Alarming Alterations: How Memory Politics Turned the Russian Constitution into a War Weapon

When, in 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin put forward major changes to the country’s constitution, the set of meanings established by the new provisions dealing with Russia’s past was largely…

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Russia’s Icebreakers, North Sea Route, and Invasion of Ukraine

Even before Soviet times, Russian icebreakers were considered one of the country’s main strengths in the Arctic. As Vice Admiral Stepan Makarov put it over a century ago in 1897,…

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Putin Is in Trouble

(NYTimes) In the wake of a stunning counteroffensive in which Ukrainian forces reclaimed thousands of square miles of territory, Russia is uneasy. The country’s political talk shows, usually so deferential, have given the…

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The Nuclear Weapons Factor on Interstate Politics in the Russia-Ukraine War

“No matter who tries to stand in our way, or all the more so, create threats for our country and our people, they must know that Russia will respond immediately,…

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Russia’s War and Belarus’s Ravaged Sovereignty

For more than two years, Belarus has been stuck in a political crisis. Ever since the fraudulent presidential election and anti-government protests in August 2020, the root cause is that…

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Striking Back at the Empire: Ukrainians Converge on Values and National Belonging

Defying months of unprovoked, brutal, deeply traumatizing Russian military invasion, the Ukrainian society has not only mobilized for defense but has struck back with surging support for its popularly elected…

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Georgia’s Crossroad after Crossroad: Paths of Risk and Resilience

When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the security of the Black Sea region changed forever. Like Ukraine and Moldova, Georgia has long been considered a primary target of Russia’s…

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The Russian Economic Conundrum: A New Global Stress Test and Reboot of Globalization

Russia’s unjustified assault on Ukraine on February 24, 2022, drove a final stake into the heart of the post-Cold War period, dramatically shifted global politics and economics, and marked a…

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Russia’s 2022 Anti-War Exodus: The Attitudes and Expectations of Russian Migrants

Hundreds of thousands of Russians fled their homeland after their government launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24. It has been the largest brain drain from Russia since…

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The Disturbing Return of the Fifth Column

(Foreign Affairs) How Enemies Within—Real and Imagined—Are Influencing Geopolitics In the wake of its invasion of Ukraine, the Russian government has carried out a large-scale crackdown against citizens perceived as…

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