Scant Foreign Policy Choices for a Troubled and Divided Russia
(EDM) For months, and particularly during the end of June and start of July, Russian politics was centered on ensuring the desired result in the vote on the set of amendments…
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From Ostentatious Parade to Fraudulent Vote, Putin Tries to Cement His Crumbling Rule
(EDM) As the tanks rolled off Moscow’s Red Square last Wednesday (June 24), the Russian propaganda machine instantly switched from glorifying extra-modern militarism to trumpeting the next pivotal political event—the public…
Three Controversial Articles by Top Officials Distort Russia’s Past, Present and Future
(EDM) Russian authorities rarely resort to such old-fashioned means of communication as written articles. Yet, last week, three key figures in the top leadership—President Vladimir Putin, Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev,…
Amidst Pandemic, Putin Stages Three Simulated Triumphs
(EDM) Last Friday (June 12), President Vladimir Putin made a rare public appearance at the Poklonnaya Gora memorial park in Moscow and delivered a short speech at the ceremonial raising of…
Russia’s Syrian Predicament Grows Unmanageable
(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Syria has been an ongoing major focus in Russian security policy since its astounding military intervention in September 2015. Yet, now, it is barely present in political…
Kremlin Fails to See Anger and Anxiety Rising in Russia
(EDM) The Russian authorities are caught in a familiar dilemma of whether to resume economic activity or contain the coronavirus pandemic and, trying to have it both ways, are blundering the…
Distorted Data and Fanciful Beliefs Inform Russia’s Crisis Mismanagement
(EDM) Russia is rightfully held responsible for and often caught red-handed spreading disinformation around the globe; but its own policymaking is, in fact, informed by similarly false assessments, which are “improved”…
Putin’s Non-Decisions Paralyze Crisis-Stricken Russia
(EDM) As April drew to a close, Russia surpassed China in the number of recorded COVID-19 infections; and by the end of the first week of May, it is set to…
Russia Accepts and Emulates China’s Coronavirus Propaganda
(EDM) After a delayed start, Russia is now being hit by the COVID-19 outbreak with devastating force; yet, it has only praise for China’s policy of containing the disease, despite the…
Putin’s Leadership Damaged by Chain of Recent Blunders
(EDM) Russian society appears sharply divided regarding the indefinite extension of President Vladimir Putin’s “reign”—with 48 percent in favor and 47 against. Yet, amidst the present-day confusion and separate crises monopolizing…