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Can Russia’s Militarized Economy Ever Return to a Civilian Model?

Can Russia’s Militarized Economy Ever Return to a Civilian Model?

Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine has lasted almost as long as the Soviet involvement in World War II and seems endless. But it must end...

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Alexandra Prokopenko

The Quiet Exit of Putin’s Iron Chancellor

The Quiet Exit of Putin’s Iron Chancellor

In the quarter-century that Vladimir Putin has been in power, Kremlinologists have come to know his political and bureaucratic style down to the...

previous day 10

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Alexander Morozov

The Rapprochement Between Russia and Syria Is a Temporary Necessity

The Rapprochement Between Russia and Syria Is a Temporary Necessity

Clashes between Syria’s new Islamist authorities and the Druze minority in the southern Sweida province, coupled with Israeli strikes against...

monday 10

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Nikita Smagin

For Russians Like Me, Silencing Jimmy Kimmel Looks Dangerously Familiar

For Russians Like Me, Silencing Jimmy Kimmel Looks Dangerously Familiar

The removal from the air of a second American comedian since President Donald Trump was elected in the United States should send chills down the...

19.09.2025 10

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Andrei Soldatov

Russia Is Testing NATO With Drones and Disinformation. Here’s How the West Should Respond.

Russia Is Testing NATO With Drones and Disinformation. Here’s How the West Should Respond.

The violation of Polish airspace with Russian drones on the night of Sept. 9–10 is one of the most straightforward examples of how the West is...

18.09.2025 9

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Katarzyna Chawrylo