Putin’s Escalating War On Dissent
Vladimir Putin’s regime’s war on Russia’s opposition — and on dissent in general — is intensifying. Continue reading
Category Archives: Podcast
Sanctioning Russia: Deterrence, Defense, and Containment
How do you sanction a problem like Russia? Continue reading
Truth, Lies, and Foreign Agents: The Kremlin’s War on RFE/RL
Russian courts have levied fines this year against the Moscow bureau of the U.S.-funded international broadcaster Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for failing to label all of its content as the work of “foreign agents.” Continue reading
Dissidents and Exiles
Vladimir Putin’s autocratic regime is tightening the screws and turning up the pressure on the opposition. Continue reading
The Guns of April
Russia’s recent troop buildup near the Ukrainian border has gotten everybody’s attention. Continue reading
The Navalny Paradox and Other Tales
Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny announced this week that he was going on a hunger strike. The move came amid reports that Navalny’s health is deteriorating and his supporters are claiming that the Kremlin is slowly killing him in prison. Continue reading
The Eastern Front
Don’t look now, but Russia is modernizing its military infrastructure and expanding its force structure in the Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad – which borders NATO members Poland and Lithuania. Continue reading
The Georgian Front
We’ve got Georgia on our minds, but not for good reasons. We’ll unpack the crisis and what it means. Continue reading
The Power Horizontal
With Navalny now facing years in prison, the question remains: can his network survive without its leader? Continue reading
Putin’s Death Squads
Vladimir Kara-Murza survived two poisoning attempts that were — according to the preponderance of evidence — carried out on the Kremlin’s orders. Continue reading