We Can’t Be Cowed by Russia’s New Nuclear Doctrine. It’s Business as Usual

Putin is trying to scare Kyiv’s allies away from supporting Ukraine's defense. The West cannot allow Russia’s PR war to win the real war.

Rövşən Məmmədli

Does the Russia-Iran Rift in the Caucasus Create an Opportunity for the West?

Moscow’s backing for Azerbaijan’s Zangezur Corridor project presents a much-needed engagement opportunity for the West in the contested region.

Muzzled in the West, RT Still Reaches Audiences Across the Globe

RT thinks it's an embattled underdog against the hegemonic West — a perspective appealing to the Global South countries it targets.

Russia’s Violent 1990s Re-Erupted With Wildberries Shootout

In a scene straight out of a mobster's playbook, the chaos that once ruled the streets has returned to the Moscow boardroom.

Abubakar Yangulbaev

Why Were No Chechens or Prisoners of Kadyrov Included in the Prisoner Swap?

Chechnya’s history is inseparable from why the exchange happened in the first place. The fact no Chechens were freed is a glaring omission.

Olesia Horiainova

Finland Is Awake to the Russian Threat. Is the Rest of the West?

The sense of security enjoyed by many European countries, especially NATO members, can be misguided and lead to serious consequences.

Elena Davlikanova

J.D. Vance Is Wrong About Ukraine … Again

The Republican Vice President has based his so-called peace plan for Ukraine on bad ideas and myths that jeopardize the embattled country’s future.

Andras Toth-Czifra

To See How Badly Russia Is Governed, Look at the Kremlin’s Response to Kursk

By its very nature, the Russian system is slow and ineffective at reacting to unexpected challenges and implementing solutions.

Mikhail Krutikhin

Why Is Ukraine Still Helping Fuel Russia’s War Machine?

If Kyiv stopped allowing Russian gas to flow to Europe through its pipelines, it would cut off a huge source of revenue to the Kremlin’s military budget...

Vladislav Inozemtsev

What Will Shake Russians' Apathy Toward the War?

In an atomized society, individuals are almost exclusively concerned with their personal interests. It is only once those interests are threatened that...

Lindsey Kennedy and Nathan Paul Southern

Telegram's Free Speech Ethos Cannot Excuse the Horrific Crimes It Facilitates

Human trafficking, terrorism, sextortion and other atrocities are not free speech.

In Seeking to Humanize Russian Soldiers, ‘Russians at War’ Glosses Over Their Atrocities

Anastasia Trofimova’s controversial film skirts around questions of Ukrainian humanity and suffering, the agency of Russian soldiers and her own documentary...

Yelena Kotyonochkina

How Russia Perfected the Art of Blocking Independent Candidates From Elections

This year’s regional and municipal elections set a new record for the number of candidates not registered. That is by design.

Gulnara Shuraleeva

Navalnaya’s Decolonization Critique Proves That Russia’s Liberal Opposition Hasn’t Been Listening to Indigenous Voices

It appears that Team Navalny is more interested in preserving the status quo than in engaging in a meaningful dialogue.

Resetting U.S.-Russia Relations Would Be a Mistake

Envisaging a future reset with Russia is not pragmatism. It is wishful thinking.

Vladislav Inozemtsev

Russia's Eurasian Alliances Are Unraveling. We Must Use That To Our Advantage

Undermining the Eurasian project is a task that can bring maximum benefits to the free world at a minimal cost.

Alexander Shulga

Ukraine’s Kursk Incursion Has Exposed Russia’s Hollow Civic Identity

With the onset of fall, we will witness Putin's image in the public consciousness start to erode.

Ending 'Golden Visas' Will Hold Rich Russians Like Durov Accountable

Western governments must tighten the screws on jurisdictions that commoditize nationality and residence permits, given the unsavory clientele these schemes...