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Elena Davlikanova

Don’t Pressure Ukraine To Feed Its Youth Into the Mouth of Russia’s War Machine

Ukraine is facing a demographic crisis. Suggesting it reduces its draft age to 18 is a distraction from the failure of Kyiv's allies to provide enough...

Rajoli Siddharth Jayaprakash

India and Russia Are Finding New Means of Cooperation

Since the invasion of Ukraine, New Delhi’s relations with Moscow have come under considerable flak from the West.

U.S. Leadership is Essential to Fight Russia’s Covert War on the West

The new administration must lead NATO to respond to Russia's attacks on the alliance because Moscow is waging war in the shadows.

We Can’t Condemn the People of Occupied Ukraine to the Reality of Russian Occupation

Real lives are being treated as bargaining chips as they face brutal repression under Moscow's control.

What Is the Future of Ukraine’s Mineral Reserves?

Ukraine is thought to have 5% of the world's critical mineral resources. They could play a role in defining the country's future.

Aaron Lea and Borukh Taskin

Why Aren't Russia's Elites Fleeing Putin?

Purges and prosecutions have shown they aren't immune from the Kremlin. So what drives them to stay at their own risk?

Indonesia Joined BRICS. What Does Russia Want From Them?

Moscow could use Indonesia as a pool of manpower to make up for its military recruitment struggles and labor shortages in key industries.

Alexandra Prokopenko

Russia’s Economic Gamble: The Hidden Costs of War-Driven Growth

The storm of government spending cannot address the chronic problems sending Russia's economy irreversibly toward economic stagnation.

Mélina Magdelénat

Meet the New Russian Man, Shaped by War

War changes people – and the invasion of Ukraine has turned violent men into heroes in Russia.

Avesta Afshari Mehr

What Will The New Iran-Russia Partnerships Mean For The World?

Both states are isolated from much of the world politically and economically. In 2025, they could take things to the next level.

Russia’s Silent Majority Are Victims Too

They are not happy with the war and have few ways of expressing that. Many feel guilt on a certain (very private) level.

Dmitry Gorchakov

This German Town Could Decide the Future of EU Reliance on Russian Nuclear Fuel

While Rosatom remains unsanctioned, a French nuclear fuel manufacture still wants to do a deal with the Kremlin's atomic energy agency.

Sasha Skochilenko

Children Are Political Prisoners in Putin's Russia

The Kremlin refuses to release child political prisoners because they know it would cause ordinary people to question the regime.

What Does Regime Change in Syria Mean for Russian-Turkish Relations?

With the fall of Syria’s Moscow-supported regime, a large chunk of Russia’s leverage over Turkey is gone.

The IAEA Must Do More To Stand Up to Russia's Attacks on Nuclear Power Plants

The International Atomic Energy Agency relies on the support of UN member states, including Russia.

Russia’s New Year Holiday Turns Into a Countdown to Economic Crisis

Russians are scrambling to secure ingredients for classic holiday dishes as basic foodstuffs undergo double-digit price increases.

Russia’s Local Government Reform Will Destroy a Rare Channel for Letting Off Steam

Imminent changes will mean less interaction between officials and local residents, less money for small-town Russia and accelerated depopulation.

America’s Oligarchs Could Be Even More Powerful Than Russia’s

Though they came to power in different ways, the U.S.'s politically-connected elites are able to shape government like in the Russian 90s.

From Assad's Backer to His Sanctuary, Russia Has Been Humiliated

Despite failing to keep the brutal Syrian dictator in office, Russia still wants to show it is a loyal ally to authoritarian regimes across the globe.

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