Watch Power Vertical Podcast host Brian Whitmore discuss the Navalny Phenomenon with Maria Snegovaya and David Satter in an event sponsored by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. Continue reading
Putin’s strategy for leveraging the unrest in Belarus in order to assure Moscow’s long-term dominance over the country. Continue reading
Vladimir Kara-Murza survived two poisoning attempts that were — according to the preponderance of evidence — carried out on the Kremlin’s orders. Continue reading
If there is one thing that everybody seems to agree on, it is that Belarus is headed for a very hot spring season. Continue reading
Putin and Lukashenka met and it remained unclear where this dysfunctional relationship between Europe’s last two dictators actually stands. Continue reading
Aleksei Navalny, it appears, has just been canceled – by Amnesty International. Continue reading
New bipartisan legislation could mean that the U.S. and its allies are ready to get tough on Kremlin kleptocracy. Continue reading
Putin has long been trying to turn Belarus into a de facto extension of Russia’s Western Military District. Continue reading
This three-part series follows Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s return to Moscow and subsequent imprisonment five months after surviving an attempted assassination by the Kremlin. Continue reading
Alexei Navalny is sentenced to 32 months in prison, and his international influence continues to grow. Continue reading
