and American aspirations
Foreign Policy Fatigue
A gradual spread of public disenchantment with Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy is beginning to show. But will that help resolve a backlog of conflicts?
Expensive Dreams of Great Power Status
For Russian foreign policy strategists, the economy is neither so important, nor comprehensible
National Pride in Russia
A recent round of surveys show an interesting set of responses for what Russian citizens tend to be proud of