Mark Galeotti

Opinion 3 weeks ago

Russia's Slow Indecisive Purges Mask a Policy Void

Russia's Slow Indecisive Purges Mask a Policy Void

Opinion 3 weeks ago

There have been arrests and releases, petty prosecutions and sensible legal revisions. The overall trend in Russia may be toward a tougher line on potential dissent, but the path is a faltering, ...

Opinion 4 months ago

Russia Pairs Brussels Condolences With Politicking (Op-Ed)

Russia Pairs Brussels Condolences With Politicking (Op-Ed)

Opinion 4 months ago

These days, the Russian government seems to observe jihadist terrorist attacks in the West with a thinly-veiled satisfaction.

Opinion 5 months ago

No Easy Fix for Syria (Op-Ed)

No Easy Fix for Syria (Op-Ed)

Opinion 5 months ago

It is not peace in our time, it may well never even happen, and even if it does, probably won't last. It is not the result of humanitarian impulses, but of cynicism ...

Opinion 6 months ago

The Litvinenko Affair: An Anglo-Russian Exercise in Futility

The Litvinenko Affair: An Anglo-Russian Exercise in Futility

Opinion 6 months ago

A British inquest on the murder of Russian defector Alexander Litvinenko has concluded that it was "probably" sanctioned by President Vladimir Putin.

Opinion 7 months ago

Moscow Must Avoid Shadow War With Ankara

Moscow Must Avoid Shadow War With Ankara

Opinion 7 months ago

Moscow is sanctioning Turkish goods and holidays, but is this enough to assuage President Vladimir Putin's evident fury at the shooting down of one of his bombers?

Opinion 8 months ago

Moscow Faces Terror Threat It Can Handle (Op-Ed)

Moscow Faces Terror Threat It Can Handle (Op-Ed)

Opinion 8 months ago

As Muscovites lay flowers before the French Embassy, the depressing irony is that Moscow is not immune to the kind of terrorist attacks which ripped at the heart of Paris.

Opinion 8 months ago

What Could Possibly Go Wrong in Russia's Syrian Gambit?

What Could Possibly Go Wrong in Russia's Syrian Gambit?

Opinion 8 months ago

Modern wars tend to start well, with deceptive techno-thriller ease. They quickly tend to degenerate in messy, unpredictable ways that favor the desperate, the unpredictable, the insurgent and the unseen.

Opinion 9 months ago

West Has Lost the Right to Lecture Putin (Op-Ed)

West Has Lost the Right to Lecture Putin (Op-Ed)

Opinion 9 months ago

Castigating the Kremlin on moral grounds, without behaving in an unimpeachably moral way, is simply going to alienate Moscow and create a wholly false series of assumptions on which to base policy, ...

Opinion 9 months ago

West Must Play It Cool With Putin (Op-Ed)

West Must Play It Cool With Putin (Op-Ed)

Opinion 9 months ago

The more the West lets itself be shocked into responses by Putin, the more power it gives him and the more reason he has to continue to goad and needle, writes columnist ...

Opinion 10 months ago

Putin and Trump Have a Lot in Common (Op-Ed)

Putin and Trump Have a Lot in Common (Op-Ed)

Opinion 10 months ago

Trump and Putin both offer simple solutions to complex, intractable problems. They offer a refreshing, outspoken, macho alternative to tainted political classes regarded as bland, ineffectual and corrupt.

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