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
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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
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 Great Hack
A stealthy cyber-attack allowed Russian hackers to spend months collecting information from numerous U.S. government agencies. Continue reading
The Looking-Glass War
The Kremlin’s shadowy, looking-glass war on the truth, on facts, and on Western institutions continues. Continue reading
Weird Scenes Inside The Kremlin
Rumor has it that Putin is gravely ill, and the State Duma passed the first round of a bill to grant former presidents special privileges. Are Kremlin leaders preparing for a succession? Continue reading
The Riga Conference 2020: Policy Brief
The West does not have a Putin problem, it has a Russia problem. Continue reading
Follow the Money
A new report by Josh Rudolph uncovers the Kremlin’s financial interference in governments across the globe. Continue reading