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The evolution of Putinism
Jack Wilkin During the Soviet era, Putin was a KGB agent working in East Germany. Some within the KGB felt strongly that the Soviets'...
Jack Wilkin
Sep 13, 20235 min read


Canary in the Coal Mine? BRICS in the Global World Order
Paweł Płonka BRICS seems to be growing in importance worldwide. Six new members. A higher share of the global GDP compared to G7. Voices...
Paweł Płonka
Sep 1, 20236 min read


Putin strikes back: Prigozhin reportedly killed in Russia
On the 23rd of August, 2023, Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner Private Military Company, died in a plane crash on the outskirts of...
Cyrus Larcombe-Moore
Aug 24, 20232 min read


The Bundestag’s Backdoor Trade with Russia: Germany Sidesteps EU Sanctions in Central Asia
Reports suggest that Germany is bypassing sanctions imposed on the Russian Federation by the European Union. By increasing trade with...
Cyrus Larcombe-Moore
Aug 22, 20234 min read


Who really suffers in economic war? A closer look at Western sanctions on Russia
Lucy Gardner Over the last year, Western governments have been obsessed with the idea that sanctions imposed on R ussia have presented a...
Lucy Gardner
Aug 14, 20234 min read


From Russia with Love: Murder in Transnistria
Cyrus Larcombe-Moore On the Dniester River's eastern bank lies Transnistria, a territory where black-market trading and Soviet nostalgia...
Cyrus Larcombe-Moore
Jul 29, 20234 min read


Global Wagner: Prigozhin's blood-soaked network uncovered
Following the dramatic events beginning on the 23rd of June, which saw Wagner Group’s mutiny shake the red-brick and ornate marble of the...
Konrad Szuminski
Jul 18, 20234 min read


Dividing Georgia: Putin's ambition to oppose the EU in the Caucasus
A political fracture is expanding in Georgia as the country contends with increasing Russian influence. The former Soviet state finds...
Cyrus Larcombe-Moore
Jul 14, 20235 min read


Kaliningrad or Königsberg: why names have meaning
James Loughton Nestled in-between Poland and Lithuania lies a peculiar landmass, seemingly lost from its motherland, the Kaliningrad...
James Loughton
Jun 30, 20235 min read


Prigozhin and the Wagner Rebellion
Nasia Anson From Putin’s Chef to National Traitor…to Putin’s Ally Once Again? The events regarding an explosive split – and an unexpected...
Nasia Anson
Jun 25, 20236 min read
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