Why has Vladimir Putin stepped up his Syrian game so radically – and is it really all as sudden as it seems?
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The West has condemned Moscow’s ongoing support for Bashar al-Assad. But perhaps it is the least-worst option.
While the case of Lyudmila Savchuk might have highlighted a major push by the Kremlin to control online opinion, the reality on the ground does not look good for Putin.
The economic viability of extracting oil from the frozen north might be doubtful, but the geopolitical significance could be massive.
The US is making common cause with Ukraine, but national security concerns are affecting the human rights of the most vulnerable trying to flee the fighting.
Washington would do well to leave the Cold War rhetoric in the past.
From Belgium to Moscow to Helmland: how one battle helped shape how we think of war.
Russian readers are unlikely to believe a narrative that is paid for by Western governments.
Russia sees last week’s FIFA arrests as politically motivated mischief-making by the US. A UEFA boycott would add to this paranoia.
Putin is superficially more popular than ever, but his extravagantly militaristic policy and Russia’s economic isolation mean he’s walking a tightrope.
Some Russians are looking back admiringly to a tyrannical scientist from Stalinist times – and using the new field of epigenetics to bolster their case.
Russia should be an exciting opportunity for global business, but the president’s “sistema” means the back room rules of the game are king.
Reports that Russia would use nuclear weapons if NATO continues to push into the Baltic states are misleading.and mischievous.
Vladimir Putin burned a lot of bridges in Ukraine, so he’s finding new sources of international support wherever he can.
The airwaves arms race is on, and the Kremlin has taken a page from the playbook of its Cold War nemesis.
Rivalry between the Russian president’s allies could be making his life hard.
The West’s most popular political drama has finally started taking Russia seriously – a measure of how much Putin has changed the game.
For Russia to make peace with its troubled post-Communist history, it needs a 1990s hero to remember. Boris Nemtsov could be just that.
Russians took to the streets in their thousands to protest the murder of Boris Nemtsov – but can popular dissent withstand deadly intimidation?
The death of Boris Nemtsov is a watershed moment for Russia, that also sees the passing of certain assumptions in the country.
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